- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Random House UK (Dec 2 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1846075599
- ISBN-13: 978-1846075599
- Product Dimensions: 18.6 x 11.4 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 322 g
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#211,278 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #80 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Media > Doctor Who
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India in 1947 is a country in the grip of chaos, torn apart by internal strife. When the Doctor and Donna arrive in Calcutta, they are instantly swept up in violent events. Barely escaping with their lives, they discover that the city is rife with tales of 'half-made men', who roam the streets at night and steal people away. With help from India's great spiritual leader, Mohandas 'Mahatma' Gandhi, the Doctor and Donna set out to investigate these rumors. What is the real truth behind the 'half-made men'? Why is Gandhi's role in history under threat? And has an ancient, all-powerful god destruction really come back to wreak his vengeance upon the Earth?
About the Author
Mark Morris is the author of fourteen novels, including two previous Doctor Who books, and numerous novellas, short stories, articles and reviews, which have appeared in a wide variety of anthologies and magazines. He was born the year that Doctor Who began, but his earliest Who memory, from 1967, is of the Yeti ambling down the mountainside to attack the Det-Sen monastery in The Abominable Snowmen. His website can be found at www.markmorriswriter.com
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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One Word: Gandhi, Jun 22 2009
By Todd Greanier "Droog" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Doctor Who: Ghosts Of India (Hardcover)
I am a huge Doctor Who fan but really, I was just browsing the titles one day and I picked this one up. When I read the blurb on the back and it said Gandhi was in the story...well, I had to buy it. How can I resist the Mahatma with the Doctor?
The story is excellent. My only concern was that slamming Gandhi into the story may have been a good excuse to let the plot sag a bit, but my fears were false. This is a rocking good story and a lot of fun to read.
Reading Doctor Who is never going to rival "literature" but there is nothing wrong with a book just for fun in between all the serious books, you know?
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent Doctor & Donna adventure!, April 12 2010
By Ruth Anderson "Book Reviewer" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Doctor Who: Ghosts Of India (Hardcover)
It's been a while since I've read any Doctor Who novels, but with the arrival of Series 5 and a new Doctor later this week on BBC America, I thought the time was right to delve into some Who-related fiction. Ghosts of India is the first novel I've read featuring the Doctor (as portrayed by the inimitable David Tennant) and the irrepressible, no-nonsense Donna (Catherine Tate). The Doctor inadvertently brings Donna to India in 1947, a dangerous time for sight-seeing. With Britain about to withdraw, the country is a veritable powder keg, ready to explode as rival factions jockey for power and position. And of course, the country's dense population and tense political climate is the perfect cover for an alien intent on human harvesting. I absolutely love the Doctor Who episodes that take place in some historical time period. The only element that makes those episodes better than the norm is when the Doctor gets to interact with actual historical figures. This book succeeds on all counts. The Doctor's scenes with Gandhi are priceless, especially since it's so rare to have the Doctor really and truly bowled over by a member of the human race. Speaking of the Doctor, Morris absolutely nails Tennant's mannerisms and speech patterns. The Doctor's manic energy and passion are really well captured on the page, as is his relationship with Donna. The best of friends, the Doctor and Donna have a truly unique, special relationship and I was overjoyed to see that Morris captures their friendship, right down to their constant good-natured snarking and sarcasm. Ghosts of India would make an excellent episode of the television show. And in hindsight, having viewed the spectacular finale of series 4 several times, as well as the journey the Doctor's character takes following those "game changing" events, Morris' portrayal of the Doctor/Donna relationship and the Doctor's closing words are especially poignant. This novel fits well within the mythology of the Doctor Who universe, and is definitely one of my favorite novel portrayals of David Tennant's Doctor. Recommended.
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At Last, the Dr. in India, July 8 2009
By Kurt Hagadakis - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Doctor Who: Ghosts Of India (Hardcover)
There's still nothing like a book by the pool, and, despite my owning a video copy of every episode since #1- Hartnell, not Eckleston- and having the audios, I decided there are times you just need a book.
Which was very convenient, because I was also thinking about how it was a bit odd, given the series' British context, that no Doctor has ever been shown in India. Googling, I found this title, and ordered.
My only complaint was that it was too short. Really looks like a screenplay, as the produced version would have been about an hour. I read it in three stints, and the last one wasn't very long. It was a hot week, and I would have liked about twice as long. Other than that it was classic- if one dare use the term- Doctor and Donna. Very satisfying.
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