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Doctor Who and the Ribos Operation (Doctor Who Library (Target) #52)
by
Ian Marter
Reluctantly cancelling his well-earned holiday, the Doctor sets off in the TARDIS to trace and re-assemble the six segments of the Key to Time on which the stability of the entire Universe depends. Assisted by the argumentative Romanadvoratrelundar and K9, he lands on the planet Ribos in search of the first segment and finds himself entangled in the machinations of two sin
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June 14th 2011
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Bless the editing courses I've been taking - I can finally articulate what worries me about this book and the Target novelisations generally. That is, they're so short to begin with that there are too many adjectives too early on. Effusive description is one thing when you're committed to seeing the story through, but stodgy prose at the start makes it difficult to get engaged. Particularly when you haven't seen the story on TV before reading the book.
Also, perhaps as a result of mak...more
Also, perhaps as a result of mak...more
The combination of the classic series' best writer (Robert Holmes) with the arguably the Target novels' best writer (Ian Marter) makes a winning combination for a television adaptation. Add in that "The Ribos Operation" is an underrated script by Holmes and you've got the potential for something really special.
Marter's adaptation of the script tells the same story without necessarily being a play-by-play rehash of what appears on screens. Certain scenes are shifted for sake...more
Marter's adaptation of the script tells the same story without necessarily being a play-by-play rehash of what appears on screens. Certain scenes are shifted for sake...more
I absolutely love this novel, and recommend it with high reviews. A lovely little short read, 'the Ribos Operation' is a perfect introduction to the 'key to time' series and for the 4th Doctor's companion Romana (the first version). The Doctor is at his most hilarious, and condescending towards Romana and the supporting cast, and there is everything from bumbling con men to giant man eating beasts. It is an awesome novel and a must read for anyone who is a fan of Doctor Who classics.
Ian Marter's novelizations never disappoint -- his darker, more detailed style makes him the perfect adapter for the pseudo-historical trappings and delicious grand guignol that Robert Holmes applies to his most operatic scripts. "The Ribos Operation" is one such script that gets all the care and attention deserving of its magnificent scope. A real delight, in the heart of an era when one-a-month threadbare transcripts seemed to be the order of the day.
http://nhw.livejournal.com/763482.html[return][return]What I remember most about the TV version is just the sense of cold; this is a snowy city on a chilly planet. Really very little sense of that in the novel. The intial set-up between the Doctor and Romana is changed substantially, and in my view not for the better; in the TV version, the White Guardian tells the Doctor that he will be assigned an assistant, and the Doctor when he encounters her spends the first few minutes practically hiding ...more
One of the Key to Time series. Nothing more needs to be said about why to read it
The first in the Key to Time set - and introducing Romana I
Main story is a bit thin as most of it is used to introduce the new companion, Rommana and the 'Key to Time' store line.
It is a fun story though as the Tardis crew get caught between an amusing duo of con men and a power hungry local lord. All three groups are unfortunately after the same thing. Everyone is up to something and the planet looks like 18th century Russia for some reason.
Light, fun read.
It is a fun story though as the Tardis crew get caught between an amusing duo of con men and a power hungry local lord. All three groups are unfortunately after the same thing. Everyone is up to something and the planet looks like 18th century Russia for some reason.
Light, fun read.
A simple plot, as many Dr. Who narratives are, yet totally butchered and muddled by a hack author. One of the few books that left me longing for more exposition. Fail.
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