Doctor Who: The Smugglers
by Terrance Dicks
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Author: Terrance DicksEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1988-12
ISBN: 0426203283
Number of pages: 128
Publisher: Carol Pub Group
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Book Review: A fun Georgian pirate adventure with time travelers
Summary: 3 Stars
The British had a subgenre in both film and literature that dealt specifically with the massive smuggling going on under the early Georges in response to oppressive taxation and import/export laws of the time. Dr. Syn is probably the most famous example. So it is no surprise that Doctor Who undertook a similar story. One of the stories destroyed by the BBC;this book is the only way THE SMUGGLERS will ever be experienced. And, as always with Target books, the writing is very basic and uninspired. Despite that, the strong sense of "fun" still makes it through. This must have been a great serial. I can well imagine the regulars particulary Hartnell having a field day and, despite the limitations, author Dicks just manages to bring the characters to life--a familiarity with the genre or at least TREASURE ISLAND doesn't hurt either. A good read. Not brilliant but solid. Strange. Despite all of the heavy SCI FIC Who stories destroyed, it is the historicals that both translate to print the best and that this reader ends up wishing he could have seen.
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