Verdigris

by Paul Magrs

A third Doctor and Jo story in which Jo is kidnapped by the Master when she tries to get to the bottom of some weird goings-on at UNIT. The supposed Master turns out to be Verdigris, a sinister and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0563555920
• ISBN13: 9780563555926
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: BBC Worldwide Publishing
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.4" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

It's not easy being green

In many respects, Paul Magrs is the odd man out in the regular BBC Doctor Who authors. Many people complain that the original Doctor Who novels are too unlike the TV series upon which they are based. But even where the novels stray from the TV series' usual fodder, they are normally remaining fairly safely within a standard science fiction/horror genre. But not Paul Magrs.Mr. Magrs has been compared to the magic realism style of writing, and with good reason. While many of the occurrences in his books are strange and outrageous, they never seem to be out of place - at least, not within his books.Like his previous Doctor Who novels, this one features the wonderful Iris Wildthyme, a Time Lady from Gallifrey and the self-declared love of the Doctor's life. Like the Doctor, Iris travels through time and space in a TARDIS, which is stuck in the form of a number 22 bus to Putney Common. Unlike the Doctor's TARDIS, Iris's is just a little bit smaller on the inside.In this book, Iris and her companion Tom (a young, gay black man, so you know he is exactly the sort of companion who wouldn't be featured in Doctor Who as televised) travel to the 1970s to meet up with the Doctor's third incarnation, still exiled to Earth by the Time Lords. He is immediately attracted to Iris - not because she is the love of his life, but because she has a working TARDIS.In the meantime, Tom is being sought out by an attractive young man, and not for the reason he hopes! This young man is one of the "Children of Destiny", and is seeking to have Tom join their ranks. But what exactly is the "destiny" of which they are children?If you like your Doctor Who just like on the telly, you should probably avoid this book. If, on the other hand, you want to see it from a very different and fresh perspective, pick this book (and 'The Scarlet Empress' and 'The Blue Angel') up now!

A fun romp with the 3rd Doctor and Jo!Iris is not too bad!

For fans of the 3rd Doctor and Jo, this missing adventure is a fun romp. I will not give too much away. Iris returns to Earth (with her gay companion Tom) to visit the Doctor who is still stuck on earth from the Time Lords.Shortly after Iris arrives carriages land on earth with alines, the Doctor get finds a group of children called"Desinty's Children"(who much up with the Doctor's life on earth). The Master makes a appearence ,but does not seem to be his usual evil self. Verdigris eventually reveals himself to everyone and tells of how he came to earth. Verdrigris fixes up the present and leaves earth. Iris is not too bad ,neither is her gay companion Tom who has a big part to play with all the stuff going on!Overall, a fun romp with the 3rd Doctor and Jo Grant and Iris is not as annoying as she is her other books!Fans of the 3rd Doctor will have fun with the novel, it's chessy monsters and a story that would of made a great episode for the TV series!

Just a fun Doctor Who story..

I didn't think I would like this story when I first read it, but before I had finished the book I absolutely loved it. Paul Magrs writes a send up of the Pertwee era of Doctor Who and does a great job. The Doctor's old friend Iris Wildtyme whom arrives newly regenerated in a body that can best be described as a cross between Miss Marple and Mimi Bobeck (from the Drew Carey Show) while the Doctor is still in his Third incarnation. The two soon discover strange things are at foot as they discover a train full of characters from literature. Iris's companion Tom, a teenage boy from the year 2000, is being drawn in by a mysterious group who call themselves "The Children of Destiny" while the Doctor's companion Jo Grant has been kidnapped by who she thinks is the Master. But she soon discovers that it is not the Doctor's arch-Nemesis at all but an alien being known as "Verdigris who has revealed itself as the true guiding force behind "The Children of Destiny". This book is not to be taken seriously, but to be enjoyed. In the wake of such novels like "Interference", it is wonderful to read a book like this that celebrates everything that is Doctor Who and doesn't try to tear it down. Silly monsters and bad special effects. I think that is what we love about Doctor Who in the first place and I think people like Lawrence Miles should take a tip from writers like Paul Magrs and Mark Gatiss and just lighten up!!