- Paperback: 284 pages
- Publisher: Doctor Who Books (February 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0563538244
- ISBN-13: 978-0563538240
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11 x 2.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 159 g
- Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,384,644 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In a university on planet Sweeney Earth, Paul and Arlene Cole have designed TITAN -- designed to penetrate the vortex and access the very foundations of reality. The Master, who is being pursued by the Chronivores, thinks that TITAN could be the perfect means of revenge...
Mel's old friend Anjeliqua also works at the university and the Master charms her into giving him access to TITAN. He recalibrates its settings and locates the Quantum Archimage, the power source of the Chronivores. When this energy is channeled into Anjeliqua herself, she is transformed into the Quantum Archangel, the living embodiment of the Chronivores' power source. With her new-found power, her plan is to "make things better. For everyone".
If she goes ahead, reality will begin to fracture, as conflicting realities struggle to coexist. Otherwise, when the Chronivores detect the alternate timelines, they will consume every last bit of it. Can the Doctor intervene before the universe disintegrates?
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Quantum Freaky,
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This review is from: The Quantum Archangel (Paperback)
If you like your "Doctor Who" novel to be heavy on style points, "Quantum Archangel" may be just the book for you. It's a sequel to a 30 year-old TV serial ("The Time Monster"), and a followup to author Craig Hinton's previous book "Millennial Rites". It builds on some of the themes of the worst-regarded DW book in recent years, "Divided Loyalties". There's a boatload of returning friends and enemies and more references to past DW stories (real and apocryphal) then you could find in a series episode guide.Predictably, some parts of "Archangel" are more fun to read than others. When Hinton sticks to his "Time Monster" sequel -- reusing not only characters from the 1972 story, but also entire scenes -- I found myself smiling along. The Master's appearance is well thought-out and at times really fun to read. However, as one wag put it, "Craig has a degree in physics, and isn't afraid to use it!". So here we get the most expansive treatise ever on how the DW "universe" is organized. We learn about eleven dimensions and the Six-fold realm and the Lux Aeterna. There are Eternals and Chronovores (two characters switch from one to the other almost at random) and Six Guardians. There's a "Mad Mind of Bophemeral" (I've always wanted one of those). We see just how the Key to Time was created (remember the Key to Time?). For good measure a "Millennium War" is recreated -- in just a few pages! Keep the caffeine away from the typewriter, Craig! Of course, cartoon astrophysics may even appeal to you. In "Quantum Archangel" there's literally something for everyone, if you know which page to read.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Fanwank incarnate,
By David Roy (Vancouver, BC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Quantum Archangel (Paperback)
I really enjoyed Hinton's previous Who books, but this one was just a bit too much. While it was said before the book was published that Justin Richards had encouraged him to use as much as possible, I went into fanwank overload while reading this book.The continuity references come fast and furious, swamping the reader. I enjoy continuity references as long as their done lightly, a sauce to add flavour to the book. In Quantum Archangel, you can taste nothing but the sauce. It was also too cosmic for my tastes. Hinton tries really hard to ground the narrative and make it personal, but he doesn't succeed enough. The technobabble starts to invade, and the book is lost. The ideas and concepts are too big and overwhelm the characters. I also don't like the Sixth Doctor. Too many times, he is a generic Doctor with Sixth Doctor mannerisms grafted on. Too many times, the Doctor repeats his words in an annoyed manner. To say something good, Mel was well characterized and I enjoyed the Master's part in all of this. I can't wait for Craig's next book. Hopefully it will be more down to earth.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A highly Excellent Romp,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Quantum Archangel (Paperback)
This was the first BBC Dr. Who novel that I read and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The sixth doctor has always been my favorite and I felt that Mr. Hinton captured the characters of the Doctor and Mel. The character of the Master was complete and believable and it was enjoyable seeing his actual thought processes. It was a "real page turner," I could not put it down at night and had to pick it up in the morning. On the down side, I did have hard time wading through all the techno-babble. All in all an excellent read.
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