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Doctor Who: The Blood Cell

A 12th Doctor Novel

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An asteroid in the furthest reaches of space – the most secure prison for the most dangerous of criminals. The Governor is responsible for the cruellest murderers so he’s not impressed by the arrival of the man they’re calling the most dangerous criminal in the quadrant. Or, as he prefers to be known, the Doctor. But when the new prisoner immediately sets about trying to escape, and keeps trying, the Governor sets out to find out why. Who is the Doctor and what’s he really doing here? And who is the young woman who comes every day to visit him, only to be turned away by the guards? When the killing finally starts, the Governor begins to get his answers... Colin McFarlane, who was the Voice of the Heavenly Host in the TV episode 'Voyage of the Damned', reads this complete and unabridged novel by James Goss. It features the Twelfth Doctor, as played by Peter Capaldi in the hit BBCTV series Doctor Who.

Reading produced by Neil Gardner.
Sound design by Simon Hunt.
Executive producer: Michael Stevens.

 Science Fiction Fiction Crime

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The Blood Cell is rewarding... with plenty of gratifying little moments (Patrick Kavanagh-Sproull)
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Excellent Narration and a tight, gripping story.

The story never flags and, bar the gruesome ending, could have been a good TV episode given the contained setting.

Especially enjoyable is that the author has captured Clara's quirkiness and the Drs irritable nature well with some great dialogue; their 'toe' chat is pure comedy gold that would have worked well on TV, and the Drs diatribe against committees is the best TV speech he never gave.

Highly recommended!

Excellent Episode

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I loved this audio book and I wanted more like this in the future.
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Doctor Who: The Blood Cell Review

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James Goss really gets the tone and wit for Peter Capaldi’s Doctor. This would have worked well as a TV story.

Would have worked well on TV

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not a fan of this one. it's entirely in the first person and the story teller is not the Doctor or his companion. He's a moaning, spinless and unlikeable character. I've read far better fan fiction..

entirely in first person

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Excellent narration by Colin McFarlane really brought this story to life , with it becoming almost hypnotic in places, just listening to him. The story is pretty simple but the start with Doctor in prison really got me interested and wanted to hear why and continually kept wanting to hear more as the story unfolded. One of the best Doctor Who books around.

Great audio

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