WallOfScribbles » Jacqueline Rayner http://wallofscribbles.com The ramblings of a man Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:14:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The Last Dodo (July 2007) http://wallofscribbles.com/2007/the-last-dodo-july-2007/ http://wallofscribbles.com/2007/the-last-dodo-july-2007/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2007 05:05:04 +0000 Corey Dutson http://www.wallofscribbles.com/2007/12/12/the-last-dodo-july-2007/ The Last Dodo puts a little bit of that darkness, that deep reflection of the Doctors that has been until now has been sorely lacking from the new books. Though there is only a small moment of it (part of which is quoted in this review) it demonstrates what I've been talking about over he past couple books. I know that the authors were probably told that they need to ease into it all, what with trying to nail such a wide demographic and so many new readers, but have a little compassion for those who've stuck with the series all these years.]]>

Now They’re all gone. There’s only me left. I’m free, now.
I’m the last of my kind, and I miss Them. You’d think I’d forgive Them for what they did, so long ago. But I can’t. Somethings are unforgivable.
I was a Time Lord in exile.
Or was I an animal in a zoo?
Excerpt from Doctor Who: The Last Dodo

Doctor Who: The Last Dodo

The Last Dodo takes place a bit in the future, where the Doctor and Martha show up on an artificial planet that features the rarest creatures in the universe. Literally, the last of (almost) every creature is kept in this massive Museum of the Last Ones. The Doctor is horror struck when he sees what’s going on, but before he can get into his tirade he is told that some of the creatures are going missing. Let the mystery begin.

Though still fairly typical as far as Doctor Who new adventures are going, this one was entertaining for a couple of reasons. One: it’s actually 3 adventures in one, though I cannot explain that without giving away too much of the book. Two: Half of the story is actually told from Martha’s point of view in a fourth-wall-breaking sort of way. Three: it contains one of the creepiest internal thoughts of the Doctors that I have ever read. And lastly, four: never have I been so impressed with someone writing from a creatures point of view then I have with this book. The author really makes you feel for the Dodo species.

As far as the new series go, this is the best one I’ve read.

7/10

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