Reviews

Doctor Who: Combat Magicks by Stephen Cole

somelesbianwriter's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Violence

chucklebuck's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

3.5

zoer77's review

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

zmull's review against another edition

3.0

Combat Magicks is a mostly forgettable Doctor Who novel. Author Steve Cole seemed to have a good idea for a setting, but not much of an idea for a story. The plot is the standard "split the team up and have them get threatened a lot" cliches that make up most mediocre Doctor Who historicals. That said, there are a few nice touches. The new Doctor is characterized well, which is especially notable given that Cole had certainly never seen Jodie Whitaker in the role when he wrote the book. Also, Ryan's dyspraxia is put to good use here. (Something the TV show gave up on almost right away.) And there's a nice scene where a Roman character recognizes the TARDIS from other trips back to Roman times. I'm a sucker for stories where the people the Doctor meets have already heard of her before.

kryten4k's review

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.25

beth_books_123's review against another edition

2.0

I really didn't enjoy this - 2.5*

The plot was DULL and so it was pretty unsavable.
A chore to get through.

titeryakova's review

4.0

3.5

gingerreader99's review

5.0

I still find myself absolutely shocked that people don't love Thirteen. Add this novel and I love her and the gang even more. This is the perfect type of setting for this cast of characters. It was exciting and the plot lines didn't fight eachother to be the most important either. I would love to see this turned into a two part episode. Just fantastic!

cronareads's review

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

I like the 13th doctor's character work done here

ameliataylor's review

4.0

An incredibly written book, I found myself getting confused as I knew little about the history that this took place in but I really enjoyed reading it and would definitely recommend