I am a huge Whovian and I just loved this book. The writing style was great, the story was interesting, and seeing the Doctor interact with his fellow Time Lords was eye opening. I am so happy I happened to glace over at the book store and saw this sitting there ❤😌

Easy 5 stars. One of the best Who books I've ever read. Really enjoyed the Doctor's companion.

An interesting story, featuring a regeneration of the Doctor that we haven't seen much in other media, as the Doctor tries to stop the Daleks developing a planet killer technology that could tip the Time War dangerously in their favour. An enjoyable read, and I could almost picture Hurt in the character. My only concern was that the 'War Doctor' just didn't seem dark enough that the later regenerations might have wiped him from their own memories...

A Wild Adventure This was a great book, with nonstop action and intrigue. Everything in here comes at you fast, and you're left thinking about the real definition of what is right and wrong. It felt a lot like watching one of the episodes to me. The pacing and seeing things through Cinder's point of view (through most of it) left you going through the motions, trusting and questioning the Doctor."With great power comes great responsibility." But, does anyone have a right to such power? And is it...

Perhaps I came in with too high expectations, but I found this novel just doesn't feel epic enough. Yes there are huge fleets of saucers and TARDIS fighting, we meet Rassilon and there's plenty of Daleks, but the prose is pretty basic and the Doctor is disappointingly generic. Enjoyed the use of details from The Five Doctors and the idea of the Daleks recruiting alternative Daleks from other timelines. But compared to the Time war depicted in the BBC Eighth Doctor novels, it's all a bit of a run...

The Doctor When He Wasn't HimselfThis was an awesome treat for me as I am a major Doctor Who fan girl! I always love reading what authors come up with for the Doctor when he is off stage :)This book is the Doctor between. He is sometimes known as the War Doctor but he says he had a name and no longer uses it as he is not that person anymore. He is unworthy of his Name. He is jaded and gruff and completely disillusioned with his race and his people. The war has gone on too long and pushed him too...

Let’s begin with a disclaimer that I read this because my dad gave it to me as a Christmas gift. I don’t, generally, read media tie-in novels—or comics. Despite my abiding desire to continue Buffy or Farscape, I just can’t do it. I read—and greatly enjoyed—many of the Star Trek novels when I was a child. Nevertheless, I find that the actors bring something to their portrayal of a character that not even the best writer can capture. (The best novels are the ones by writers who manage to come clos...

Many Doctor Who fans were a bit disgruntled last year when, amongst the 50th anniversary celebrations, Steven Moffat ret-conned in a completely new Doctor between the Paul McGann and Christopher Eccleston incarnations. It could only ever be a one-off, of course – John Hurt is the most accomplished, high-profile actor to play the part on television (and I say that with the utmost respect for all 12 of his fellow Doctors but there is no denying it). That means he’s far too in-demand as an actor to...

This book has intrigued me ever since I found out about it. It was published as part of the 50th Anniversary celebrations and It is fascinating for two reasons - first it is used as a link to part of a larger grander storyline - a link within a link if you like from one Doctor to another marking not only the special event but also presenting us a doctor only hinted at and not even referred to - in a time when everything changed for the Doctor.The story is fascinating, it not only portrays a part...

While I certainly appreciated the glimpse into the Time War and the references to several Classic Who stories, the writing quality was bad enough to be a distraction. Among other things, the abundance of 'seeming' nearly gave me a headache. It was overly juvenile--kind of like something I'd probably write (and no one wants to read what I write). The side characters are an interesting bunch. The War Doctor is a character I would love to see more of. It was mildly shocking for a New Who book to en...

I received an ARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review. This in no way influences my opinions as stated below.Most Doctor Who novels are fairly lightweight, intended to fill in gaps between episodes and entertain without interfering with the overall "canon” as established in the continuity of the television show. Engines of War, however, is a little different. It still operates as a standalone adventure, but it has to carry more weight than many previou...

4.5This is how you write a Doctor Who story. A disclaimer of sorts: George Mann is one of my favourite authors. I don't know if that should matter, but better to come clean. I knew the story would be good, but I did not expect it to be this.The story itself is divided in three parts with different settings. After a battle with the Daleks, the Doctor crash-lands on Moldox, a planet ravaged by the Daleks. There he meets Cinder, a very young Dalek hunter. Since these Daleks act as no other Dalek th...

I loved getting a look at the Doctor none of us know. He is the "in between" Doctor, and although he was in a two parter and appears in my complete Doctor Who magnet set, I know very little about him. Well, I know John Hurt plays him and that's a coup right there!This was a terrific Doctor book. Mann really ran with the idea of this being the unknown Doctor and gave us a gritty story we would never read about Tennant's or Smith's Doctors. Maybe Capaldi's, but I'm not sure yet. Certainly none of

I absolutely loved it. I inhaled this missing tale of the Great Time War in the span of a few hours...I simply devoured it. It captures the War Doctor's character with amazing deftness, creates a new & endearing companion in the span of a few pages, and manages a fine balance between fanwank overload & proper action/adventure. This is best read as the novelization of an imaginary, epic set of episodes that would received the Terrance Dicks seal of approval.

While leading a flotilla of Battle TARDISes against a Dalek fleet, the Doctor is shot down on the planet Moldox and befriends a human girl named Cinder. The Doctor and Cinder find their way back to Gallifrey and must defy the Time Lords, who plan on using a doomsday weapon to destroy twelve inhabited worlds in order to stop the Daleks. But the Daleks have a super weapon of their own and mean to erase the Time Lords from history. Can The Doctor thwart the Daleks and the Time Lords? Of course he c...

A story about The Doctor when we wasn't himself.This book is about The Doctor between. The unacknowledged and unknown (until the 50th anniversary special) Ninth regeneration of The Doctor. He's commonly known as the War Doctor but he doesn't call himself that, "Doctor", he says he is not that person anymore. He is unworthy of his Name. I enjoy George Mann's writing and I'm excited to see what he tells us about what The Doctor did during the Time War.Update: 3.5 stars bumped down here to 3, becau...

This first (for me, anyway) glimpse into the Great Time War between the Time Lords and the Daleks, with the enigmatic War Doctor (played by John Hurt), although the Time Lord whose TARDIS crash-lands no longer claims the name; he's a different man now.Bumping into Cinder, almost literally, they search out the horrifying true intent of the Daleks on Moldox, but find the truth of their own lives at the same time.With the growing realization of the full extent of the Daleks' plan - hiding in time,

(I got an ARC through NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.)I very seldom read "fan" books—i.e. featuring characters from TV shows/movies. I think the last one I read was an X-Files novel, some 20 years ago, and not even its original edition/language. So keep in mind I may not be the best person to judge such stories, and try to consider them from my point of view as a reader in general.Also, it doesn't help that I've only seen one season of Doctor Who. I love the series, but never manage...

More like 3 1/2 starsThe things I liked about the book:The companion, Cinder, was a good companion for The Doctor, willing to do what she thought was needed to defeat the Daleks, and aid The Doctor. She was a well-rounded character, that played well in the story.The story felt like a Doctor Who story. I rarely read fan fiction, yet I found this enjoyable and it fits well in the Doctor Who universe.There was a great balance of action, plot-lines, and character development.The Daleks were wonderfu...

During Doctor Who's 50th anniversary in 2013 we discovered a secret incarnation of The Doctor from he's past.The War Doctor wonderful played by John Hurt gets he's own novel and it's a nice way for fans to get more of he's back story.We also get a great companion in Cinder, a Dalek Hunter. There's plenty of nods to the past whilst fills in some gaps during The Time War.It's a great standalone novel, I would have loved this to have kicked started a series set around this time in The Doctors life....