Doctor Who: I Am A Dalek (Doctor Who (BBC))

by Gareth Roberts

Paperback, 2006

Status

Available

Call number

823.914

Publication

Random House UK (2006), 128 pages

Description

Equipped with space suits, golf clubs and a flag, the Doctor and Rose are planning to live it up, Apollo mission-style, on the Moon. But the TARDIS has other plans, landing them instead in a village on the south coast of England; a picture-postcard sort of place where nothing much happens. Until now... An archaeological dig has turned up a Roman mosaic, circa AD 70, depicting mythical scenes, grapes and a Dalek. A few days later a young woman, rushing for work, is knocked over and killed by a bus, then comes back to life. It's not long before all hell breaks loose, and the Doctor and Rose must use all their courage and cunning against an alien enemy and a not-quite-alien accomplice who are intent on destroying humanity. Featuring the Doctor and Rose as played by David Tennant and Billie Piper in the hit Doctor Who series from BBC Television.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member Ratbat

'Quick Read' is right, but it is good. Just the right thing to fill a lunch break, maybe?

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LibraryThing member celticstar

Very well written and fast moving. The book reads in the style of the television series featuring David Tennant and Billie Piper. If you enjoyed the series then you'll love this.

LibraryThing member pmcnamee67

It is what it is - a fun quick read.

LibraryThing member runner56

Doctor Who reinvented itself in the early 2000's being centred in the City of Cardiff and using the locality for many of it's location shots. "I am a Dalek" is a young adult short story that sees the Doctor and his trusty assistant Rose once again fighting his nemesis the evil Dalek with that

familiar cry "exterminate" The tardis has landed in a village in the south of England where an archaeologist dig has just uncovered, along with some ancient relics, a rusty old Dalek. There is the usual standoff with our flamboyant hero (in this instant played by the excellent David Tennat) rushing around before emerging victorious and exiting into netherspace presumably to fight his arch enemy at another time and in another dimension. This is classed as a short read and not only is it a great introduction to Doctor Who but a good teaching tool to improve and encourage reading amongst the young in a time and a world dominated by facebook and twitter....that's the real enemy Doctor not the Daleks!

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LibraryThing member Shijuro

Good dialog, ok plot.

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