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The Curse of Fenric by Ian Briggs

The book form of one one the the classic Who era’s best adventure is equally great. We have more detailed background of the relationship of the camp commander and the scientist and of the priest who is much younger than in the tv version. Such a shame that the Cartmel Masterplan about the origin of the Doctor remained only a plan....

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TheCrow2 | 4 other reviews | Sep 29, 2021 |

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric (Doctor Who Library) by Ian Briggs

The Curse of Fenric is my favorite 7th doctor adventure, the book added to my enjoyment of the story by filling in holes in the plot of the TV version.

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texvelis | 4 other reviews | May 2, 2018 |

Doctor Who: Dragonfire by Ian Briggs

How the Eighth Doctor meets Ace! I love her so, so much--and so will you, once you read this thrilling adventure!

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wealhtheowwylfing | 1 other review | Feb 29, 2016 |

Doctor Who: "Dragonfire" by BBC

An ice planet/grocery store has an evil mastermind and maybe a dragon.

Horrible, horrible writing. Despite a simple plot, nothing about it makes any sense. There are some attempts at humor, but they're pretty bad and I wasn't always sure if something was meant to be funny or not. McCoy is always clowning regardless of the intended tone of a scene, which makes it feel like he's just not taking the role seriously, rather than that the character is silly. Not that you can really blame him considering the scripts they were giving him.

Concept: D
Story: F
Characters: D
Dialog: D
Pacing: C
Cinematography: D
Special effects/design: D
Acting: D
Music: F

Enjoyment: D

GPA: 0.9/4… (more)

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comfypants | Nov 27, 2015 |

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