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Doctor Who: The Ruby's Curse

River Song Novel

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Doctor Who: The Ruby's Curse

By: Alex Kingston
Narrated by: Alex Kingston
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Alex Kingston reads her brand-new novel featuring River Song, from the worlds of Doctor Who.

1939, New York. Private-eye Melody Malone is hired to find a stolen ruby, the Eye of Horus. The ruby might hold the secret to the location of Cleopatra's tomb - but everyone who comes into contact with it dies.

Can Melody escape the ruby's curse?

1939, New York. River Song, author of the Melody Malone mysteries, is forced to find a reality-altering weapon, the Eye of Horus - but everyone who comes into contact with it dies. River doesn't believe in curses - but is she wrong?

From the top-security confines of Stormcage to the barbarism of first-century Egypt, River battles to find the Eye of Horus before its powers are used to transform the universe. To succeed, she must team up with a most unlikely ally - her own fictional alter ego, Melody. And together they must solve another mystery: is fiction changing into fact - or is fact changing into fiction? 

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I loved this story so much that I missed out on sleep to finish it.

River Song/Melody Malone fantastic

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Alex doesn't just star in Doctor Who, she understands it. She's also really done her historical research, and has put together a wonderfully twisty turny tale worthy of the show and her character.

One of the Best Doctor Tales Out There

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Narration excellent as expected. Fun time-travel plot, River Song quips, Whovian references. Will listen again.

Shocked by how good this was

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An enjoyable listen. Detective archaeology, and a good curse running through. River song adventure fun.

Entertaining

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Enjoyed this book. Very entertainingly read. Lovely references to other characters from Doctor Who.

Great fun story

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