Avarill's Reviews > Doctor Who: The Nightmare of Black Island

This was a particularly strong entry in the BBC line of tie-in Doctor Who novels. Mike Tucker does lots of things right -- he nails the Doctor and Rose perfectly, gives both of them important things to do, and for an added bonus cooks up a scary, atmospheric romp and well-drawn peripheral characters. Tucker also gets extra points for excellent use of descriptive language. Just because a story is targeted to Young Adult readers doesn't mean that vocabulary or sentence structure need be dumbed down. Tucker's prose is evocative, and as an added special bonus, Anthony Head turns in a delightful performance as the narrator. Get the audio version just to hear him do the voices -- from the Doctor and Rose to the aliens and Welsh children -- it's a joy to listen to.