Review: A Very Different, Ambitious Eleventh Doctor Tale...........
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 18, 2014
Jenny Colgan (J.T. Colgan) has already given us an incredible Doctor Who Eleventh Doctor novel with "Dark Horizons". The similarity here is that we get what is clearly a Doctor Who story that, in my opinion, plays better in the print medium than it would on the screen. The story is complex, and I actually appreciated the reveal and the resolution leaving just as much, if not more, shrouded in mystery as was brought to light. A very well realized Eleventh Doctor here, Matt Smith's voice played clearly in this reader's head. And though I've heard the author suggest that she questions whether she has a handle on Clara Oswald (portrayed by Jenna Coleman in the ongoing television series), I believe she does. Clara is a character that has, I suspect, up to this point,  come across better with Coleman interpreting her via her performance, than on the page. If the reader is familiar with the character, she will be recognizable, in what we know of her from the television series as well as what we still do not. Even getting inside Clara's head, she still maintains an air of mystery. The story here is vast and intimate at the same time, and navigating it isn't always easy, but well worth it. This readers opinion: One won't finish this book fully understanding what transpired, and one shouldn't. What remains a mystery deals with knowledge that shouldn't necessarily be known, because the knowing can have devastating consequences for the one who comes to know it. There are some nice references here to past, and more recent Doctor Who mythos as well. I enjoyed this greatly, and I hope that this is just the beginning of Colgan's contributions to the world of Doctor Who.