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This story is certainly unusual, what with a backwards time plot and all. But the primary story is about Man and his Creations. Most of the story is dedicated to android life, why we might create it, what flaws it might contain, and whether or not it will/would appreciate our effort.

Contrary to the one low review here, I felt that the characters were well drawn and the situations were full of suspense. One of the things I always look for is tight action surrounding a reasonable number of characters with whom the reader has been well acquainted. This delivered.

I thought this book did justice to Amy and Rory, as presented in the TV series; and the Doctor is compassionate and witty, if slightly less intelligent than we'd expect - he never quite grasps the necessity of speaking backwards - a feat I would expect him to assimilate and perform rather instantaneously.

All in all, though, it is a wonderful addendum to the fifth series books, all but one I've now read. Enjoy!


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Doctor Who Nuclear Time Oli Smith 9781846079894 Books Reviews

It's a great story, well-written, very typical of the BBC new adventures. Only stand-out thing, though, is that it takes place in America. The writer, very entertainingly for me, pops in minor British slang when the Americans are speaking. It's pretty amusing.
I love The doctor and Amy whith Rory . The book was amazing terrific even

You have to get this book and also watch the shows they come on at Friday's on Pbs. I LOVE DR.WHOOOO
Granted I am a fast reader but the story just ran faster than normal. I finished it in about 2 hours. If you are a science fiction fan you will catch the premise rather quickly. If I am going to pay $9 for a kindle book, that I cannot later sell to half price, I want it to take some time to get through. The story was good but not the best.
A good simile of the TV show. I bit confusing in parts, but hey, it wouldn't be Doctor Who if it wasn't. I'd compare this to an episode that's not my favorite but was fun to watch and had it's moments.
I really loved this book, but be warned. It has more than the usual share of head-scratching time travel complications. The plot comes together well in the end, but those who have little patience for confusing effect-and-cause plotlines might find it slow going. Also, because of the time spent on the plot, there wasn't as much character stuff as in many DW novels. However, the character interaction that is there is good, particularly between Rory and Amy. The book does a good job of showing why those two are together in the first place, while still being true to the TV show.
I don't mind jumping around in time, but had a lot of trouble with this book. The changes were very abrupt and confusing. The concept of the Doctor going backward in time was a great concept but poorly executed. I really had to struggle, I actually wound up putting this book down for a while, went off and read several others before finally coming back to finish this one.

I liked the whole "catch the nuclear bomb with the TARDIS" trick, but was immediately reminded of when Capt Jack did that in the the 9th Doctor two part episode The Doctor Dances.

Amy's character was a bit hollow in portrayal, it was kind of like the real Amy made a few cameos and the rest of the time her stunt double was filling in. Rory though I liked, he was brave and did what any natural husband would do and defended his lady.

I'm not saying don't read it, but definitely don't put it at the top of your buy list.
I really wanted to like this one. Oli Smith did a great job with a direct-to-audio romp in The Runaway Train. He also writes what is probably the best Eleventh Doctor characterization in the spin-off media. But by the time I was finished with Nuclear Time, I was by turns bored and offended.

First, the good stuff. Again, Smith's (Oli's) portrayal of Smith's (Matt's) Doctor is spot-on. His mannerisms and dialogue are perfect. Amy and Rory are also fairly on target. The plot has some fascinating timey-wimey elements to keep things fresh, and without that twist, this novel would have been relentlessly pedestrian. It also has a tone more adult than I would have expected from this line of spin-offs.

The hook, or plot-twist was totally original, and kudos to Smith for thinking of it, and for thinking it through and explaining it well. No other Who story has tried anything like this. But one genius concept cannot alone carry the day. Similar effort needs to be put into the other bits of the story, and I just wasn't feeling it.

It plodded. I got bored. There are a few exciting scenes, yet they are sparse. The bulk of the novel is a combination of exposition that takes far too long, and scenes that are frankly boring. I know the point was to keep the reader intrigued, but after reading sixteen versions of the same plot point, it ceased to intrigue me. And then Smith commits the difficult-to-pardon crime of shunting the companions off for most of the book -- without having them actually DO anything that moves the plot forward. Amy and Rory fall into the boring loop of being menaced for wide swaths of the story, to little point or effect. They only break out of their jeopardy-friendly feedback loop when the Doctor rescues them. I expected them to accomplish more than merely staying alive long enough to be rescued. That was disappointing, and they were dragged into the realm of Out of Character because of it.

And now to the offending part. The portrayal of the US in Who media is more often disappointing than not, so I wasn't expecting anything wonderful here. I just wanted to be entertained. But as the story plodded on, I began to wonder. Granted, the American government can be a bit sinister under certain circumstances. It can be secretive, and scary, and kind of dumb. Yet I couldn't fathom how it could be so colossally stupid as to perpetrate the idiocy portrayed in Nuclear Time. Why create the ultimate weapon -- and not include an off switch! The whole story I kept wondering -- why isn't there an off switch? Reset button? Failsafe? Gritty realism is not expected from a Who novel, but when pivotal plot points defy all logic, the suspension of disbelief is shattered.

Other government actions -- including summary executions and inexplicable nuke-dropping combined with ridiculous costcutting measures -- were so far out of line that they felt like some political statement. An unnecessary and irritating one. Here's a hint to British Who writers if you can't imagine the contemporary British government doing something, that probably means the Americans wouldn't, either.

The version I read was the unabridged audio read by Nicolas Briggs. The disadvantage of the audio was that I couldn't skim through the (many) boring and repetitive bits. The advantage was Brigg's excellent reading. He does decent American accents (including a pretty good Clint Eastwood impression), and Amy, Rory, and the Doctor are well-represented. Brigg's Rory, in particular, is notable for his perfect rendition of Arthur Darvill's speech pattern. His deadpan delivery was a lot of fun.

Ultimately, I wanted to like this, and I didn't want to write a predominately negative review. But do yourself a favor and go read or listen to The Glamour Chase or The Forgotten Army instead. Or even pop in the CD for The Runaway Train. You'll be glad you did.
This story is certainly unusual, what with a backwards time plot and all. But the primary story is about Man and his Creations. Most of the story is dedicated to android life, why we might create it, what flaws it might contain, and whether or not it will/would appreciate our effort.

Contrary to the one low review here, I felt that the characters were well drawn and the situations were full of suspense. One of the things I always look for is tight action surrounding a reasonable number of characters with whom the reader has been well acquainted. This delivered.

I thought this book did justice to Amy and Rory, as presented in the TV series; and the Doctor is compassionate and witty, if slightly less intelligent than we'd expect - he never quite grasps the necessity of speaking backwards - a feat I would expect him to assimilate and perform rather instantaneously.

All in all, though, it is a wonderful addendum to the fifth series books, all but one I've now read. Enjoy!