Novelization of the Doctor Who episodes/story of the same name.
Arriving in Scotland in the aftermath of the Battle of Culloden, the Doct...
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Jul 29, 2010
Matt
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I found a Half-Price Book store with dozens of classic Doctor Who novelizations for $3 each, and thought the incomplete early serials was the best place to start. I don't have the patience to listen to audio tracks that don't even have narration, and novels seem like the best place to know the story without just reading a synopsis.
The Highlander is a notable story for being the first appearance of one of the longest serving companions in Doctor Who history, Jamie McCrimmon. The novel w More...
The Highlander is a notable story for being the first appearance of one of the longest serving companions in Doctor Who history, Jamie McCrimmon. The novel w More...
Jul 30, 2011
Mary Jo
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One of my favorite classic Doctor Who novelizations! The Highlanders was the story that introduced Second Doctor companion Jamie MacCrimmon. Unfortunately this is one of the serials that is still missing, so the novelization is the closest we'll come to being able to see this story. It's a shame, reading this entertaining book makes me want to see it on screen even more! A must read for any Jamie fan!!
Mar 28, 2011
Daniel
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Gerry Davis' best novelization. Concise, exciting, and with a surprisingly romantic re-interpretation of Polly's relationship with an English redcoat, this is excellent work. Highly recommended.
Dec 16, 2008
Travis
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One of the best of the straight historical Doctor Who adventures and the one that introduces Jamie, one of the best companions.
Set during the highland uprising, this story gives a bit of history on an event a lot of kids in the USA wouldn't have known much about as well as presenting a nice adventure.
Some nice characterization, as this is early in the second Doctor's regeneration, so there is some tension still between him and Ben and Polly.
Set during the highland uprising, this story gives a bit of history on an event a lot of kids in the USA wouldn't have known much about as well as presenting a nice adventure.
Some nice characterization, as this is early in the second Doctor's regeneration, so there is some tension still between him and Ben and Polly.
Apr 08, 2009
http://nhw.livejournal.com/1028417.html#cutid1[return][return]The best Davis novel I've read so far, though this is not especially high praise. It's one of Polly's better stories, and of course introduces Jamie as a regular; a couple of odd changes of detail from the TV version, but this is basically a narrative that hangs together on its own merits. Unfortunately there is still something of a sense of the author writing down what appears on the screen.
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Jun 18, 2011
stormhawk
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As straightforward an adventure as any of the Doctor Who stories. With it's unerring sense of interesting times, the TARDIS lands in Scotland at the conclusion of a battle attempting to secure the English Throne for the Stuart Kings. The Doctor, Ben, and Polly meet up with Scots fleeing the battle and become embroiled in a plot to transport prisoners to the West Indies to profit an English Aristocrat.
The question of what a Scotsman wears under his kilt is not resolved.
The question of what a Scotsman wears under his kilt is not resolved.
Aug 14, 2010
Brad
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There's something nice about reading a book that's just 126 pages, which you can finish in two days or less, ands which doesn't have to waste time introducing the main characters or spending a lot of time on character development, because you already know them.
Not the best book or doctor who serial I've encountered lately, but not bad for a $3 used bookstore find.
Not the best book or doctor who serial I've encountered lately, but not bad for a $3 used bookstore find.
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