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Doctor Who: Engines of War

By: George Mann
Narrated by: Nicholas Briggs
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The Great Time War has raged for centuries, ravaging the universe. Scores of human colony planets are now overrun by Dalek occupation forces. A weary, angry Doctor leads a flotilla of Battle TARDISes against the Dalek stronghold but in the midst of the carnage, the Doctor's TARDIS crashes to a planet below: Moldox.

As the Doctor is trapped in an apocalyptic landscape, Dalek patrols roam amongst the wreckage, rounding up the remaining civilians. But why haven't the Daleks simply killed the humans?

Searching for answers the Doctor meets 'Cinder', a young Dalek hunter. Their struggles to discover the Dalek plan take them from the ruins of Moldox to the halls of Gallifrey, and set in motion a chain of events that will change everything. And everyone.

Read by Nicholas Briggs, the 'voice of the Daleks' in Doctor Who, this epic novel of the Great Time War features the War Doctor as played by John Hurt in the hit BBC TV series. Reading produced by Neil Gardner.Sound design by Simon Hunt.Executive producer: Michael Stevens.

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Would you listen to Doctor Who: Engines of War again? Why?

Awesome book. Ties so many time lord plot lines together and builds on them. The characterisations of Rassilon and the War Doctor are on point and the moral dilemma at the heart of the book is perfectly pitched.

Who was your favorite character and why?

The War Doctor voiced so impeccably by Nicholas Briggs.

Have you listened to any of Nicholas Briggs’s other performances? How does this one compare?

Nope this is the first. But I would listen to him again.

Any additional comments?

If you buy one War Doctor book, make it this one. Not that you have much choice...

Doctor Who books are seldom this good

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Great story. Great narrator. Nicholas Briggs delivers the words of the War Doctor with all the vocal inflections of John Hurt. Obviously he studied the actor well during the time they have worked together.

There are some continuity errors, But it never spoils the story.

Great story.

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Fantastic audiobook. Amazing attention to detail and was really well written as well as voiced. Not only is it a solid story in its own right but it gives an insight and depth to the time war, painting a picture of how the Time Lords were just as bad as the Daleks themselves. Well worth the purchase!

Personal Review by Mitch Griffiths

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A great story by George Mann who is a fantastic author (see also his Newbury and Hobbes and Sherlock Holmes stories). Excellent reading by Nicholas Briggs who channels John Hurt quite brilliantly and is of course as chilling as ever as the voice of the dreaded Daleks. I recommend listening to this in the dark with headphones, it will play out in your minds eye as the greatest Doctor Who film imaginable. Enjoy!

Any Doctor Who fan will love this

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loved it, great story fits in well with the TV series, hope they do more of the war DR.

loved it, great story fits in well with the series

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