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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN num: 9781846072703
ISBN number: 1846072700
Label: Random House UK
Manufacturer: Random House UK
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 256
Printing Date: November 28, 2007
Publishing house: Random House UK
Sale Popularity Level: 210180
Studio: Random House UK
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It is almost Halloween in the sleepy New England town of Blackwood Falls. Autumn leaves litter lawns and sidewalks, paper skeletons hang in windows and carved pumpkins leer from stoops and front porches. The Doctor and Martha soon discover that something long-dormant has awoken in the town, and this will be no ordinary Halloween. What is the secret of the ancient chestnut tree and the mysterious books discovered tangled in its roots? What rises from the local churchyard in the dead of night, sealing up the lips of the only witness? And why are the harmless trappings of Halloween suddenly taking on a creepy new life of their own? As nightmarish creatures prowl the streets, the Doctor and Martha must battle to prevent both the townspeople and themselves from suffering a grisly fate...
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It's the day before Halloween in the small New England town of Blackwood Falls. Every home is decorated with jack-o-lanterns, ghosts and goblins; the children are choosing their costumes from Tozier's Costume Emporium, and the adults are making the final preparations for the town's annual Halloween Carnival. But Halloween in Blackwood Falls will be anything but ordinary this year...
Rick Pirelli and his best friends Thad and Scott love Halloween. Before they head off to pick up their costumes, they notice an eerie purple glow coming from the base of a tree in Rick's backyard. The tree, with bark as grey as pitch, gave the town of Blackwood Falls its name. The boys unearth an ancient book filled with strange symbols, and unwittingly set into motion a chain of events that will endanger the entire town.
The Doctor and Martha arrive just as an ominous purple mist descends upon Blackwood Falls. The mist seems to be coming from the exact spot where the boys found the strange book. The unnatural fog soon has people in the town feeling uneasy, and the Doctor notes that it seems to be feeding off people's deepest fears. When monstrous creatures called Hervoken begin attacking residents of Blackwood Falls, the Doctor and Martha are the town's only hope. Can they stop the growing threat before it's too late?
This is one of my favorite Doctor Who novels. Mark Morris did an excellent job in capturing the spirit of the television show while still making the story his own. The Doctor and Martha are portrayed very well, and there are a lot of fun references to past adventures. Forever Autumn is a great Halloween read for any Doctor Who fan.
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Curiosity killed the cat, or so the saying goes, and it fits the bill perfectly in "Forever Autumn" by Mark Morris. When three young boys dig a book out of the roots of the town's namesake tree, they unknowingly awaken a sinister, emotionless force that wraps the town in a purple mist. The Doctor and Martha arrive soon after the boys' discovery, and they immediately begin looking for answers to the strange new developments in the town. People begin to go missing, cats become "possessed," and seemingly harmless costumes and Halloween decorations come to life. Who or what is causing all of this? Can the Doctor save Blackwood Falls from a fate that's been buried beneath the town for centuries? Read this swiftly paced tale in order to find out.
While there is a large amount of creepiness to this tale, if you can handle the revived series of Doctor Who, you can handle this book. It's scary in a fun sort of way and reads exactly like one of the shows from the series. Morris has a solid handle on the characters of the Doctor and Martha as portrayed by David Tennant and Freema Agyeman. It's quite easy to visualize both of them as this adventure unfolds. Morris also tosses in a few references to the television show, listing some of the experiences and creatures encountered by the Doctor and Martha.
The book itself is quite nice, too. It's a hardback book that's the size of a paperback reader. The cover artwork is excellent. It features the Doctor and Martha, the official Doctor Who logo and a sinister jack o'lantern set on a dark background of an old twisted tree and cemetary headstones.
Fans of the recent Past Doctor books published by BBC will notice that this tale is seemingly written for a younger audience. Don't let that deter you from picking it up though. This is a fun, easily digestable story that might actually make you think twice before plunking down money to buy some discounted bat decorations for Halloween this year. I highly recommend it to fans of the new and classic Doctor Who series and to younger readers aged twelve and up who can appreciate a good science fiction tale.
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I listened to the audio book of this story, so bear that in mind.
I found this an interesting story. Mark Morris creates a convincing atmosphere, and certainly it is very creepy. His characterisations seem good, though Martha doesn't get much to do at all.
The aliens were good, though, and their ability to possess things makes them really quite effective. The resolution was good, though the sonic screwdriver yet again becomes the universal plot device. I'm surprised it doesn't chop like a knife set too!
Overall, quite pleased with the story. I wasn't expecting high art, but I got an entertaining listen.
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Mark Morris tries really hard to come up with an original Doctor Who story and for the most he succeeds. The problem I had was with the characters, particularly the Doctor and Martha Jones. He just doesn't quite get either right, especially Martha, and it throws the whole story off. I think the biggest part of the problem story-wise is that Mr. Morris never makes his New England town particularly American, it comes off as too British and thus never seems real. Conversely, Mr. Morris never has his American characters seriously question the Doctor or Martha because of their distinct accents given all of the odd goings on. Because of this chunks of the story do not work. I wanted to like this story and while it does have a few wildly fantastic moments, I really cannot recommend it.
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You really should watch the series before reading the book (or at least some of the series) just to get the accents in your head.
The book is fairly true to the characters and the services. It is always interesting to se what different forms 'aliens' and their interactions with humanity can take. This book keeps the humour and 'wackiness' of the series.
And of course, Martha is a stone fox. I would get the book just cause her picture is on the cover!
Aliens, fog, the cat lady and Halloween. The DR saves the day (aided by Martha of course).Good concept.
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