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Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen

4th Doctor Novel

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Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen

By: Douglas Adams, James Goss
Narrated by: Dan Starkey
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An unabridged reading of the brand-new novel based on a storyline by Douglas Adams.

The Doctor promised Romana the end of the universe, so she's less than impressed when what she gets is a cricket match. But then the award ceremony is interrupted by 11 figures in white uniforms and peaked skull helmets wielding bat-shaped weapons that fire lethal bolts of light into the screaming crowd. The Krikkitmen are back.

Millions of years ago, the people of Krikkit learned they were not alone in the universe and promptly launched a xenophobic crusade to wipe out all other lifeforms. After a long and bloody conflict, the Time Lords imprisoned Krikkit within an envelope of Slow Time, a prison that could be opened only with the Wicket Gate key, a device that resembles - to human eyes, at least - an oversized set of cricket stumps....

From Earth to Gallifrey, from Bethselamin to Devalin, from Krikkit to Mareeve II to the far edge of infinity, the Doctor and Romana are tugged into a pan-galactic conga with fate as they rush to stop the Krikkitmen gaining all five pieces of the key. If they fail, the entire cosmos faces a fiery retribution that will leave nothing but ashes....

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I found this just two much like the style of hitch hikers guide to the galaxy. It was too comic for my liking and too silly in places. Far too long, but the story does have merit with its twists and turns, just don't get lost in the corridors!

Dr who hitches!

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Really enjoyed this. Didn't feel like nearly 10 hours. Loads of aliens and K9 was brilliant. Very well read too. Highly recommend!

Excellent

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Very well narrated and very engaging story I really was drawn into it, if you like Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy you will like this.

A great listen

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All the ingredients are here. The narrator does a pretty good Tom Baker impression. And it’s co-written by the legendary Douglas Adams. Perhaps its greatest strength is the production. There are lots of great sound effects and voice distortion. And the plot is clever, if completely daft, but that’s ok. I’m a big Adams fan. But there are too many diversions into comic interludes that aren’t always quite as funny as they should be; sometimes they come at critical moments. It means there’s often a sense the plot, which becomes baffling and convoluted, has taken a backseat. What should be a magic mix of components, creating the perfect Who adventure, becomes unwieldy, and a bit dull. I listened to Baker reading The Brain of Morbius and it was only a few hours long: just the right length. While Who has always had an endearingly light touch, it does also on some level take the whole thing seriously. So maybe, heretically, Adams, the genius that he was, wasn’t well-suited to this material? With around four hours to go, I was preparing to abandon the book. It was complicated, and I began to care less and less about how it all ended up (as long as it did end up, quite quickly). I stuck with it. It was just clever enough towards the end to justify that decision, with some moments of comedy that did work well. But the plot has too many twists and turns. The Doctor’s real enemy here is boredom - and he didn’t win the fight.

Who ... decided it should be so long...?

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Loved this, Dan Starkeys narration is excellent and I loved the additional sound track. Super easy listening, great to pick up even for a few minutes as well as long slogs. Fantastically absurd and delightfully Who.

Fun, absurb, ridiculous and funny!

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