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Doctor Who, The King's Demons (Doctor Who Library (Target) #108)
It is 4 March, 1215, and the TARDIS materialises in England during a jousting match held in the presence of King John.
But it soon becomes apparent to the Doctor that something is very seriously wrong. Why does John express no fear or surprise at the time-travellers' sudden appearance, and indeed welcome them as the King's Demons? And what is the true identity of Sir Gilles...more
But it soon becomes apparent to the Doctor that something is very seriously wrong. Why does John express no fear or surprise at the time-travellers' sudden appearance, and indeed welcome them as the King's Demons? And what is the true identity of Sir Gilles...more
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(first published February 1986)
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http://nhw.livejournal.com/1060883.html#cutid7[return][return]Again my expectations were confounded, but not in a good way. Like Dudley's previous two-parter, Black Orchid, this brings the Doctor and companions to an English country house where they get falsely accused by the local aristocrats. But here the extra detail injected to bulk the story up to novel length really doesn't help. The early chapters have the Doctor being unkind and patronising to poor Tegan, with no hint of underlying affec...more
More Masterly conniving - this time trying to destroy the Manga Carter
Another good read, as a very short and slightly clunky TV episode is expanded into a good book.
The Doctor, Tegan and Turlough get mixed up in medevil politics when they are mistaken for demons and then discover that history is got going the way it should.
A good story, an old foe, a bunch of characters that were pretty flat on TV that get a bit more personality and some great Tegan/Doctor moments.
Plus, I liked Kamelion and thought he got a raw deal as a companion.
The Doctor, Tegan and Turlough get mixed up in medevil politics when they are mistaken for demons and then discover that history is got going the way it should.
A good story, an old foe, a bunch of characters that were pretty flat on TV that get a bit more personality and some great Tegan/Doctor moments.
Plus, I liked Kamelion and thought he got a raw deal as a companion.
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