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geekwayne's review against another edition
3.0
'Doctor Who: Myths & Legends' by Richard Dinnick with illustrations by Adrian Salmon takes familiar characters from Doctor Who and weaves them loosely around stories from Greek mythology.
The table contents lists the story title as well as the myth that they are based on. There are stories based on stories that were more familiar to me like King Midas and Jason and the Argonauts. There are stories basedon stories I was less familiar with. The stories don't always follow the myth exactly, but that keeps the suspense going in the stories.
The Doctor shows up sometimes, but these are mainly about the different races that appear in the show. Some of these were more familiar than others. I liked this style of Doctor Who book. Each story has one or two black and white illustrations, and I thought they were pretty good.
I received a review copy of this ebook from BBC Books, Penguin Random House UK, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
The table contents lists the story title as well as the myth that they are based on. There are stories based on stories that were more familiar to me like King Midas and Jason and the Argonauts. There are stories basedon stories I was less familiar with. The stories don't always follow the myth exactly, but that keeps the suspense going in the stories.
The Doctor shows up sometimes, but these are mainly about the different races that appear in the show. Some of these were more familiar than others. I liked this style of Doctor Who book. Each story has one or two black and white illustrations, and I thought they were pretty good.
I received a review copy of this ebook from BBC Books, Penguin Random House UK, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
gingerreader99's review against another edition
3.0
This short story collection was good. It didn't amaze me but it was good. It definitely added to my knowledge of the the Lore of Doctor Who however I just wasn't grasped entirely by some of the tales. That is why my rating stands where it does. Though there are some exciting and better tales. Mostly those involving Time Lords.
beammey's review against another edition
5.0
I adored this book. I knew I was going to like it, but I didn't realize I was going to love it. It was fun trying to figure out what stories were based on what and reading the ones that weren't based on any old mythology! I would say you do need some idea of what happens on Doctor Who to understand everything in this book. It's well written and well researched, though the typos were kind of distracting, they weren't hard to ignore. 5 out of 5 stars.
pippinthepuffin's review against another edition
4.0
I am a HUGE fan of Doctor Who and Mythology so I really did enjoy this story collection! I could tell that some of the stories like "Jorus and the Voganauts" and "The Terrible Manussa" were based on Greco-Roman Myths. But with stories like "The Evil and the Black Deep Sky", I could not recognize the origins so the story felt new and unlike some myths, unpredictable. My favorite of the collection was "The Mondas Touch", which was inspired by the myth, Midas Touch. I don't care for the original as King Midas was always very greedy and just overall not a great person. In "The Mondas Touch", I supported the queen and her reasons for wanting to keep the gauntlet as she was doing to help her people advance. One could argue that she is just as greedy as King Midas, and as that is true, I will reiterate that she was doing to not just for herself but for the good of society. Overall, this book was a blast to read and I highly recommend it to anyone who is a fan of Doctor Who or Mythology in general!
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy that I can review.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy that I can review.
ace_disaster's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
leticiatoraci's review against another edition
3.0
I would like to thank NetGalley and Penguin Random House UK for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Although I'm not exactly a die-hard Whovian, I was very curious in seeing how Dr. Who's universe would translate into a book. I think this made me expect too much from this book when I requested it. In any case, I expected to find more background information on the intricate Dr. Who universe, but I found a lot of the interesting premises underdeveloped and the writing style mostly flat. The short stories lacked the word count for the extra world-building depth I expected.
Still, a really entertaining book, highly recommended for real Whovians.
Although I'm not exactly a die-hard Whovian, I was very curious in seeing how Dr. Who's universe would translate into a book. I think this made me expect too much from this book when I requested it. In any case, I expected to find more background information on the intricate Dr. Who universe, but I found a lot of the interesting premises underdeveloped and the writing style mostly flat. The short stories lacked the word count for the extra world-building depth I expected.
Still, a really entertaining book, highly recommended for real Whovians.
calypte's review against another edition
2.0
Despite rather enjoying the TV series, which I've been watching since before its modern regeneration, this book left me feeling like I'm not really a big enough fan, or paying enough attention. Or, it really is just a bit obscure ;)
The writing style makes me think it's for a slightly younger audience, which would explain a lot. Personally, I found it ok but not quite up to my expectations - which, admittedly, were pretty high giving the meeting of Greek myths and Time Lords.
Full review can be found on my blog.
The writing style makes me think it's for a slightly younger audience, which would explain a lot. Personally, I found it ok but not quite up to my expectations - which, admittedly, were pretty high giving the meeting of Greek myths and Time Lords.
Full review can be found on my blog.
jilljemmett's review against another edition
4.0
I love Doctor Who, so I was super excited when I was approved for this galley on NetGalley!
This is a collection of myths and legends from the Doctor Who universe. The stories feature some of my favourite creatures, like the Cybermen and Daleks.
I loved how these stories are taken from real ancient myths and legends, using Doctor Who characters, such as “The Mondas Touch” based on The Midas Touch, and “The Vardon Horse” based on the story of the Trojan horse. I love Greek mythology so I appreciated the way that the Doctor Who universe was blended with these ancient stories.
Sometimes there was a grey haired man, who could travel in time, that appeared in the stories. I wish this appearance of the Doctor happened more often because it was funny to see the reactions of the other creatures to this strange man.
At times the stories were quite detailed and spoke about things that were scientific, so I kind of got lost. But otherwise I loved this book! It’s a great collection of Doctor Who stories.
I received a copy of this book on NetGalley in exchange for a review.
This is a collection of myths and legends from the Doctor Who universe. The stories feature some of my favourite creatures, like the Cybermen and Daleks.
I loved how these stories are taken from real ancient myths and legends, using Doctor Who characters, such as “The Mondas Touch” based on The Midas Touch, and “The Vardon Horse” based on the story of the Trojan horse. I love Greek mythology so I appreciated the way that the Doctor Who universe was blended with these ancient stories.
Sometimes there was a grey haired man, who could travel in time, that appeared in the stories. I wish this appearance of the Doctor happened more often because it was funny to see the reactions of the other creatures to this strange man.
At times the stories were quite detailed and spoke about things that were scientific, so I kind of got lost. But otherwise I loved this book! It’s a great collection of Doctor Who stories.
I received a copy of this book on NetGalley in exchange for a review.