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| The Stone Rose (Doctor Who) | 
| Author: Jac Rayner
Publisher: BBC Books
Category: Book
List Price: $11.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 205984
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 4.7 x 0.8
ISBN: 0563486430
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.92
EAN: 9780563486435
ASIN: 0563486430
Publication Date: May 31, 2006
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 Not So Great December 22, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I really wasn't expecting much in terms of quality when I bought this book; fan fictions can often be quite painful to get through in terms of plot, characterization, and style.
In many ways, I wasn't disappointed. I found that the characters were mere cardboard cut-outs of how they are portrayed in the shows, the plot was a bit see-through, and the quality of the prose was very, very bad. When I got to a description of Trajan's column, and the author used the term "a sort of temple thing at the bottom," I really wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry.
Unless you've a spare hour or two to waste on mindless... very mindless... "entertainment", I'd not recommend this one at all.
 Don't get your hopes up December 1, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have several issues with this novel:
--There was more focus on Rome than the Doctor and Rose
--The Doctor was wearing a toga. It may sound like something silly to get upset over, but the Doctor is always in his suit in Doctor Who and not having him in is suit, just made the story seem all that more unreal.
--Major issues supposedly had no solution, but the reader knows the TARDIS is the solution. The author doesn't even consider the TARDIS as a solution when it's obvious to us that the TARDIS can easily fix this problem
--There was a jump in the plot that was handled very poorly and thus came off as confusing and poor writing
--This novel is mediocre fan fiction, not up to par for a Doctor Who episode and just passing for an okay novel
--There were only one or two interesting action parts; however, the villain had potential that was never lived up to
--There was meant to be suspense through most of the novel, but I never felt it
--I don't want to give away the novel so I'll say it like this: Rose is alone with someone who they haven't figured out is a bad guy (even though it is pretty obvious that he is) and something bad is going to happen to Rose that she just figures out before/while it's happening. The reader figured out this plot point a few chapters ago
--The author greatly underestimates the reader's ability to figure out her plot
--The bottom line is that this novel wasn't that interesting, especially when you're expecting a Doctor Who quality episode piece of work
If you don't have very high standards for a Doctor Who novel and just want something to read, then by all means read this novel, but don't get your hopes up
 When in Rome... October 27, 2007
Another great Doctor Who story! You start off this adventures within the first couple of pages thanks to Mickey's discovery! And it takes you for a topsy-turvy time travel ride. It has it slow moments but overall, this is one great adventure with the Doctor and his Rose.
The Stone Rose October 1, 2007
This was a delightful Doctor Who story. Well written and a quick read. The author has a wonderful grasp of the characters. The ancient Roman setting is presented in an accurate and believable manner and, as ever, The Doctor and Rose will find mischief any where.
 Would make a great TV Film February 19, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Normally I am not into novels that are TV tieins as so many are off the mark. As a new fan of Dr. Who, especially of David Tennant and Billie Piper, I have to say The Stone Rose is marvelous. Jacqueline Rayner has captured the spirit of the new show and of the main characters.
It is obvious that the author has read enough good time travel fiction in the past to know about the problems with paradoxes and other such situations. Also how to blend fantasy and myth into being science, though not necessarily hard science. It is a fun read and I recommend it for all ages. So impressed am I that I am buying the CD version for car listening when taking grandkids on our next long trip.
Having never cared for the earlier shows, sorry Who fans, I can't vouch how good The Doctor's associates were. However, even in the novel, Rose Tyler rules. She is not just a helpless sidekick, she is easily the equal of The Doctor.
I will be gettinng other novelizations and can only hope those authors can measure up to this one. That can be a problem when more than one person tries to write novels based on a well known show and is why so many Star Trek novelists have failed.
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