The Death of Art

by Simon Bucher-Jones

In 1880s France, Doctor Who and his companions find themselves caught up in the desperate internal power struggle of a clandestine brotherhood. The future of Europe is at stake, in a war fought with... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0426204816
• ISBN13: 9780426204817
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Virgin Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.3" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Madness, Mutation and Mayhem in 1880's Paris.

The Doctor is once again following the path of human psi-powers through history after a message from Ace alerts him to psycho-temporal activity in last-century France. Art students are succumbing to the mysterious Brotherhood who are twisting their bodies and using their minds to enslave an alien race and to gain power. The Doctor and his friends are quickly in the thick of things as events threaten to escalate out of control. Roz finds herself in mortal danger in the sewers beneath Paris, whilst Chris is mistaken for the Doctor by the French police. The Doctor must untangle the convoluted politics and motives belonging to several covert organisations and ensure that Paris doesn't get destroyed in the crossfire. Simon Bucher-Jones' first novel is a bit of a mixed bag. The characters and description are first rate, with the Quoth being another well-drawn culture from the latest set of books. The plot though is rather over-complicated with a confusing political background and an even more confusing web of allegiances. Purists may be disgusted by all of the visceral descriptions and events, but if you stick with it you will be rewarded with a good story.