Coldheart

by Trevor Baxendale

The Doctor, Fitz and Compassion arrive on the planet Eskon - a strange world of ice and fire. They must lead a danger-fraught subterranean expedition to prevent a disaster that could destroy the very... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0563555955
• ISBN13: 9780563555957
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: BBC Worldwide Publishing
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.4" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Is that a GIANT SLUG in your pocket...?

Great, traditional Doctor Who monster story. Genetic mutations are occurring within the population of Baktan and the Doctor has found out the cause (see front cover pic - arrrggghh!!!) You'll find the Doctor beaten up a lot more than usual, Compassion is changing slightly, and Fitz, well, it's revolutionary and girl trouble again for him. Baxendale has a great way in describing his planetary landscape, especially conveying the increasing need and survival the people of the desert city Baktan for water. Nice short chapters urge the story on, so it makes it hard to put the book down. RECOMMENDED to all!!!

Very traditional, in almost every respect

I found Coldheart to be a relatively good read. It's extremely trad (traditional), which is a good thing, when you see it's surrounded by the continuity-messing blockbusters like Interference and The Ancestor Cell.I felt that Coldheart was like a rest from the mounting tension with the events of Shadows of Avalon leading to Ancestor Cell (I won't spoil it). Fitz is an excellent character in this novel, and is decidedly Doctorish throughout. Compassion is cold and obtrusive, and is my utter favorite EDA character apart from Fitz. The Doctor is spot-on. The Slimers are the villans (well, apart from the other one) of the piece, but aren't painted as such. They are just despised by the Eskoni, and want to be the same as everyone else. So I'd recommend this to those readers who want to take a break from the arc which is slowly building. Remember, a change is as good as a rest.