Doctor Who:
Human Nature
by Paul Cornell
***Some Reviews may Contain Spoilers***
BBC Books 2015 Edition
ISBN: 9781849909099
This is a story that a decade or so later went from a seventh doctor novel to a tenth doctor two part episode of the revival series starting with 'Family of Blood.' The story went through some reworks and the author's introduction in this edition of the novel highlights some of those.
The story is a bit mature, with some references that are not always found in Doctor Who. I had read a while back that the latter seventh doctor novels got a bit edgier. This one qualifies. It was surprisingly violent with the main villains being willing to eat various people and at one point having eaten a part of the Doctor's thumb.
This novel contains the novel only companion 'Bernice Summerfield' who eventually spins off to her own series of novels. Having only read this one novel with her in it, I am not sure yet how I feel although she reminds me a lot of Martha, the tenth Doctor's second companion, although without the love interest piece.
A fast read as the novel does keep moving despite there being some love scenes. Also some humor injected as well, but overall a pretty dark tale. The ending was a bit rough, with a woman the Doctor is in love with finding out that the Doctor, who was human and hiding from the family of blood, having to terminate an engagement. We are left questioning the Doctor and can he love? Interesting read for Doctor Who fans, especially those who enjoy exploring aspects of the Doctor's character we normally do not see.
Four out of Five Stars
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This is a story that a decade or so later went from a seventh doctor novel to a tenth doctor two part episode of the revival series starting with 'Family of Blood.' The story went through some reworks and the author's introduction in this edition of the novel highlights some of those.
The story is a bit mature, with some references that are not always found in Doctor Who. I had read a while back that the latter seventh doctor novels got a bit edgier. This one qualifies. It was surprisingly violent with the main villains being willing to eat various people and at one point having eaten a part of the Doctor's thumb.
This novel contains the novel only companion 'Bernice Summerfield' who eventually spins off to her own series of novels. Having only read this one novel with her in it, I am not sure yet how I feel although she reminds me a lot of Martha, the tenth Doctor's second companion, although without the love interest piece.
A fast read as the novel does keep moving despite there being some love scenes. Also some humor injected as well, but overall a pretty dark tale. The ending was a bit rough, with a woman the Doctor is in love with finding out that the Doctor, who was human and hiding from the family of blood, having to terminate an engagement. We are left questioning the Doctor and can he love? Interesting read for Doctor Who fans, especially those who enjoy exploring aspects of the Doctor's character we normally do not see.
Four out of Five Stars
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