The Blood Cell
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| Author | James Goss |
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| Series | Doctor Whobook: New Series Adventures |
Release number | 52 |
| Subject | Featuring: Twelfth Doctor Clara Oswald |
| Set in | Period between "Listen"and "In the Forest of the Night" |
| Publisher | BBC Books |
Publication date | 11 September 2014 |
| Pages | 256 |
| ISBN | 978-1-84990-774-3 |
| Preceded by | Engines of War |
| Followed by | Silhouette |
The Blood Cellis aBBC Booksoriginal novel written byJames Gossand based on the long-running Britishscience fiction televisionseriesDoctor Who.It features theTwelfth DoctorandClara Oswald.The book was released on 11 September 2014 along withSilhouetteandThe Crawling Terror.[1]
Reviews[edit]
The Blood Cellgained generally positive reviews, calling it an "effective chiller".[2]Most of them commented the unusual way of narration from the first-person perspective of the administrator of the prison in which the book is set known as the Governor.[2][3][4]More grim and darker tone is also noted.[2][4]The interaction between the Doctor and the Governor is described as "a good mix and an interesting double act".[3]Goss nailed the bantering love/hate relationship of the Doctor and Clara,[5]capturing the bickering between the pair.[4]Peter Capaldi's Doctor is pretty recognisable,[5]the author captures his "ornery portrayal extremely well",[2]and the Twelfth Doctor's intellect as well as his sarcastic side with the "lashings of the amusing fish-out-of-water Time Lord" is portrayed accurately.[3]As for Clara, Goss "captured her quiet determination well"[2]and was praised for "an absolute hold on the character, really getting inside her head and nailing her characterisation perfectly".[3]
Audiobook[edit]
| Author | James Goss |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Colin McFarlane |
| Series | Doctor Who |
| Subject | Featuring: Twelfth Doctor Clara Oswald |
| Publisher | BBC Audio |
Publication date | 13 November 2014 |
| Media type | Audiobook Audio CD(5 Hours 56 Mins) |
| ISBN | 978-1-910281-73-4 |
The audio addition to the book was released on 13 November 2014, read byColin McFarlanewho played General Austin Pierce inTorchwood: Children of Earthand guest starred in theDoctor Whoepisodes "Under the Lake"and"Before the Flood"as Moran.[6]This was the first new series audio to be released sinceAudioGowent into administration in 2013.
References[edit]
- ^"First 12th Doctor Novels Detailed".Doctor Who TV. 3 June 2014.Retrieved12 June2016.
- ^abcdeAppleton, Jonathan (25 November 2014)."The Blood Cell: Can the Doctor Escape?".Kasterborous. Archived fromthe originalon 10 August 2016.Retrieved12 June2016.
- ^abcd"The Blood Cell Review".Doctor Who TV. 1 October 2014.Retrieved12 June2016.
- ^abcSimpson, Paul (10 September 2014)."Review: Doctor Who: Books: The Blood Cell".Sci-Fi Bulletin.Retrieved12 June2016.
- ^abMount, Paul."DOCTOR WHO – THE BLOOD CELL".Starburst.Retrieved12 June2016.
- ^Doctor Who: The Blood Cell: A 12th Doctor Novel (Dr Who).ASIN1910281735.
External links[edit]
- The Blood CellonTardis Wiki,theDoctor WhoWiki
- The Blood Celltitle listing at theInternet Speculative Fiction Database