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rhielisereads's review
5.0
Probably one of the best doctor who books. I love how they took the origional story from the episonde and added detail to depict Martha Jones' struggle
happysami's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, War, and Death
philverlinden's review
adventurous
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
fullfledgedegg's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
octobertune's review
4.0
I've been a Doctor Who fans for a couple of years now, and I have also enjoyed the books for a handful of years, but I had only focused on the two (and later three) companions that were my absolute favourites (Rose, Amy, and Clara, in case you wanted to know) and didn't really add any Martha or Donna books to my tbr list. Until I found out that this particular book told the story of her one year around the world between The Sound of Drums and The Last of the Time Lords. Now that was something I was interested in!
Like I said, The Story of Martha tells how Martha travelled the world, looking for a way to defeat the Master and save the earth. And she does it, by telling stories. We all knew this already, but we didn't know which stories she told, where she went and who helped her around the world. In this book, we find out most of it!
It starts off two weeks after she used Jack's vortex manipulator to escape from the HMS Valiant, and she's in London trying her best not to get caught. She goes to France, to Turkey, Russia and eventually Japan. In each of these places she meets people and she tells them stories. Stories of her adventures with the Doctor.
There are four short stories in this book, written by different authors, and to be honest I quite liked them, but the last one was a bit 'meh'. It kind of felt a bit like a repeat of The Doctor's Daughter with two sides fighting about something and then finding out something was not quite the way they believed it was. Other than that, the stories were short but nice to read.
As for the story of Martha travelling around the world, I enjoyed that very much. Martha has never really been my favourite companion (mostly because the others were just my favourite more), but I thought the last three episodes of her season were very good. So this extra bit of story for those episodes was very nice in my opinion. I especially wanted to know about the burning of Japan, which Martha barely escaped from, according to The Last of the Timelords.
I honestly had wished to read more about her adventures, because I believe there was still half a year or so to go after she'd escaped Japan, but I was very happy with what we got. Dan Abnett's writing is very nice, I'd read The Silent Stars Go By written by him and enjoyed it very much. I've just found out he's written stuff for Marvel as well, so I think I am definitely checking that out soon!
In the end, The Story of Martha was a nice addition to the episodes, and I honestly enjoyed it very much! If you like Martha and you want to know how she survived that terrible year of the Master's rule over earth? Definitely pick up this book!
Like I said, The Story of Martha tells how Martha travelled the world, looking for a way to defeat the Master and save the earth. And she does it, by telling stories. We all knew this already, but we didn't know which stories she told, where she went and who helped her around the world. In this book, we find out most of it!
It starts off two weeks after she used Jack's vortex manipulator to escape from the HMS Valiant, and she's in London trying her best not to get caught. She goes to France, to Turkey, Russia and eventually Japan. In each of these places she meets people and she tells them stories. Stories of her adventures with the Doctor.
There are four short stories in this book, written by different authors, and to be honest I quite liked them, but the last one was a bit 'meh'. It kind of felt a bit like a repeat of The Doctor's Daughter with two sides fighting about something and then finding out something was not quite the way they believed it was. Other than that, the stories were short but nice to read.
As for the story of Martha travelling around the world, I enjoyed that very much. Martha has never really been my favourite companion (mostly because the others were just my favourite more), but I thought the last three episodes of her season were very good. So this extra bit of story for those episodes was very nice in my opinion. I especially wanted to know about the burning of Japan, which Martha barely escaped from, according to The Last of the Timelords.
I honestly had wished to read more about her adventures, because I believe there was still half a year or so to go after she'd escaped Japan, but I was very happy with what we got. Dan Abnett's writing is very nice, I'd read The Silent Stars Go By written by him and enjoyed it very much. I've just found out he's written stuff for Marvel as well, so I think I am definitely checking that out soon!
In the end, The Story of Martha was a nice addition to the episodes, and I honestly enjoyed it very much! If you like Martha and you want to know how she survived that terrible year of the Master's rule over earth? Definitely pick up this book!
suilergoose505's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
gingerreader99's review
2.0
There's good, and there is bad. I felt the short stories with the Doctor really took away from Martha's story, I kept waiting for them to end and get back to her journey across the globe. Not that the stories themselves were bad, they were good but when stitched together in this manner I felt they really took away from what was pitched by the title as being the Story of Martha. I understand she was traveling telling the Doctors story but there was so much left behind or just glossed over in favour of the short stories. This could have been a time for a companion to shine but spent too much time on that Companion just retelling stories about the Doctor.
kitvaria_sarene's review
4.0
In the finale of the third season of Doctor Who 2005 Martha travels the world for one year, to help save it from the Master.
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If you have not watched that episode and are extremely sensitive even to small spoilers, you don't want to read on.
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This book bridges the gap in the series. It tells the story of what Martha did in that time, and how she managed to do it. It's a really interesting story - especially for me, since I'd loved to have Martha as a companion for a while longer.
Be warned - the Doctor is rather rare in this book - since it's Marthas story - so if you want to read mainly about him, this is not the book for you. But if you want to know more about what's missing in that episode, and about how Martha saved the world - then this is the perfect book for you!
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If you have not watched that episode and are extremely sensitive even to small spoilers, you don't want to read on.
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This book bridges the gap in the series. It tells the story of what Martha did in that time, and how she managed to do it. It's a really interesting story - especially for me, since I'd loved to have Martha as a companion for a while longer.
Be warned - the Doctor is rather rare in this book - since it's Marthas story - so if you want to read mainly about him, this is not the book for you. But if you want to know more about what's missing in that episode, and about how Martha saved the world - then this is the perfect book for you!