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Doctor Who: Night of the Humans: 67 Hardcover – 22 April 2010
byDavid Llewellyn(Author)
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This is the Gyre - the most hostile environment in the galaxy...' 250,000 years' worth of junk floating in deep space, home to the shipwrecked Sittuun, the carnivorous Sollogs, and worst of all - the Humans. The Doctor and Amy arrive on this terrifying world in the middle of an all-out frontier war between Sittuun and Humans, and the countdown has already started. There's a comet in the sky, and it's on a collision course with the Gyre...When the Doctor is kidnapped, it's up to Amy and "galaxy-famous swashbuckler" Dirk Slipstream to save the day. But who is Slipstream, exactly? And what is he really doing here? A thrilling, time travel adventure featuring the Eleventh Doctor and Amy, as played by Matt Smith and Karen Gillan in the spectacular hit series from BBC Television.
- Print length256 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherBBC Books
- Publication date22 April 2010
- Dimensions13.23 x 2.41 x 20.42 cm
- ISBN-101846079691
- ISBN-13978-1846079696
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An original Doctor Who novel.
About the Author
David Llewellyn was born in Pontypool in 1978. He is the author of three previous novels, 'Eleven', 'Torchwood: Trace Memory', and 'Everything Is Sinister'. He lives in Cardiff.
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- Publisher : BBC Books
- Publication date : 22 April 2010
- Edition : 1st
- Language : English
- Print length : 256 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1846079691
- ISBN-13 : 978-1846079696
- Item weight : 318 g
- Dimensions : 13.23 x 2.41 x 20.42 cm
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- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 February 2020Format: Kindle EditionVerified PurchaseIt was a decade since matt Smith and karen gillian first came o n to our screens matt as the infamous doctor (11th) a d karen ( Amy)
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 October 2014Format: HardcoverThis Eleventh Doctor novel was published in 2010, so is a story about quite an early period of the Eleventh Doctor's incarnation, when he is travelling with Amy Pond. The Tardis is responding to a trans-temporal distress signal and lands on something solid in the Battani 045 system. Amy is astounded to learn that in Earth relative time it is the year 250,039. And they're about to find themselves in the middle of a very urgent problem. Because where they've landed is an object called the Gyre, a bundle of shipwrecks and refuse brought together by gravitational forces of nearby stars, and the Gyre is attracting the orbit of a comet which, if it hits will have a devastating impact on inhabited worlds within twenty-five million miles. So the Sittuun have despatched a ship with a nanobomb to destroy the Gyre, but they crashed on it, the local inhabitants have been killing their crew, and the comet's about to hit. So now would be a really bad time for the Doctor to be captured by somebody else ... wouldn't it?
This was a really good early Eleventh Doctor story; there is a good mix of alien cultures in the story, and the Doctor and Amy are characterised really well. The story itself is well paced, and the action races along, and the background and narrative to the story are well thought out. Definitely recommended. - Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 January 2017Format: HardcoverVerified Purchaseas good as the advert said, and arrived earlier than promised, great, definitely use these guys again
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 May 2016Format: HardcoverVerified PurchaseConceptually ‘Night of the Humans’ is quite intriguing. Considering all the places the Doctor has visited the author has managed to find something a bit different with the Gyre. As its name implies it is based upon the vast collection of rubbish that has gathered in the Pacific due to the movements of our waste by ocean currents. The Gyre of ‘Night of the Humans’ has a more science fiction emphasis in being a gathering of space debris that has built up in one area.
Living upon the Gyre is a human colony descended from the crew of a crashed ship who have utilised what technology they still have available to them but turned it into the foundation for a retrograde religion. There are also familiarities, perhaps, with ‘The Face of Evil’, which is a positive thing.
Also, as the title might suggest, there is an effort to make the humans the monsters of the piece. This isn’t entirely followed through, however, and remains primarily only the view of the Sittuun. The humans may be uncivilised, religiously blinded and somewhat barbaric but in essence they are merely trying to survive in a relatively hostile environment. The Sollogs, giant slugs existing in the wreckage, are the literal monsters of the story but it is Dirk Slipstream who, with his callousness to life and selfish obsessions, who is the real monster of the story.
As the plot develops and the story progresses it becomes less interesting but somewhat more action orientated. However, the action is quite well placed, if maybe a tad repetitive, and the author holds back a couple of revelations.
The characterisation of Amy is a bit odd and, at times, it’s hard to see the Doctor of this novel as the Eleventh. Some of the other characterisation is quite good though, especially Charlie. It is Dirk Slipstream that probably remains the most interesting, however. From initial impressions he is a showy conman who thinks a lot of himself, but there is also a dark and malicious side to his nature. He also seems to have a backstory which involves a previous encounter with the Doctor. This is more of a plot device than anything as he hasn’t previously appeared in any other Doctor Who stuff and the referenced encounter is with an unspecified earlier incarnation of the Doctor.
A pleasant read and one of the better early Eleventh Doctor novels. - Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 June 2015Format: HardcoverVerified PurchaseVery good read throughly enjoyed this book
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 April 2013Format: Hardcover'This is the Gyre - the most hostile environment in the galaxy...'
250,000 years' worth of junk floating in deep space, home to the shipwrecked Sittuun, the carnivorous Sollogs, and worst of all - the Humans. The Doctor and Amy arrive on this terrifying world in the middle of an all-out frontier war between Sittuun and Humans, and the countdown has already started. There's a comet in the sky, and it's on a collision course with the Gyre...
When the Doctor is kidnapped, it's up to Amy and "galaxy-famous swashbuckler" Dirk Slipstream to save the day. But who is Slipstream, exactly? And what is he really doing here?
A thrilling, time travel adventure featuring the Eleventh Doctor and Amy, as played by Matt Smith and Karen Gillan in the spectacular hit series from BBC Television
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- Colleen McMahonReviewed in the United States on 17 May 2010
5.0 out of 5 starsQuick read, exciting and suspenseful adventure!
Format: HardcoverVerified PurchaseI received this book, the first of the three newly published Eleven & Amy adventures, on Friday, and finished it by Saturday afternoon. While the novels in general are mainly aimed at a YA audience, they are usually interesting enough to hold my attention and keep me turning the pages. Pretty much all of the new series Who novels are head and shoulders above the old Target novelizations, although not as complex as the series of novels published between the end of the old series and the 2005 reboot. For what they are, in general, I enjoy these as a "fix" when I'm hungry for new Doctor adventures between new episodes of the show.
Night of the Humans is a good start for the Eleventh Doctor. The TARDIS lands on a mysterious metal body that is where no planet is on record. The Doctor quickly discovers that he and Amy are on The Gyre--like those spots in the ocean where all the floating trash coalesce into a big patch, this is the equivalent in deep space, a spot where, due to gravitational forces of surrounding stars and planets, all sorts of space 'trash' has similarly piled up over millennia, to the point where the Gyre has its own gravity, atmosphere--and native inhabitants, who are all quite dangerous, including the humans.
Also on the Gyre is a spaceship filled with Sittun, another alien race who have their own mission to complete on the Gyre, and who are not fond of humans, from past experience as a people, as well as the hostility of the particular humans on the Gyre. There are some nice ideas developed over the course of the various interactions, including how a religion might evolve from a group's history over time, that to an adult reader are a bit cliched, but would definitely evoke that "hmmm..." sense of wonder from a young reader coming across such an idea for the first time.
The writing is good, the characters act in character (though I did have the same problem with Amy's voice being much clearer in my head than the new Doctor's, which I'm sure will change over time as Matt Smith spends longer in the role). I liked that there were cues that placed the story within the time sequence of Season 5 episodes and thoughts and reactions of the characters that connected to events of the series so far. I also like that, like the current season, a real effort has been made to welcome new viewers, so much of the complex history of the Ninth and Tenth Doctor remains unnecessary to know to enjoy this book.
A very enjoyable read, I would recommend it for any Who fan looking for a "fix" and especially as something that might encourage a younger Who viewer (I would say 8-9 and up, depending on reading ability)to branch out into reading science fiction as well as watching it, and maybe even begin exploring books beyond the Who tie-ins.
In the meantime, I will be not-so-patiently watching my mail for the other two of this first round of Eleventh Doctor novels. - T.NReviewed in Australia on 18 March 2015
4.0 out of 5 starsHumans suck
Format: Kindle EditionVerified PurchaseWhy does the doctor think humanity is his favorite? Nobody likes humans. - Nanny OggReviewed in Germany on 14 September 2010
4.0 out of 5 starsFlotte Story mit dem Elften Doctor
Format: HardcoverVerified PurchaseNight of the Humans ist das zweite Buch, das eine Geschichte mit dem elften Doctor und seiner Begleiterin Amy enthält. Mir hat die Geschichte um einen "verwilderten" Stamm von Menschen, die fest davon überzeugt sind, auf der Erde zu sein und (Generationen nach dem Absturz ihres Raumschiffs auf einem Asteroiden) eine eigene "Zivilisation" und Religion neu erfunden haben, sehr gut gefallen. Etwas "seltsam" kam der vermeintliche Retter Dirk Slipstream (genialer Name!) daher, aber insgesamt trug auch er nur zum Spaß an der ganzen Geschichte bei. Allerdings - es bleibt nicht nur lustig und/oder spannend, auch ein gewisses Maß an Tragik ist zum Ende hin unvermeidlich. Für mich rundet das die ganze Sache aber perfekt ab. Ein gutes Buch, das Lust auf mehr macht. - KiloCharlieMikeReviewed in the United States on 24 September 2014
4.0 out of 5 starsDecided Fun Romp with Amy and the Doctor
Format: Kindle EditionVerified PurchaseI found myself slowing down this book and making sure not to read it all in one session because it was a fun, Indiana Jones style adventure, not to be rushed. It had what a Doctor Who adventure should: an interesting storyline, surprises, highs and lows, situations that make you wonder what the best choice is, and characters that behave like themselves (you can hear Amy's voice in the book.) Worth it. - dswaldoReviewed in the United States on 27 May 2010
5.0 out of 5 starsSurprisingly good!
Format: Kindle EditionVerified PurchaseI'm always a little nervous buying a Doctor Who novel. Either the story is overly complicated, overly dark, or tries to add things to the Doctor's history that I think disagree with the way the character's been established on TV.
This novel forgoes all that and just gives us a fun Doctor Who adventure, something they could film for the series today & you'd enjoy watching. Nothing to contradict canon, nothing too depressing or convoluted -- I was very pleasantly surprised. Now I just have to look to see if this author has any other Who novels to check out!
