Doctor Who: Prisoner of the Daleks

Doctor Who: Prisoner of the Daleks

Trevor Baxendale

249 Pages

"It's not how you feel that matters. It's what you do despite how you feel."

The Doctor shows up on this planet, gets curious (dang that curiosity) and begins to look around, very quickly becoming locked in a cell. He fears he will be trapped there forever, but a team of Dalek hunters show up after just over three days and free him. After an attack by the Daleks, resulting in the death of one of the party of hunters, the Doctor slowly pieces together what he can gather of the Daleks plan to take over the universe. He, along with the band of misfit hunters, put aside their differences, working together to save the world from the evil that is the Dalek.

Overall, I really did like the story line. It was really fast paced, a lot of action, with just a hint of romance that you can't see until it just sneaks up on you. I was quite disappointed, however, with the lack of humor from the Doctor. That really is his charm, you know, and without it the novel was just missing something. There were a few moments where I was like 'yeah, there's my Doctor', but not nearly enough. The story did do a better job of communicating the terror of the Daleks, though, than the show ever has.

Pages this Semester: 5566

"Awful story, of course, but those are the ones that last the longest."
-Stephen King