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| Doctor Who: Sting Of The Zygons (Doctor Who (BBC Hardcover)) | 
| Author: Stephen Cole
Publisher: Random House UK
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 116437
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 4.6 x 1.1
ISBN: 1846072255
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781846072253
ASIN: 1846072255
Publication Date: July 19, 2007
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The TARDIS lands the Doctor and Martha in the Lake District in 1909, where a small village has been terrorised by a giant, scaly monster. The search is on for the elusive "Beast of Westmorland," and explorers, naturalists and hunters from across the country are descending on the fells. King Edward VII himself is on his way to join the search, with a knighthood for whoever finds the Beast. But there is a more sinister presence at work in the Lakes than a mere monster on the rampage, and the Doctor is soon embroiled in the plans of an old and terrifying enemy. And as the hunters become the hunted, a desperate battle of wits begins - with the future of the entire world at stake...
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Old Enemy, New Doctor May 1, 2008
The Tenth Doctor and companion Martha battle Zygons in England's Lake District in 1909.
If my basic plot summary sounds ho-hum, it's not meant to. It is not easy to resurrect old monsters (the Zygons first appeared in the 1975 Tom Baker adventure "Terror the Zygons"), much less keep them true to form while still making them fresh and interesting. Stephen Cole has done a good job; he's crafted a tale that, while firmly rooted in the "new" Doctor Who style, evokes fond memories of the "classic" era.
This is one of the better books in this series of tie-in novels--well paced with interesting characters. This Doctor Who fan thought it was great fun!
More Zygons March 2, 2008
A fast read. It's relatively well plotted and the author obviously did a bit of research on the orginal Zygon episode aired so many years ago in the Tom Baker era. It's got a little humor and little nail-biting suspense. I rather liked the refernces to how "new" the automobile was to the time period.
"But that was ages ago, up in Loch Ness and about seventy years from now." December 8, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
As science fiction novels based on a TV series go, "Sting of the Zygons" is an enjoyable adventure story. The mood and pace of the show in its third series (Doctor Who - The Complete Third Series) is translated into narrative prose skillfully enough and the characters of the Doctor and Martha are captured convincingly well even if the tensions in their relationship go unspoken here. Lots of memorable if uncomplicated supporting characters populate the tale and impel it forwards, and the Zygons and their cybernetic leviathans make for interesting antagonists. In that regard, it's nice to see a reasonably well known but not overhyped race of aliens from the heyday of the Fourth Doctor back in 1975 show up again here with the Tenth, and their portrayal is true to their original appearance without overly relying upon it and merely rehashing "Terror of the Zygons" (Doctor Who - Terror of the Zygons) in pumped-up 21st-century form. The plot has some nice twists and turns and keeps the reader guessing quite well at the beginning, though the author resorts to the shape-shifting abilities of the Zygons for shock value a few too many times so that it ceases to be much of a surprise. Besides Zygon metamorphosis, though, what you see is what you get, a straightforward sci-fi adventure with no real subtexts or thought-provoking themes. In terms of writing level and sophistication, then, "Sting" seems to be geared especially for older children and young adults, though a few clever touches make it accessible for older adults in a frivolous frame of mind--especially, as I can personally attest, if they're whiling away the creeping hours in airports or passing the time quietly while nursing a cold.
excellent book December 4, 2007
I've never written a review for Amazon before, but I really enjoyed this book. The author really captured the personality of the Doctor (Ten). One of the best new Who books I've read. Highly recommended.
 Dr Who: Sting of the Zygons September 27, 2007
I'd recommend this book to anyone who loved the TV story "Terror of the Zygons" and/or the 8th Dr novel "The Bodysnatchers". The story keeps in continuity with what we know of the Zygons from those two stories, while expanding on it at the same time. Doctor Who: Sting Of The Zygons (Doctor Who (BBC Hardcover))
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