Doctor Who: Paradox Lost
London 1910: An unsuspecting thief gets more than he bargained for when he breaks into a house in Kensington and finds himself confronted by horrific, grey-skinned creatures that are waiting to devour his mind! London 3189: An unimaginably ancient city. The remains of an android are dredged from...
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London 1910: An unsuspecting thief gets more than he bargained for when he breaks into a house in Kensington and finds himself confronted by horrific, grey-skinned creatures that are waiting to devour his mind! London 3189: An unimaginably ancient city. The remains of an android are dredged from the Thames. It's one of the latest models, only just developed. But it's been in the water for over a thousand years. And when the android is reactivated, it has a message - a warning that can only be delivered to a man named the Doctor. The Doctor and his friends must solve a mystery that has spanned over a thousand years. Travelling backwards and forwards in time, they must unravel the threads of an ancient plot. If they fail, the deadly alien Squall will devour the world! A thrilling, all-new adventure featuring the Doctor, Amy, and Rory, as played by Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill in the spectacular hit series from BBC Television.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781849902359 (1849902356)
Publish date: June 23rd 2011
Publisher: BBC Books
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Series: Doctor Who: New Series Adventures (#47)
A very fun adventure, but I'm not sure the resolution made much sense even using "wibbly wobbly, timey-wimey" excuse. Also Nicholas Brigg's (better known as the voice of the Daleks) narration is great, but his portrayal of the doctor is kind of a weird combination of 9, 10, and 11.
The Doctor, Amy, and Rory wind up in London in 2789, just in time to see an android dredged from teh Thames. But how could a model of android that's just been created be almost a thousand years old? And what does its warning to the Doctor mean?I'm not sure why I originally picked this up since I p...