Simon Messingham

This is what Falls the Shadow should have been. Loaded with atmosphere and great characterization, the book is down right macabre and drowning in Victorian Gothic, as well as high concept. One of the best and most original New Adventures I've read.

Nobody does the 10th Doctor better than David Tennant! When I saw that this Doctor Who audiobook was narrated by Tennant, I checked it out of my local library's digital site immediately. A 10th Doctor fix! Yay!!

This story was so much fun to listen to! A future Earth is a place of starvation, famine and wasteland. England is a barren, abandoned expanse, but a group of scientists are struggling in vain to plant crops. Not only are their efforts to grow food failing, but something much more show more sinister is lurking out there in the empty wasteland...waiting. Karl Bering and his sister, Katy, are out checking their experimental crops, when Karl is snatched away by something. Luckily, the Doctor appears (dah daaaaaa dah!) and carries her back to the facility. What took Karl? Will Katy be ok? And what is out there??

David Tennant is stellar as the 10th Doctor in this BBC audiobook! Every time something bad happens or a monster appears, he grins and says it's fantastic. ha ha! It's everything I loved about the episodes of Doctor Who he starred in! Once when a large monster is attacking the group it says "Comeeeeee with meeeeee!'' in this really spooky voice. The Tenth Doctor's reply?? "You ought to brush your teeth!'' LOL!!

As with most other BBC audio presentations, the production value is fabulous with neat sound effects added. Simon Messingham wrote a great Doctor Who story -- very enjoyable! David Tennant is quite talented as narrator. His performance is more acting than just reading. He voices all the characters wonderfully even doing a croaky voice for the monsters. Fab! I have hearing loss, but I was easily able to hear and understand Tennant's performance, even with all the sound effects and his accent. Just an enjoyable experience!

10th Doctor fans & those who enjoy Doctor Who will love this audiobook! At just over 2 hours long, it is a quick listen. I happily let the Doctor keep me company while I cleaned house. Luckily, no troll popped out of my linen closet. :) Well worth the time! Fun story! show less

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The Doctor, Fitz and Anji have slipped into a parallel universe where they encounter the mysterious Sabbath, once again, and get involved with a race that is more than it seems. I’m not a fan of the Sabbath arc, and the racing story has been done better elseWho; also Messingham uses first-person narration from both Fitz and Anji, and doesn’t really get convincing voices for either. Not very memorable, for me anyway.

The Doctor arrives at The Grange, an old estate house in England, where a small group of scientists are trying to fix the soil that has stopped supporting life and caused a global food crisis. However, just before The Doctor arrived, the founder of the group disappeared and his sister is left in shock and only able to warn everyone not to go under the bridge...

This was a solidly creepy Doctor Who story, which made it an excellent listen for spooky season. Occasionally the thinly veiled show more message about climate change gets a little heavy-handed, but it doesn't detect from the narrative. And, of course, David Tennant's reading is excellent as always. Recommended for Doctor Who fans show less