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# DOCTOR WHO: DREAMS OF EMPIRE Paperback – May 14, 2013

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## Customer Reviews

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    Julius Caesar in outer space
  

*by K***2 on Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2018*

Ever since the relaunch in 2005, I've been a fan of Doctor Who (and have later gone back to watch the classic series as well). And when I discovered there were a ton of novels based on the show as well, I knew I had to check them out. All of them have different writers, and all of them vary in degrees of quality. But all of them still capture the spirit of the show; playing out like actual episodes, while being able to utilize things that would be extremely difficult to create on the show (in terms of special effects).Taking place during the time of the Second Doctor, he and his companions, Jamie and Victoria, arrive on a barren asteroid that's become the prison for Kesar--a once mighty leader who was on the losing end of his planet's civil war, and is now being detained indefinitely to prevent him from becoming a martyr. But even with the worst of the war over, his detractors plot to kill him, while his supporters attempt to rescue him. Amidst all this high stakes political intrigue, the Doctor and company find themselves caught in the middle as they try to make sense of the attack being launched on the prison. In a situation where nothing and no one is as it appears, can our heroes figure out who is trustworthy and who is a traitor to the empire?These books are pretty much just for fans of Doctor Who, as there's plenty of references to various episodes of the show, so the writing pretty much expects you to already know who the Doctor and Jamie and Victoria are, what the TARDIS is, and so on. These books pretty much play out like a professionally published fan fiction, and all the main characters behave and sound like they would on the show proper. After reading so many books that took place during the 9th and 10th Doctor eras, it's nice to go back and read something pertaining to one of the "classic" Doctors. And considering how hard it is to find any complete serials of Patrick Troughton's tenure as the Doctor, reading this was a bit of a treat. The Second Doctor is one of the trickier incarnations to peg down, since he's a super genius pretending to be a simpleton to fool his enemies, so when he has a foolish moment, you're never quite sure if he's putting on an act or if he really IS having an absentminded moment. But the author manages to capture his personality and mannerisms perfectly as he solves the mystery of who's plotting to sabotage the station, and if Kesar is about to be killed or rescued. Jamie and Victoria are written just as well, though sadly, they're given very little to do, and seem to just be shuffled from place to place. Arguably, more time is spent with the secondary characters---setting up their planet's political system and who's against who, and who's related to what.And this is where the plot becomes a bit of a mixed bag. As the author explains in the introduction, Kesar and his planet is basically supposed to be a stand in for Julius Caesar and the Roman Empire; presenting a "what if" scenario in which Caesar wasn't killed. There's also a large emphasis on the game of chess, with certain plot points and discoveries being compared to chess pieces and how the game is played. And while this is all well and good...I only have a very basic knowledge of the history of Caesar, and I know absolutely nothing about how to play chess, so no doubt there were a few references and comparisons that went over my head. The story's not completely inaccessible---I could still mostly follow along just fine. But someone who has an avid knowledge of Roman history and/or chess will definitely understand and appreciate the story more than someone like me.So while I can recognize the well crafted writing and interesting characters and plot twists, the fact that it's a political thriller with comparisons to subjects I'm shaky in just doesn't do it for me. But I don't fault the author for that---the problem's with me and my own personal tastes.

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    Could be better, but worth buying
  

*by M***A on Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2013*

I hate to be critical, but the Doctor is a parody of himself in this book.  It has a complex, believable plot with the Man in the Iron Mask premise, and a great deal of character is built into the OC's in a relatively quick time... but the Doctor is too often a bumbling idiot.  I was offended that he blew his nose into his hanky and then used it to wrap up a sandwich!  And having a sandwich stuck to his bottom LONG after the moment was over is hardly a credit to the character.  We agree with the author that people were always left guessing on if he was a fool or not--there are two moments in which the Doctor shows himself to be something serious, sober...and just a little scary.  But those are two moments in the whole book.  Also, Jamie and Victoria aren't given enough time as characters.  This was a close little family, but I read much more warmth and companionship in the novelization of THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMEN than I did in this book.  The problem is, the author created a very well-scripted and dark, almost Byzantine world in a very murky point in Galactic History--and he managed the almost impossible feat of demonstrating the inevitable consequences of power and conquest without being preachy about it.  I'm still amazed at how well he pulled it off.  You saw the world through the view of the loyal soldiers on both sides, the loftier, slightly chillier view of the political leaders playing chess with each other (in every sense of the word), and you have the TARDIS crew.  Perhaps the best use of Troughton's Doctor is, this Doctor (when he isn't being an embarrassing fool), is playing chess with everyone in a quiet plot to salvage as many lives as possible...and also, let the involved peoples come to their own solutions without his interference.  I'm going to have to read this book a few more times, and I plan to.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Excellent condition
  

*by K***I on Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2020*

The book was in excellent condition, looking forward to reading it.

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