Doctor Who: Plague of the Cybermen

by Justin Richards

Paperback, 2013

Status

Available

Call number

823.92

Collection

Publication

Broadway Books (2013), Edition: First Edition, 256 pages

Description

Fiction. Literature. Science Fiction. HTML: A thrilling, all-new adventure featuring the Doctor as played by Matt Smith in the spectacular hit series from BBC Television.�They like the Shadows. You know them as Plague Warriors�� When the Doctor arrives in the 19th-century village of Klimtenburg, he discovers the residents suffering from some kind of plague � a �wasting disease�. The victims face a horrible death � but what�s worse, the dead seem to be leaving their graves. The Plague Warriors have returned� The Doctor is confident he knows what�s really happening; he understands where the dead go, and he�s sure the Plague Warriors are just a myth. But as some of the Doctor�s oldest and most terrible enemies start to awaken he realises that maybe � just maybe � he�s misjudged the situation..… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member pmcnamee67
Delivers on Cybermen and the 11th Doctor. Fast, breezy read that felt like an aired television episode.
LibraryThing member Kaethe
Just the thing when none of the other books lying around are tempting. First, it's a Who fix, and the author managed to give it a good Matt Smith feel. Next it's set in a small town in Europe somewhere, sodden with rain, menaced by wolves, with a castle, so points for classic Gothic trappings.
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Then, it's steampunk Cybermen. It manages to hit that sweet spot for action without being too violent, with amusing dialogue, but seriousness of purpose.

I have suddenly discovered the delights of [whatever the word is for what is basically professionally-penned fan fiction?]. Now I know why the are 27 billion Star Trek and Star Wars books: it's fun to hang out in these universes.

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Original language

English

Original publication date

2013-04-08

Physical description

254 p.; 5.13 inches

ISBN

038534676X / 9780385346764
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