| Title | : | Doctor Who: The Resurrection Casket |
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| ISBN | : | 0563486422 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780563486428 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 |
| Publication | : | First published September 21, 2006 |
Will the TARDIS ever work again? Is Glint's lost treasure waiting to be found? And does the fabled Resurrection Casket, the key to eternal life, really exist? With the help of new friends, and to the horror of new enemies, the Doctor and Rose aim to find out.
Featuring the Tenth Doctor and Rose as played by David Tennant and Billie Piper in the acclaimed Doctor Who series from BBC Television.
Doctor Who: The Resurrection Casket Reviews
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The Doctor and Rose arrive on a shadowy planet called Starfall, where no modern technology works. They soon become entangled in a quest for a lost treasure known as the Resurrection Casket.
It’s a fun pirate adventure set in space, plenty of action along with the intriguing mystery of the casket too. -
I loved dr. Who the show the ones with DavidTennent and Billie piper were my favorite ones, so when I saw this on audible I just had to, but the one thing I didn’t like was the fact that it said in the description that it was narrated by David Tennent and Billie Piper but it was only David which I love but I was hoping that it would be like listening to an episode. All that aside it was entertaining I just miss Rose😕.
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This is a book based on the television series and has David Tennant's Doctor and Rose as his companion. In this one, The Doctor and Rose end up on a planet that has been affected by the zeg. The zeg affects all electronics and now they are stranded because that also means the TARDIS has been affected. While there, they find themselves in a mystery of a space pirate and his missing treasure.
I am surprised I am giving this a three star rating as the genres in the book are not my favorite. I don't mean the Doctor Who part because I am a huge fan of the series. Pirates are really not my thing and also the part where this world is now a steampunk world because of the zeg. I just do not like the steampunk genre. That being said, the pirates and steampunk are not overdone so I could still enjoy this book. I did think the portrayal of The Doctor was a little generic and I never truly saw David Tennant. Rose was fine and the characters that were made up for this book were the standouts. There were a couple of twists that keep the reader interested.
This book has all the pieces to be a really good book. There are fleshed out characters with motives and twists to keep the pace moving. This is one of those cases where the problem is not the book but the reader (me). Just not my favorite genre but I believe other fans of this universe will enjoy it much more than I did. -
pirates yes but not of the carribean
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It's kind of hit-and-miss with some of these New Series "Doctor Who" tie-in novels - but I really enjoyed this one! The whole story is full of fun little twists leading up to the REALLY BIG twist at the end. The main characters are memorable and fun - so much so that I wish this could have been an episode on TV. I found the audiobook read by David Tennant and his narration was really good. If you're a Tenth Doctor fan still missing your Doctor (it happens), it's worth your time to track down the audio. And if you're a Whovian languishing with the long wait until Peter Capaldi takes over the TARDIS, this isn't a bad way to pass the time.
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My third DW book from BBC, and my favorite yet. Steam-powered-space-pirates. Hell yes.
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Sometimes the kid in me just wants to read something fun and whats not to like about Doctor Who. Besides Ten is my favorite.
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Very influenced by Treasure Island and just a really fun read with pirates in space.
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At the time of writing this review, this’ll be the third Justin Richards book I have read (not counting Shadow in the Glass as he co-wrote that) and I have to say this is probably my favourite of his I’ve read so far.
The story itself has a really good setting. It feels like it’s trying to be a gritty cyber-punk pirate space adventure filled with humans and robots. While the first 110 pages are pretty slow, once the story gets past this point the story starts to get into gear. I have found that while reading JR books, they take a while to get going. However that said, while I did enjoy a lot of The Resurrection Casket, there were times where it was quite predictable and the ending felt a little rushed.
One of the things I didn’t expect about the story and was an aspect of it I quite liked, was that we have a monster who is actually known as the apologetic monster, who’s name is Kevin which I thought was quite different from what we’ve seen before. If you’ve watched the Matt Smith story The Curse of the Black Spot, a similar idea is here in this story, where if your found with a mark you, Kevin comes out to kill you unwillingly and apologises before tearing you down.
In regards to characterisation for our two main regulars, I.e those being The Tenth Doctor and Rose, they are written fairly well. Despite these two not being my favourite TARDIS team, I can still hear their voices while reading their dialogue. Although this is a Tenth Doctor story, I can imagine this being a Twelfth Doctor story, probably in his first series, series 8.
Overall The Resurrection Casket is an okay read. It has some good moments and an interesting mystery to it but it does suffer from being a bit of a slow burner and being a bit predictable. -
My favourite of all the ten/Rose books... actually, come to think of it, my favourite of all the DW books in this series, matched only by
Sting of the Zygons. Also I loved the audio r\b David Tennant. Rose was little more than useless in some parts, but I liked the Doctor/Drel sparring. Jimm was also interesting. Is it me or do they use 11/12 year olds quite a lot in this range? Ali in Black Island, Jude in Wooden Heart, Ian in Sting of the Zygons... yet another detail which shows that these books have been written with kids in mind. Sometimes this limits them, sometimes it refreshes them. But anyway. Can I just mention Kevin? Best. Novel. Character. Ever. He could have been a companion. I love him. -
Loved, loved the audiobook! Good plot and great performance. Tennant is a great narrator, he manages to give an unique voice to each character (also who can voice the Doctor better than the Doctor himself? LOL).
If only most narrators were as good as him... -
Eh. It was ok. I have read better ones by Justin Richards. This one was just missing something.
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This is a great one. I saw the plot twist coming a mile away but the other aspects of this book kept me hooked till the end. They introduced great, well-rounded characters; which a lot of Doctor Who novels fail to do. Definitely gonna read the book as well as listen to the audio book again.
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A fairly dull Doctor Who adventure. Characterization varies wildly and the plot is fairly predictable.
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I had to grab something to read that would fit into my handbook, and this one leaped off the shelf! A quick, fun read that didn't blow your mind but was entertaining enough. Some of the 'in' jokes did make me smile and I really enjoyed the character of Kevin. Slightly surprised that the TARDIS couldn't function without electrics, I would of thought it was far too sophisticated for that, but it was a good enough reason to get the Doctor and Rose involved.
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a nice riff off Treasure Island (the author admits so himself in the interview) in space :) Rose is a bit neglected, but it's not too noticeable.
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5/5 stars!
I know my reviews of these are getting repetitive, but this was just like an episode of Doctor Who! David Tennant is (yet again) a FANTASTIC narrator. The plot of this was interesting as well, and a lot of things clicked in the end, making me go "ahhh". Saying too much would give away a lot, so let me just say that this is about space pirates. If space pirates and David Tennant aren't enough to get you to pick up this audio book, then I don't know what is! -
Initial Thoughts Upon Finishing
This was a lot of fun and a fantastic adventure. Doctor Who meets space pirates - nothing better, right? I'd seriously love to see this one televised and I adored all of the characters in it, especially Kevin and Jimm! And ooh, that sneaky plot twist was fantastic.
The Resurrection Casket
I really enjoyed this one! This is definitely one of the better Doctor Who novels that I’ve read. I so, so, so enjoy the stories with David Tennant in them (not just because he is gorgeous) because he’s such a complete idiot as a Doctor.
There are so many silly moments in this one and Rose takes them gracefully in her stride - impressive given how many times she is almost killed! It’s a nice easy read and filled with all those wonderful “technical” terms (that are mostly just gibberish) that make you guffaw at the silliness of the Doctor."'Let's just get on with it, shall we?' he said, not unkindly. 'Everything on. Turn every switch, push every lever, press every button and ford every stream. Follow every rainbow until . . .' He stopped, frowned, and said apologetically, 'Sorry, got a bit confused there.'"
One of the best things about this book is that there are so many seriously loveable characters who I wish we could drag into other stories. The excitable little boy, Jimm, is such a sweetheart and I’d love to see his reaction if he ever got to fly in the TARDIS. But Bobb and Kevin were also fantastic, funny, witty, and clever. This book definitely has some enjoyable and fun characters, that’s for sure.
Space Pirates!
This is obviously very important. Space pirates are a serious and awesome business. If you love your space-y-ness then you really get your dose of it here. In this story the Doctor and Rose get stuck on the planet Starfall after entering the “zeg” - an atmospheric thing that stops any sort of technology working.
On this planet, everything runs by steam engines (etc) and calls from some really quite impressive space ships and semi-robotic people (obviously). BUT of course there’s also some trouble. The Doctor finds that people are getting curse marks put on them and get visited by a particularly hairy and apologetic monster called Kevin and being ripped to pieces, *gasp*. But don't worry, it's not too scary because the Doctor is there with Rose to giggle and laugh at everything along the way and make it alright.
Rose and the Doctor spend this adventure trying to work out why people are dying, who everyone really is, and ultimately hoping to find the missing treasure on a long-lost pirate ship that was captained by a man named Glint. If you’re looking for a Doctor Who novel to keep you guessing then this is it.
Sneaky Plot Twists
The thing that I super duper loved about this story was the plot twists at the end!! Things do head towards a slightly confusing area but thankfully we get a full low down on everything that went on so you won’t be left in a muddle by the end of it. Everything is explained and it twists your head completely around and you will almost definitely go OH! And that’s what makes a good Whovian story, yes? IN FACT! If you do watch the series and you enjoyed
The Curse of the Black Spot then be sure to check out this one, mostly because they both have pirates in them (wasn't that a fantastic episode, though?).
Summary
The one thing I’d like to say about this one is that I’d love to see it on TV. I know that won’t happen (obviously because the cast has moved on now) but it really could be quite an epic one to televise. So if you’re a fan of Rose and Ten then definitely pick this one up! I mean, SPACE PIRATES guys. So I think that’s enough said - if you like Doctor Who, you like pirates, and you like space, then I’m sure you’ll love this.
Happy reading! -
3.5 stars!
David Tennant reading Doctor Who audiobooks is always a fun time but it’s even BETTER when it’s a Ten and Rose adventure 💜 -
Rating: 3.5 Stars.
It took me a while to get into this Doctor Who novel, & for some reason it felt like it was a very long story, but I really enjoyed the second half & loved how clever the writing was. The Doctor & Rose’s representation was okay, it didn’t scream Ten at me, but Rose was definitely present. I’m annoyed at myself that this is the only Doctor Who novel from the past that I’ve read this year... hopefully I can fit some more in before the year is out!
⚠️ Violence & death ⚠️
Extended Review:
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This is the funniest of the the Doctor Who novellettes I have ever read.
It is a space pirate parody on Treasure Island. The folk-lore and focus of the entire plot centres on the most bloodthirsty Pirate that ever roamed the Space Seas ... Hamlek Glint, that legend has it went into the casket of the books title and has stayed in stasis for the past 50 years.
Meanwhile, the Doctor has landed on a planet called StarFall, an Industrial Revolution style planet, no new technology works, and that includes the TARDIS. The reason being is that galaxy is surrounded by a force called the Zeg that makes everything on the planet run on steam power.
They meet a young boy called Jimm, a boy fascinated by all of Glint's adventures, his uncle Bobb and a very eccentric millionaire leader of the region ... Drel McCavity, who turns out to be manipulative and obsessed by the Casket for his own gruesome reasons, (which I am not going to reveal just in case this review inspires you to read the book!) Sally, a cyborg waitress in a cheap pub. Oh, and a rather apologetic really rather kind monster that is told to kill once someone has been issued with the Black Spot ... oh and he is called Kevin.
The Doctor has to sail into space in real time which he hates to the edge of the galaxy out of the influence of the Zeg so his beloved TARDIS can work again. He counts on troubles but what he doesn't take into consideration is that he is sailing with an evil maniacal out-for-blood and guts crew of steam-powered Pirate Robots, an evil maniacal delusional human being and, of course, Jimm ... who was drugged by someone he trusted and smuggled on board.
With all the twists and turns and running and avoiding ... Pirates, Drel, and Kevin who all he wants to do is sit down watching Documentaries, do his suduku, crosswords and various degrees eating pizza and drink beer ... there is one thing that about the Hamlek Glint legend that the Doctor has to work out ... the most inventive twist on the tale I have ever heard.
Even if you are not a Who fan at least read it for the love of Robert Louis-Stevenson whom I am sure would love this take on his tale and would love the way Glint's legend ended and, in a way, started all over again.
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Starfall - a world on the edge, where crooks and smugglers hide in the gloomy shadows and modern technology refuses to work. And that includes the TARDIS. The pioneers who used to be drawn by the hope of making a fortune from the mines can find easier picking elsewhere. But they still come for the romance of it, or old-fashioned organic mining. Or in the hope of finding the lost treasure of Hamlek Glint - scourge of the spaceways, privateer, adventurer, bandit.
Will the TARDIS ever work again? Is Glint's lost treasure waiting to be found? And does the fabled Resurrection Casket, the key to eternal life, really exist? With the help of new friends, and to the horror of new enemies, the Doctor and Rose aim to find out.
It took a while to 'hear' David Tennant's Doctor in this narrative. It didn't come across as clearly '10' in the same way the last one I read was clearly '11'. However, part way through, my husband got me a copy of the audio cd, read by David Tennant, and it suddenly came alive! In some ways, this story felt similar to the 'black spot' episode with Amy, but it was different enough not to suffer for it.
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Easily the best Richards novel I've read.
Although there is a limitation that I think hinders all of these books and it's an abundance of dialogue that is completely plot focussed. Characters feel somewhat stagnant and unchanging, as if these adventures have had no lasting impact. This is a hurdle that if surpassed would no doubt elevate the series to true greatness. -
Excellent read/listen. Audiobook read by David Tennant who does a superb job; he is so good at getting the feel, personality and way Rose talks. Well, not only Rose, but in other books does Jackie so well with her attitude, and speech pattern. It is just the icing on the cake for the story.
The story itself is very well written. As with many of the books in the Who series, it would have made an awesome episode to watch. Descriptions are very well done; it was very easy to visualize everything and see each character in what they were doing. The story starts out in the past, seeing the Doctor and Rose stumble across a scupper that does not seem to be all that he claims. In typical Doctor fashion, he cannot help but look into what is going on. Excellent mystery, and allows the reader/listener to actually try to figure it out along with them. Is something I will likley go back to read/listen to more than once someday (if I did not have a million books waiting to be read already). -
Rating: 3(.5?) stars
Still not as good as The Stone Rose, but a step up from The Feast of the Drowned. The side characters were interesting, rather than flat (like in Flatline haha I'm hilarious) and as always David Tennant was an awesome narrator. -
The Resurrection Casket features space pirates, steam powered evil robots, steam powered spaceships, and a question for lost treasure. The story is strongly influenced by the classic Treasure Island. However, the book avoids merely being "Treasure Island" in space with a lot of clever innovations. Richards does a fabulous job with the evil shadow creature who bares the name of Kevin, a character that's at times fun and others sad.
The Resurrection Casket is a delight and truly an imaginative story with a lot of fun twists including the secret of the titular casket. The audiobook has Tennant being marvelous as the Doctor. Truly this is a great read and listen for any fan of the Tenth Doctor or imaginative Fiction. -
The best one so far, this has the Doctor and Rose pitted against steampunk space pirates who keep them hopping and skipping through one plot after the next. The reluctant and apologetic villain was a nice touch, and certain Doctor quirks will have you laughing out loud. I read this on Audible.com, unabridged and performed by David Tennant himself, so it was a real treat.
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I had a hard time rating this one. After all, you have the 10th Doctor, Rose, pirates, and an apologetic monster named Kevin. What's not to love? The story is brisk and entertaining...but. The but is that it comes across as a bit silly, and while silly certainly has a place in Doctor Who, this seems to overdo it a bit. Still enjoyable, but fluffy.
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The Doctor's TARDIS loses power and they enter a world of steampunk. Everything is powered by steam in space because electronics don't work. There's a mythical pirate treasure and a monster called Kevin. There's some really good ideas here and it is a fun story. A good read.
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Another enjoyable read, with some genuinely surprising twists, and a monster called Kevin (who couldn't love a monster called Kevin?)
