Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks (Doctor Who, Book 16)

by Terrance Dicks

Book Overview

UNIT is called in when an important diplomat is attacked in his own home - by a man who then vanishes into thin air. The Doctor and Jo spend a night in the 'haunted' house and meet the attackers - who... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0426103807
• Release Date: November 1974
• Publisher: Target / W. H. Allen (U.K.)
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.3" x 0.5" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

Fun Novelization

This is a good novelization of a Doctor Who story from the early 1970s. Terrence Dicks, Doctor Who's script editor from 1970-1974, has done a nice job keeping the story moving and fleshing out the characters more than we get to see in the television serial. This is a good story from the Doctor's exile on Earth, involving time travel, hairy beasts, human resistance and of course the Daleks. Guerrillas from the future travel to the 20th century to stop a great war from happening, so that the Daleks can't conquer the Earth. The Doctor of course gets involved and is able to time travel to the guerrillas' future, due to some borrowed alien technology. There are some lovely plot twists and turns (nothing too strenuous as this is a young adult's book) and some interesting characters. I'd have to say the weakest part of the story is actually the Daleks. I actually think the story would have worked better with some different/new alien menace. However, the Daleks are the Doctor's oldest foes, and the creatures that put Doctor Who on the map, so to speak, so I can understand the desire to trot them out again for the fans. Another tiny problem I had was with the cover artwork. O.K., I can accept that the drawing of the Ogron is probably what the production team would have wanted to create if they'd had the time and budget, but what's up with the UNIT spaceship? You don't have to have seen this particular story to enjoy this book, and you probably don't need to be familiar with the Doctor and his exploits. If you get the Pinnacle edition, Harlan Ellison has written a wonderful introduction to the Doctor and his exploits for the uninitiated. It is a fun story, engagingly written and a fun way to spend an afternoon.

Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks

This novel that is written by Terrance Dicks is very good. it is a science fiction novel that keeps you reading. it is not like others in where it is hard to understand due to complicated wording or procedures. I think that is one reason why it is so enjoyable to read. The two main characters are always into things so it forces you to continue reading to find out what happens next. Sometimes it seems so hard to defeat his enemies but yet he somehow is able to stop them and keep them from taking over and ruling with ruthlessness. I recommend this book for reading just for the enjoyment and getting away from normal life.

fair beginning

The book was not my introduction to Doctor Who but seeing the video in a catalog clarified for me just how much I had missed the Doctor. This is a good introduction to the Doctor, his principal enemy the Daleks, and the subtlly intellectual nature of the Doctor Who series. Highly recommended.

Dr Who and Daleks equals a good story.

As with many sci fi series, Dr Who and his mechanical foes the Daleks are part of what made the show popular. Exterminate! was as hokey as British TV ever became.This novel is a definate for Dr. Who fans, and especially those that root for the Daleks!

Excellent. A masterpeice of the battle between good and evil

I found this book an excellent story, one that should go down in history as a classic. It covers not only obvious evil (the Daleks), but an evil emerging that exxceeds even that of the Daleks themselves -- the 22nd century mercenaries, whose plan it is to destroy the beginning of their struggle 200 years back but actually bring it upon themselves