Debbie Chazen reads this gripping story of sentient robots, space battles, and a sinister cult.
For Donna Noble, the Andromeda galaxy is a long, long way from home. But even 2.5 million light years from Earth, danger lurks around every corner …
A visit to an art gallery turns into a race across space to uncover the secret behind a shadowy organization. From the desert world of Karris to the interplanetary scrapyard of Junk, the Doctor and Donna discover that appearances can be deceptive, that enemies are lurking around every corner, and that the centuries-long peace between humans and machines may be about to come to an end because waiting in the wings to bring chaos to the galaxy is the Cult of Shining Darkness.
Featuring the Doctor and Donna as played by David Tennant and Catherine Tate in the hit series from BBC Television, Shining Darkness is read by Debbie Chazen, who played Foon Van Hoff in the TV episode Voyage of the Damned.
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"It's so rare these days -- even in Doctor Who -- to encounter a nearly humanoid-free, alien civilization. Michalowski does us proud with his story of a galaxy full of sentient, in-your-face, witty robots...and Donna Noble has never been so magnificently obnoxious and brilliant. " — Daniel (4 out of 5 stars)
"It's so rare these days -- even in Doctor Who -- to encounter a nearly humanoid-free, alien civilization. Michalowski does us proud with his story of a galaxy full of sentient, in-your-face, witty robots...and Donna Noble has never been so magnificently obnoxious and brilliant. "
“Mark Michalowski’s second revived series novel is refreshingly alien—a feeling that is heightened if you are prepared to accept the conceit that the vast majority of the Doctor’s adventures take place in good old Mutters’ Spiral. This novel sees the Doctor take Donna to a planet in another galaxy; a galaxy that he claims to know very little about. Now this idea is attractive…[for] we get to see the Doctor in a very different light. He isn’t all-knowing here; far from it. In fact, he is as much a fish out of water as his companion is. The resulting story consequently feels rather Hartnell-ish in tone—quite an achievement, forty-odd years on. Michalowski’s machine culture is quite captivating too, particularly when seen from Donna’s admittedly narrow view…The whole ‘Ginger Goddess’ sequence is totally riotous—I absolutely loved the Jaftee. Imagine a race so fickle that they get new Gods every week—brilliant!..There is more to like about this book than not, and it is definitely well worth shelling out a fiver or so on.”
" Delectable, and one of the best writers of the Doctor Who novels I have read to date. "
" So many Doctor Who books (and I have all the new ones)....a written review is unnecessary for them all. *** not the best one to start with....somewhat slow moving. "
" I wasn't too sure after the first 2 or 3 chapters, but then it got good, with lots of little twists, and 'oh, of course!' moments, and quite a few laughs. "
" It's so rare these days -- even in Doctor Who -- to encounter a nearly humanoid-free, alien civilization. Michalowski does us proud with his story of a galaxy full of sentient, in-your-face, witty robots...and Donna Noble has never been so magnificently obnoxious and brilliant. "
" Decent enough. The plot was okay, lots parallels to be drawn with the real world, and I liked the two bickering robots. Some of the character stuff could have been better, but ultimately fine. "
" Good Book really enjoyable Donna and the Doctor were fab as always loved the storyline about cults and robots "
" Fun. Could have been a bit better, but it could have been much worse. LOL I did quite like the robots vs humans storyline for the most part. "
" Most of the book has Donna and The Doctor separated and the overall plot just seemed to be lacking. If it wasn't for a couple amusing robots and and one big not-so-amusing robot, I probably would've only given this a two-star rating. "
" I love doctor who so i loved this book, not as good as a doctor who episode... but i still enjoyed it uberly!!! the doctor was captured very well, and donna...if u like doctor who read it!!!!! "
" One of the better new Doctor novels, partly because they get Donna right and the Doctor/Donna relationship. Good plot with an actual twist of two along the way and some attempts to explore some deeper issues - while still be a mostly fun read. "
" This was a brilliant Doctor Who book with a differnt look at racism and humanity. "
" I liked the dilemna between human and machine and how the Doctor and Donna handled the differences. Cute story and Donna is a nice strong character in it "
" Reads like a good solid episode. "
" Didn't care that much for this book. Too much time was spent with the robots and not enough on The Doctor and Donna . Which would have been fine had the robots or their story been more interesting. "
" A very fun Doctor Who story which, as always, addressed a current issue in a sci-fi way. But I loved it. Donna was amazing in this. The Ginger Goddess. You'll always be a Goddess of mine, girl. "
" A decent read...although a bit preachy... "
" A Doctor Who book that mocks religion and seriously considers whether sentience needs to be bound in organic material to count as "people." Honestly, what could be better? "
" Liked it! Donna was good, and the Doctor was awesome. It was a little strange that the Doctor and Donna kept on switching ships, and stuff. "
" good story, i loved it so much. "
Debbie Chazen is an English actress. She is most famous for playing the roles of Annie in the BBC comedy The Smoking Room, Big Claire in Mine All Mine, and various roles in the BBC sketch show Tittybangbang.
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