The Story of Martha

Grim, relentless, tiresome and yet brilliant!!

If you've watched the show you'll understand that the story is taking place between the second last and the last episodes of season three. The Earth has been taken by the Master and the Toclafane are out to kill. Martha however, got away from the Masters trap and with the help of the perception filter, she can hide from the Toclafane and pretty much anybody else.

It's a grueling story to read because you can slowly see the person that Martha is becoming. Such an ordinary person travelling with the Doctor who ends up getting the weight of the world put onto her shoulders. You couldn't ask for a harder fate.

I finished this book in no time. And for me to do that, it must be good! It's a jumble of short stories that can be read and left for a little while. If you're a die hard fan like myself of the series, I say buy it and add it to your collection!

Prisoner of the Daleks

By Trevor Baxendale

My sister and I had walked in too Chapters the other day in search for a book for her to read. As we made our way to the Fantasy section of the store, I couldn't help myself turning left in the sci-fi section.

Usually they hardly have any Doctor Who books or at least a wide variety of them. This time however, they had a whack load of tenth Doctor novels which I am sure had to be selling very fast since David Tennant had finished his role as The Doctor.

Picking through the ones that I've seen before, I came across "Prisoner of the Daleks". I don't know why I was so drawn to this book in particular. Maybe it was a new one I hadn't seen before? Perhaps it has the terrifying Daleks in it? Was it the fantastic description on the back of the novel? Or was it the fact that it was cheaper than the others? Either way I went through my wallet to see if I had the right amount for the book and asked for my friends second opinion before buying it.

"Excellent book!" He replied. And that was that. I had to buy it.

I read it in four days! Which for me is really fast. The only other book I did that for was Philip Pullmans "The Golden Compass" which was fantastic compared to the movie. (I hated the movie!) And for me to read that fast means that it's a good book! Better than good, a G for Great book!

The story captures the Doctor travelling on his own once again after leaving his last Companion Donna. He's dragged out of his original timeline and sent to the time when the Daleks are still fighting against the Earth Empire far in our future. It's not long until he gets trapped himself and finally gets rescued from a crew of bounty hunters sent out to collect Dalek eye stalks for income. From there it drags you down a twisted path where tables turn for the worse but the Doctor still proves that the Daleks can not stop him even when it seems utterly hopeless.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and was actually disappointed that it had to come to an end. But it's definitely a keeper on my book shelf and a well added addition to my ever growing Doctor Who book collection!

I highly recommend this book to any Doctor Who fan!

Finally Completed the Book!

So I just thought I would let you all know that read my last review of this book my opinion still stands the same. With only a hundred pages to finish after writing my last review, I've finally found the time and energy to actually complete it. I felt that this story was very dry compared to the last four books. It probably falls just under Empire of Ivory. That too was a very hard read. But all in all I am willing to finish the series when the sixth book hits the shelves.

Although, I would like to know where she is going with it now that they are heading to australia during the French Revolution... guess I should get refrest my world history lessons!

Victory of Eagles

Regardless to say the first four books to Naomi Novik's Temeraire series have been undoubtedly superb in their creativeness and excellent story telling that she has given me over the last couple of years. However, Victory of Eagles has been a disappointment in keeping my interest. The only book in the entire series that has not grabbed my attention and has taken me forever to finish.

With only one hundred pages left to read, I have come across the same situation again and again between one of the main character, William Laurence, and the British Government that he continues to serve.

During the last novel, the British Government intended on sending a sick dragon to France to infect Napoleons army which in turn would eventually effect the rest of the dragon population in the European area and onwards to China, Africa, etc... Not wanting this to happen, Termeraire (Laurences dragon companion) and Laurence himself go out with the cure to go and save the other dragons. This was not an act of treason but an act of heroism. Obviously the British government does not understand this.

So throughout the fifth book it has been a battle between the main characters and the Government as well as the French Army who have now landed on British soil. As we continue to see that Laurence is making a small break through with his point of giving the beasts some respect because it is obvious that it works, just LOOK at the French ... they are kicking your ass because of what Laurence is saying!?!

Sorry ... Anyways, as Laurence begins to make a small break through with his point of giving the best some respect. Some thick headed political man who has no understanding of the dragon populous; it goes back to square one. It is becoming very tedious in it's attempts to seem interesting. Even my beloved battle scenes that I have thoroughly enjoyed throughout the first four has gone very blah. I think Naomi Novik has lost interest herself and just wants to finish the story.

I shall write another review if I can get through the last hundred pages or so. I only felt that I had to vent a little bit about the story and how difficult it has been to read it. I only hope that it has a great ending or I will be very disappointed!