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Nothing O'Clock (2013)

by Neil Gaiman(Favorite Author)

4.21 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Puffin

series

Doctor Who 50th Anniversary E-Shorts

review 1: I have a bit of a funny relationship with Neil Gaiman. I cannot decide if I am madly in love with him and his work or if I don't like it at all. I sway from mindset to mindset every time I read a piece of his work. But luckily I loved Nothing O'Clock from start to finish! I have already said Matt Smith is my favourite Doctor, and the only problem I had was Amy Pond. I am not a massive fan of her as a companion.The baddies in this little short story are the Kin and to start with they sounded like your plain old baddie, omnipresent and dare I say it, generic, but as the story develops and you get to see more of them they actually scare you. I was actually scared. They sound disgusting and what they are doing is insane! They are literally buying the world, piece by piece.I ha... moreve to say that I think this would of made an amazing episode and given that Gaiman has written for the show previously I cannot believe this idea has not been pitched. It is so clever and so well thought out that even in such a short space of time (50 pages or so) it feels like you know all you need to know and nothing has been missed out!A must read and a short story that has now made me want to read them all!
review 2: As both a dedicated Whovian and an avid fan of Neil Gaiman, I thoroughly enjoyed this novella! The short story accurately and vividly presents the 11th Doctor and Amy Pond as they come upon an ancient entity known as The Kin. While a short novella, it fits perfectly well in the Doctor Who universe, particularly given the series episodic nature. All details are smoothly presented and any loose ends neatly tied up by the ending. I loved it and I highly recommend it to Whovians and Gaiman fans alike. Thank you, Mr. Gaiman!! less

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