Doctor Who: Dalek
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- Author：Robert Shearman
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Summary
‘The entire Dalek race， wiped out in one second。 I watched it happen。 I made it happen！’
The Doctor and Rose arrive in an underground vault in Utah in the near future。 The vault is filled with alien artefacts。 Its billionaire owner， Henry van Statten， even has possession of a living alien creature， a mechanical monster in chains that he has named a Metaltron。
Seeking to help the Metaltron， the Doctor is appalled to find it is in fact a Dalek – one that has survived the horrors of the Time War just as he has。 And as the Dalek breaks loose， the Doctor is brought back to the brutality and desperation of his darkest hours spent fighting the creatures of Skaro… this time with the Earth as their battlefield。
Reviews
Book collector
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Adapted by the original author from his TV script， itself loosely （very loosely） based on an audio doctor who script （jubilee starring colin baker） this novel had so much potential。 It's an action packed episode which I enjoyed despite not being convinced by the resolution。 Unfortunately the book falls short for me。 The writing is fine but the excitement of the story is gone。 It feels a bit flat。 There are several chapters of extra material but it consists of character backstories that actually Adapted by the original author from his TV script， itself loosely （very loosely） based on an audio doctor who script （jubilee starring colin baker） this novel had so much potential。 It's an action packed episode which I enjoyed despite not being convinced by the resolution。 Unfortunately the book falls short for me。 The writing is fine but the excitement of the story is gone。 It feels a bit flat。 There are several chapters of extra material but it consists of character backstories that actually don't add much to the story。 There are changes to the episode that don't quite work as well including a very flat end for the dalek compared to what was shown on screen。 And considering this is a story that showcased the return of the daleks the dalek is not well served in the book。 A backstory chapter for the dalek is confused and doesn't really work。 The sequences for the dalek onscreen which were brilliant are glossed over for the most part in the novel。 In fact much of the original episode seems to be glossed over。 Robert shearman is an author lauded for his doctor who audio stories but I never found his audio scripts that riveting。 Dalek was for me his best doctor who story， unfortunately the book is just a bit of a disappointment。 It is well written but its surprisingly dull。 It does have a great cover though and I will read it again。 I'll probably enjoy it more on a second read knowing what to expect。 As ever。。。 feel free to disagree and needless to say if my opinion changes on a second read I'll write a new review。 。。。more
Laura
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A few bits that felt a little awkward， but overall this is an adaptation of a great episode that really felt like it was using its format well - which isn't always the case when Doctor Who stories get translated from television to prose。 A few bits that felt a little awkward， but overall this is an adaptation of a great episode that really felt like it was using its format well - which isn't always the case when Doctor Who stories get translated from television to prose。 。。。more
Chris Griffin
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Rob Shearman proves what a great writer he is。 The additional passages interspersed through the text give us greater insight into the characters， which is exactly what I want from a novelisation。 I already thought Dalek was a great episode， and this has just enhanced it。 Thoroughly recommended to any Dr Who fan。
Paul Griggs
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Like many fans who became professional writers， Robert Shearman grew up on the Target novelisations and now， given the chance to represent his classic Ninth Doctor adventure， he does so in a style inspired by Malcolm Hulke as he expands on the background of many of his characters。 It also gives us a look at the story minus Russell T Davies own polish showing minor differences to the dialogue and plotting while still presenting the story that is recognisably “Dalek”。 Masterpiece。
Kieran McAndrew
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The Doctor and Rose Tyler find themselves in a bunker half a mile below Utah where a multi billionaire has a secret collection of alien artefacts， including an old enemy of the Doctor's。Shearman adapts his television episode version of the Big Finish audio play 'Jubilee' and this works well in the main， though Henry van Statten's back story is weak and Adam Mitchell does not feel right。 The Doctor and Rose Tyler find themselves in a bunker half a mile below Utah where a multi billionaire has a secret collection of alien artefacts， including an old enemy of the Doctor's。Shearman adapts his television episode version of the Big Finish audio play 'Jubilee' and this works well in the main， though Henry van Statten's back story is weak and Adam Mitchell does not feel right。 。。。more
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