by Justin Richards
Publisher: Broadway Books
Pub. Date: September 9, 2014
ISBN: 978-0804140881
Pages: 256
Buy Link: Amazon
Review:
Despite being over fifty-years-old, the Doctor Who franchise is bigger than ever, but fans will have to wait until the ninth series (season) premieres later this year. The good news is that there are plenty of Doctor Who novelizations fans grab their hands on to keep them preoccupied until then.
Several new titles were released this past September, including Doctor Who: Silhouette by Justin Richards, which follows the 12th Doctor and his companion Clara along with their old pals - Madame Vastra, Strax, and Jenny.
Set in Victorian London, Silhouette finds the Doctor and his companions investigating a murder and the strange occurrences at a Frost Fair on the River Thames. As a strange figure known as the Silhouette takes center stage, their journey will take them beyond the fair to the Carnival of Curiosities to unravel the mystery.
From what I understand, the author received advanced scripts for season 8 (or he might have seen a few advanced episodes) before the new Doctor's season began last fall, which this book was released around that time, so he probably had little too work with to expand the Doctor's character. The problem is that the Doctor, along with Clara, both feel out of character to me. However, the Paternoster Gang felt just like the characters that have appeared on screen. Overall, Doctor Who: Silhouette is a mixed installment of the novelization series; while the plot is a bit of fun to read, it just didn't feel like a real Doctor Who novel.
*Disclaimer - I received a complimentary copy in exchange for my honest
review. All opinions are my own.
About the Author:
Justin Richards has written dozens of novels as well as non-fiction books. He has also written audio scripts, a television and stage play, edited anthologies of short stories, been a technical writer, and founded and edited a media journal.
Justin is the author of The Death Collector, The Chaos Code, The Parliament of Blood and The Invisible Detective series. He is also Creative Consultant to the BBC's best-selling range of Doctor Who books.
His novel 'The Skeleton Clock' is available as a Kindle eBook.
He lives in Warwick with his wife and two children, and a lovely view of the castle.
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