The Blood Cell

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The Blood Cell
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Author James Goss
Series Doctor Who book:
New Series Adventures
Release number
52
SubjectFeaturing:
Twelfth Doctor
Clara Oswald
Set inPeriod between
"Listen" and
"In the Forest of the Night"
Publisher BBC Books
Publication date
11 September 2014
Pages256
ISBN 978-1-84990-774-3
Preceded by Engines of War  
Followed by Silhouette  

The Blood Cell is a BBC Books original novel written by James Goss and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who . It features the Twelfth Doctor and Clara Oswald. The book was released on 11 September 2014 along with Silhouette and The Crawling Terror . [1]

Contents

Reviews

The Blood Cell gained generally positive reviews, calling it an "effective chiller". [2] Most of them commented the unusual way of narration from the first-person perspective of the administrator of the prison in which the book is set known as the Governor. [2] [3] [4] More grim and darker tone is also noted. [2] [4] The interaction between the Doctor and the Governor is described as "a good mix and an interesting double act". [3] Goss nailed the bantering love/hate relationship of the Doctor and Clara, [5] capturing the bickering between the pair. [4] Peter Capaldi's Doctor is pretty recognisable, [5] the author captures his "ornery portrayal extremely well", [2] and the Twelfth Doctor's intellect as well as his sarcastic side with the "lashings of the amusing fish-out-of-water Time Lord" is portrayed accurately. [3] As for Clara, Goss "captured her quiet determination well" [2] and was praised for "an absolute hold on the character, really getting inside her head and nailing her characterisation perfectly". [3]

Audiobook

The Blood Cell
Author James Goss
Audio read by Colin McFarlane
Series Doctor Who
SubjectFeaturing:
Twelfth Doctor
Clara Oswald
Publisher BBC Audio
Publication date
13 November 2014
Media type Audiobook
Audio CD (5 Hours 56 Mins)
ISBN 978-1-910281-73-4

The audio addition to the book was released on 13 November 2014, read by Colin McFarlane who played General Austin Pierce in Torchwood: Children of Earth and guest starred in the Doctor Who episodes "Under the Lake" and "Before the Flood" as Moran. [6] This was the first new series audio to be released since AudioGo went into administration in 2013.

References

  1. ↑ "First 12th Doctor Novels Detailed". Doctor Who TV. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Appleton, Jonathan (25 November 2014). "The Blood Cell: Can the Doctor Escape?". Kasterborous. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "The Blood Cell Review". Doctor Who TV. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 Simpson, Paul (10 September 2014). "Review: Doctor Who: Books: The Blood Cell". Sci-Fi Bulletin. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  5. 1 2 Mount, Paul. "DOCTOR WHO – THE BLOOD CELL". Starburst . Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  6. ↑ Doctor Who: The Blood Cell: A 12th Doctor Novel (Dr Who). ASIN   1910281735.
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