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autumnsorcery's review against another edition
5.0
The Torchwood team have seen a lot of strange things, but when zombies swarm Cardiff, Captain Jack Harkness, Gwen Cooper and Ianto Jones feel as though they are living in a bad horror film. With Cardiff mysteriously cut off from the rest of the world, Torchwood and the residents of the bay city are on their own. Can Torchwood determine the source of their undead problem, and, more importantly, can they stop it?
Of all the Torchwood tie-in novels I have read (I think I have read all but three of them at this point), this was one of the most enjoyable. Zombies and Torchwood go together like bread and butter. Gwen’s husband, Rhys, and her former police partner, PC Andy Davidson, both play larger roles in this novel due to the absences of Owen Harper and Toshiko Sato. I am not a huge fan of Rhys, but I enjoyed him in this story. I also enjoyed seeing more of Andy; I hope we will see his role expand in future novels.
There is a fair amount of gore, as one would expect from a story centering around zombies. I was never bothered by this, despite my aversion to zombie movies as a whole. All of the Torchwood characters are portrayed well; there’s quite a bit of banter between Jack and Ianto and some touching scenes between Gwen and Rhys. The story felt like it could be an episode of the show, which is my main criterion for these books.
Mark Morris has written two Doctor Who tie-in novels, Forever Autumn and Ghosts of India, both of which I enjoyed. I had high expectations for this book based on those two previous titles and I was not disappointed. Recommended for Torchwood fans.
Of all the Torchwood tie-in novels I have read (I think I have read all but three of them at this point), this was one of the most enjoyable. Zombies and Torchwood go together like bread and butter. Gwen’s husband, Rhys, and her former police partner, PC Andy Davidson, both play larger roles in this novel due to the absences of Owen Harper and Toshiko Sato. I am not a huge fan of Rhys, but I enjoyed him in this story. I also enjoyed seeing more of Andy; I hope we will see his role expand in future novels.
There is a fair amount of gore, as one would expect from a story centering around zombies. I was never bothered by this, despite my aversion to zombie movies as a whole. All of the Torchwood characters are portrayed well; there’s quite a bit of banter between Jack and Ianto and some touching scenes between Gwen and Rhys. The story felt like it could be an episode of the show, which is my main criterion for these books.
Mark Morris has written two Doctor Who tie-in novels, Forever Autumn and Ghosts of India, both of which I enjoyed. I had high expectations for this book based on those two previous titles and I was not disappointed. Recommended for Torchwood fans.
khakipantsofsex's review against another edition
3.0
Love me some zombies!
While there were the odd scenes where the language didn't flow, overall it was well written. However, it didn't seem to have much of a story-line, as if the author just wanted to highlight certain aspects of characters and have zombies.
I did like Rhys' involvement, particularly as it prevented much happening between Gwen and Jack. On the same strain, there was not enough Janto. Set between Tosh and Owen's deaths and Children of Earth, this would be the time when Jack and Ianto's relationship was taking more of a shape.
Some of it did seemed a bit unrealistic, for a zombie story, because two and two didn't always make four, but there was certainly action, if not much else.
While there were the odd scenes where the language didn't flow, overall it was well written. However, it didn't seem to have much of a story-line, as if the author just wanted to highlight certain aspects of characters and have zombies.
I did like Rhys' involvement, particularly as it prevented much happening between Gwen and Jack. On the same strain, there was not enough Janto. Set between Tosh and Owen's deaths and Children of Earth, this would be the time when Jack and Ianto's relationship was taking more of a shape.
Some of it did seemed a bit unrealistic, for a zombie story, because two and two didn't always make four, but there was certainly action, if not much else.
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