‘Doctor Who: Wild Blue Yonder’ – Mark Morris (Target/BBC Books)

 

Page Count: 158 Pages


I only had time for a couple of quick reads this weekend (which is better than I usually do these days so, mustn’t complain) and on my shelves, ‘quick reads’ don’t come a lot quicker than a ‘Doctor Who’ novelization. I went for ‘Wild Blue Yonder’ this time round, partly because I really enjoyed the TV episode but also because I didn’t want to leave it too long before starting my ‘Birthday Books’. And because I’m awkward, it appeals to me that I’m reading this particular set of ‘Doctor Who’ stories backwards ;o)

Nothing wrong with the book as such but if I had to choose, I think I’ll stick with watching it on the TV…

The Doctor and Donna are trapped on board a mysterious spacecraft.

Fate of the crew: Unknown.

Fate of the Universe if what’s on board gets out: Terminal.

We all know that I love ‘Event Horizon’ so a ‘Doctor Who’ story set on a ‘haunted’ space ship at the very edge of the known universe… I was always going to be there for it :o) And it was brilliant, creepy as you like and with monsters that are literally capable of taking up the whole screen. Like I said up the page, it really didn’t take much for me to pick up the book and read.

And…


‘Wild Blue Yonder’ is… ok. It does its job, with enough ‘threat and high stakes’ to keep things ticking over nicely, and you’re never going to get too confused over which character is which… until you’re meant to ;o)

I was always going to finish ‘Wild Blue Yonder’ but definitely have a preference for the TV serial now. And that’s probably not the fault of the book as such, I just found that the elements of ‘haunting and horror’ weren’t as prevalent here as they were on the screen and considering that’s what I loved about the story in the first place… Your mileage will inevitably vary but the story lost something for me in the reading.

Not a bad read then but not the read I was hoping for after watching ‘Wild Blue Yonder’ on the TV. It was still fun though and after last week, that was just what I needed.

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