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arthurbdd's review
4.0
The New Adventures novel which finally had the guts to just have Doctor Who fight Cthulhu. Full review: https://fakegeekboy.wordpress.com/2024/04/05/the-virgin-new-adventures-luciferian-blood-and-rising-heat/
scheu's review
3.0
Pro: Felt like a TV story mostly
Not too many characters
Con: Bernice wasted for the most part
Nazi antagonists were pretty dumb
Not too many characters
Con: Bernice wasted for the most part
Nazi antagonists were pretty dumb
fullfledgedegg's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence and Violence
Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs
andydavidsmith76's review
2.0
I just never got into White Darkness. I can see it’s got a lot of things going for it: well written prose, a good historical setting with an author who clearly knows the period, decent characterization of the TARDIS crew. Speaking of setting, special mention should be made of the non-Eurocentric location and a period of history that really should be more well known.
And yet...it took me three months and change to read through what isn’t a particularly long book, I couldn’t accurately describe what the plot is if you asked, and I really disliked the ending. There’s a lot of secondary characters who remain little more than names on a page and don’t do anything to further the story other than being Random Faceless Baddie #12.
Not one I’ll probably come back to.
And yet...it took me three months and change to read through what isn’t a particularly long book, I couldn’t accurately describe what the plot is if you asked, and I really disliked the ending. There’s a lot of secondary characters who remain little more than names on a page and don’t do anything to further the story other than being Random Faceless Baddie #12.
Spoiler
In a way, White Darkness is a lot like Resurrection of the Daleks. Large cast, most of whom are unpleasant and forgettable, and many of which are killed at the end for no real reason other than...because.nwhyte's review
3.0
http://nwhyte.livejournal.com/1587661.html
A relatively rare example of a historical novel in the New Adventures series, taking the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Benny to Haiti on the eve of the US invasion of 1914. It is a combination of the Tardis crew getting to grips with the setting and Lovecraft pastiche, done for shudders rather than giggles - the zombies turn out to be linked to the Great Old Ones (though there is also a character from New England whose name is Howard Philips). Clearly well-researched on the Haitian background, and good coordination of the three main characters doing what they are good at. Decent stuff.
A relatively rare example of a historical novel in the New Adventures series, taking the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Benny to Haiti on the eve of the US invasion of 1914. It is a combination of the Tardis crew getting to grips with the setting and Lovecraft pastiche, done for shudders rather than giggles - the zombies turn out to be linked to the Great Old Ones (though there is also a character from New England whose name is Howard Philips). Clearly well-researched on the Haitian background, and good coordination of the three main characters doing what they are good at. Decent stuff.
nukirisame's review
dark
relaxing
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
hammard's review
2.0
This was quite close to finally breaking the streak of poor VNA novels but whilst it has excellent interaction between the regulars and good historical details some of the technical aspects let it down. In particular, I feel if you are going to do an explicit Lovecraft with Vodun storyline you have to be much more careful and reflexive than this text.
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