Reviews

Doctor Who: Theatre of War by Justin Richards

rowan5215's review

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

patti_pinguin's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

5.0

patti_pinguin's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

4.5

scheu's review

adventurous challenging medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

philosopher_kj's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

philosopher_kj's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

nwhyte's review

http://nhw.livejournal.com/1122353.html[return][return]A fairly standard New Adventure, introducing the sinister character of Irving Braxiatel, renegade Time Lord and cultural collector, with lots of fun archaeology for Benny and combat for Ace. The actual plot is a rather ludicrous Sekrit Plan involving the overthow of a warmongering dictatorial regime by means of an electronic theatre and a long-lost play, so it makes as much sense as many Who stories.[return]

nukirisame's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

argdov's review

5.0

Great book, everything good about Doctor Who and this series is here- crazy out there ideas mixed in with sic-fi action. I'm impressed.

hammard's review

5.0

This is probably the first Doctor Who novel that stands up as a great piece of science fiction on its own (Cornell's earlier works are also brilliant but very tied to Doctor Who history and the ongoing arcs).
This explores the power of theatre and its different traditions , the value of memory over actual performance (in both a historical and Who context) and what is a necessary act to stop evil. At the same time it also has brilliant character work, great scares and introduces some important points for going forward.
Highly recommended even if you are not a Doctor Who fan.