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Title: Doctor Who: The Final Sanction by Steve Lyons ISBN: 0-563-55584-X Publisher: BBC Worldwide Pub. Date: April, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.2 (5 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: I'm a shark - Grrrr!! No you're not, you're a dolphin!!!
Comment: 'The Final Sanction' see the return of the vicious armoured shark-like aliens - the Selachians from a previous Lyons book 'The Murder Game'. The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe arrive during the end of the war between humans and Selachians. They are immediatly caught up with the fighting when Zoe is captured by the Selachians and taken back to their home planet, which is destined to be destroyed in the war. The Doctor must risk either saving Zoe and altering the history of Time or letting Time run its course.
Steve tries to convey the message that the Selachians aren't the violent creatures they make themselves out to be giving a detailed history of why they are like they are. But this feeling of pity is soon dropped as the Selachians shoot plasma rifles into the bellies of prisoners, rips their arms off, etc.
Characterisation of the Doctor and Jamie are pretty much spot on whereas Zoe tends to be a bit more 'gung-ho' as usual, which is a nice change as opposed to her usual cerebral damsel in distress mode.
The story is a gritty space-war story so dont expect much light-heartedness. Well worth a read!!!!
Rating: 4
Summary: Selachians return in a great book
Comment: In 'The Murder Game', Steve Lyons introduced a new alien race to the Doctor Who universe - the Selachians. These delicate, dolphin-like water-breathers wear powered armour decorated to make them look like sharks, and have a code of honour that prevents them from any substantial friendly interaction with other races.
'The Final Sanction' depicts a war between humanity and the Selachians, into which the Doctor, Jamie and Zoe stumble. Recognising the period they are in, the Doctor tries to take his companions away from this time but the TARDIS has vanished.
When Zoe is captured by the Selachians, the Doctor is faced with a dilemma: to save her, he must risk disrupting the true course of history. Will the Doctor risk disruption of the timestream or will he leave Zoe to a gruesome fate?
By taking a new look at this fascinating race, especially what their lives are like when not engaged in battle, and bringing into doubt one of the strongest tenets of the series, Mr. Lyons gives us a novel that is well worth reading.
Rating: 4
Summary: The Final Sanction: Final Destination?
Comment: This was an excellent book I bought for the sheer liking of the teaming of the 2nd Doctor, Jamie and Zoe. When I began reading, I found the book enthralling, and I couldn't really put it down. But, as I approached the middle, it dipped and I didn't find the plot could keep me reading for more than half an hour. Then, as I got to the last six or seven chapters, I picked it up again and it made me want to read more and more. Having not read "The Murder Game", I didn't know who the Selatians were, but by the end of the book, I certainly did find out! The book follows the typical Steve Lyons writing mould, including some interesting characters with good characterisations and a good characterisation of the Doctor and his companions. Read it for the sheer fun of it - read it if you're bored. Just read it!
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Title: The Colony of Lies (Doctor Who) by Colin Brake ISBN: 0563486066 Publisher: BBC Worldwide Pub. Date: July, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Doctor Who: Loving the Alien (Doctor Who) by Mike Tucker, Robert Perry ISBN: 056348604X Publisher: BBC Worldwide Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Doctor Who Timeless (Doctor Who) by Stephen Cole ISBN: 0563486074 Publisher: BBC Worldwide Pub. Date: August, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title:Doctor Who - The Seeds of Death ASIN: B0000WN0Z0 Publisher: Warner Home Video Pub. Date: 02 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $34.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $31.48 |
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Title: Doctor Who : Deadly Reunion by Terrance Dicks, Barry Letts ISBN: 0563486104 Publisher: BBC Worldwide Pub. Date: November, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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