Paul Erickson (2) (1920–1991)
Author of The Ark
For other authors named Paul Erickson, see the disambiguation page.
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- Birthdate
- 1920-11-22
- Date of death
- 1991-10-27
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Country (for map)
- Wales
- Birthplace
- Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
- Place of death
- Lambeth, London, England, UK
- Occupations
- screenwriter, writer
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Doctor Who-The Ark (Doctor Who Library) by Paul Erickson
The first of what would become an occasional theme in Doctor who (mind, after forty odd years, totally new stories are a bit rare), sees the Doctor and his companions find the remnants of Humanity and their Monoid servants escaping the destruction of Earth. Everything is seemingly hunky-dory until an introduced illness changes the balance of power
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Paul Erickson added some extra chrome into the book version of The Ark which was, I suppose, not realisable on screen, notably the numerous different habitats on the Guardian/Monoid spaceships, and a second invisible Refusian. Also the motivation for the Monoids' peculiar decision to send the Doctor and Dodo on an exploratory mission is (just about) rationalised. I had forgotten just how bloodthirsty the climax is, as the Monoids wipe each other out in a firefight (and here Erickson gives in to Ian Marter-style temptation to make the fighting even more vicious on the page). I felt, however, that the characterisation of the first Doctor was a bit shaky, with a bit too much use of "old chap" which is not really one of his catchphrases.… (more)
Paul Erickson added some extra chrome into the book version of The Ark which was, I suppose, not realisable on screen, notably the numerous different habitats on the Guardian/Monoid spaceships, and a second invisible Refusian. Also the motivation for the Monoids' peculiar decision to send the Doctor and Dodo on an exploratory mission is (just about) rationalised. I had forgotten just how bloodthirsty the climax is, as the Monoids wipe each other out in a firefight (and here Erickson gives in to Ian Marter-style temptation to make the fighting even more vicious on the page). I felt, however, that the characterisation of the first Doctor was a bit shaky, with a bit too much use of "old chap" which is not really one of his catchphrases.… (more)
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