Doctor Who and the Leisure Hive
by David Fisher
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The Leisure Hive on the planet Argolis is an entertainment centre for galactic travellers. At the heart of the Hive is the Tachyon Recreation Generator, a machine with a most extraordinary performance capability and vital to the continued existence of the Argolin after their devastating war with the reptilian Foamasi... While visiting the Hive, the Doctor and Romana are sucked into a whirlpool of treachery and deceit, and are eventually arrested on suspicion of murder. Soon the Doctor is on show more trial for his life... Lalla Ward, who played Romana in Doctor Who, reads David Fisher's complete and unabridged novelisation, first published by Target Books in 1982. The voice of K9 is provided by John Leeson. 3 CDs. 3 hrs 44 mins. show lessTags
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David Fisher wrote two Doctor Who novels based on his own scripts for the Fourth Doctor stories Creature from the Pit and The Leisure Hive. (He also wrote the original scripts for two Fourth Doctor Key to Time stories, The Stones of Blood and the Androids of Tara, but the novelisations of those were done by – of course – Terrance Dicks.) I remember really enjoying his Doctor Who and the Creature from the Pit when it first came out, and Doctor Who and the Leisure Hive is, for the same reasons, also a hilarious read – Fisher has a Douglas Adams-like ability to build in circumstantial detail and hilarious commentary to make you feel that this is a real, zany universe in which the Doctor and show more Romana are dealing with complex alien societies as well as future technology. show less
David Fisher wrote two Doctor Who novels based on his own scripts for the Fourth Doctor stories Creature from the Pit and The Leisure Hive. (He also wrote the original scripts for two Fourth Doctor Key to Time stories, The Stones of Blood and the Androids of Tara, but the novelisations of those were done by – of course – Terrance Dicks.) I remember really enjoying his Doctor Who and the Creature from the Pit when it first came out, and Doctor Who and the Leisure Hive is, for the same reasons, also a hilarious read – Fisher has a Douglas Adams-like ability to build in circumstantial detail and hilarious commentary to make you feel that this is a real, zany universe in which the Doctor and show more Romana are dealing with complex alien societies as well as future technology. show less
Probably not the best Doctor Who story and novelization but still an entertaining read. At the beginning of the book it`s detailing the Argonian civilization and its fall which is a plus.
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- Canonical title
- Doctor Who and the Leisure Hive
- Alternate titles
- The Leisure Hive
- Original publication date
- 1982-07-22
- People/Characters
- The Doctor (4th); Romana (2nd); K-9 (Mark II)
- Important places
- Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK; Argolis
- First words
- The deck chair attendant shivered in the cold air off the sea, and cursed for the thousandth time another chilly English June.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)It had after all been one of those days.
- Original language
- English
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- Popularity
- 123,144
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (3.27)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook
- ISBNs
- 6
- ASINs
- 3
