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Review: Aliens and Enemies

by Elisa

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Doctor Who: Aliens and Enemies by Justin Richards is a companion book to Doctor Who: Monsters and Villains, and it was just as fun to read as its predecessor. All sorts of new and classic foes are discussed within its 95(or so) full-color pages, and even a few friends, such as K-9. I loved the pictures of the Clockwork Robots especially. The author also treats us to some behind the scenes insight into how some of the effects were created for the show. Did you know that the gas masks used in the episodes “The Empty Child” and “The Doctor Dances” were actually specially made for the show? Cool, eh? Some bits of information that have not appeared in the show are included as well, so keep your eyes peeled for them. The only downside to this book that I can see are the couple of factual errors that I encountered. (For example, on p. 49 it states that “The Five Doctors” was originally shown in the UK on 25 November 1963, when it was really first shown on 25 November 1983.) Aliens and Enemies is fun and informative. If you are the sort of person that likes a bit of extra insight, this is the book for you. (By the way, am I the only one who wants to know for sure that The Rani died in the Time War?)

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Posted in Book, Review on January 11th, 2007

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  1. The Book Stacks » Blog Archive » Reviewed Elsewhere Says:
    January 11th, 2007 at 8:54 pm

    [...] I finished Doctor Who: Aliens and Enemies by Justin Richards yesterday, and I ended up reviewing it over at watchingdrwho.com. I enjoyed it. It was the same blend of information and entertainment as Doctor Who: Monsters and Villains, that featured many of the Ninth Doctor’s foes. This new tome of The Doctor’s enemies (and a few friends) was worth spending my gift certificate on. If you want to hear more of my views on the subject, read my full review. [...]

  2. Timoty Says:
    April 15th, 2007 at 10:07 pm

    cool blog!

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