Doctor Who: The Ripple Effect: Seventh Doctor (Doctor Who 50th Anniversary E-Shorts Book 7)

The Bad I didn't see as something bad per se, in my personal case, but I think that some readers can feel kinda uneasy since the narrative has a lot of technobabble. The Odd It's pretty hard to know when this short story may happen. My best guess is that it happens at some moment after of the classic TV episode Remembrance of the Daleks but before Ghost Light , but I can't be certain. Apr 24, Natalia rated it really liked it Shelves: I actually really liked this one! Yeah, mental that was! Even I was on the Doctor's side when he said all needed to be righted.

Who knows what else had been messed up in the universe??

Jul 23, Iain Hamilton rated it liked it. Another good effort that falls down on its depiction of the characters this time of McCoy's doctor and Ace. I'm really starting to wonder if, when the commissioning editor, or their lackey, 'phoned all these people up the following basic conversation ensued: Hi, this is xxxx from Puffin. I know this isn't really your thing, but I'm pulling together a series of short novels for the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who.

I would love to to self It pays the bills! Well, now you've got that kernel of an idea fixed firmly into your head, I better tell you the hitch. You've got to do randomly insert name of actor who played the Doctor in a completely different period - when the chosen item either wasn't part of the equation or the AUTHOR wasn't watching. All the others have gone. Oh well, I suppose I can just write the same thing and ostentatiously use a few trappings from that Doctor.

No one will notice. There was so much promise and none of these authors is to blame! A Big Hand for the Doctor 2. The Nameless City 3. The Spear of Destiny 4. The Roots of Evil 5. Tip of the Tongue 6. The Beast of Babylon Aug 01, F. A bit surprising really, as we are seven stories in. I wonder what could have kept them. Yet even though it's playing with the past it remains very much it's own thing. It is interesting to n Hooray! For most part this loathing is justified.

And yet when the Doctor happens to meet friendlier daleks — as he does here — the texture of that hatred changes, making it seemingly border on xenophobia. After all with evolution and change of circumstances, who knows what the future could bring. But what would the Doctor do with a genuinely pacifist dalek? Given the task of bringing to life one of the great Doctor Who partnerships — The Seventh Doctor and Ace — Blackman definitely rises to the challenge.

And that pairing is one which makes any tale a distinct treat. Jul 23, Kribu rated it liked it Shelves: Another of the anniversary year short stories where I felt it the story could have used a whole lot more fleshing out. The Ripple Effect was certainly a perfectly fine little story, but for something that I got the feeling that should have had some effect on the reader, an emotional impact of some sort, it left me to shrug and feel rather indifferent. Also, and I can't really put my finger on the reasons, but somehow this story felt "younger" to me than the previous stories in this set - not in a Another of the anniversary year short stories where I felt it the story could have used a whole lot more fleshing out.

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Also, and I can't really put my finger on the reasons, but somehow this story felt "younger" to me than the previous stories in this set - not in any particularly bad way, but just, well Anyway, this was the first thing by Blackman that I've read, and while I could have hoped for a bit more, it does make me want to read her original fiction - I've heard nothing but good things about her YA novels.

Aug 03, Richard Wright rated it it was ok Shelves: A short and pointless story, that attempts to hint at the darker, less trustworthy Seventh Doctor. The plot itself, in which an alternate timeline needs to be reset, is obvious from the start including the resolution - of course it will be reset , and even the younger end of the reading spectrum will have no trouble anticipating it if they watch the show regularly.

This would have been fine, if the author had held nerve with the central question of the story - should the Doctor reset a timeline A short and pointless story, that attempts to hint at the darker, less trustworthy Seventh Doctor. This would have been fine, if the author had held nerve with the central question of the story - should the Doctor reset a timeline where the Daleks are a force for good?

What would motivate him to do that, and how much damage and destruction would he be ensuring just by returning things to 'normal'? It's the only interesting idea in the story, and the author shoots it in the head by ensuring the Doctor ultimately has no choice at all. Jul 03, Ashley rated it really liked it Shelves: Really liked this one. I've never seen an episode from the Seventh Doctor's tenure, so I'm ill-equipped to judge Malorie Blackman's character portrayals, but the actual story itself was really interesting and even kind of moving.

It was perhaps too big of a story to try to tell in a little e-short, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. Definitely looking to check out some more of Blackman's other stuff now. Only four Doctors left now. I'm still suuuuper curious who's going to get Ten and Eleven.

Jul 29, Leilani rated it it was ok Shelves: Ace and the Seventh Doctor are portrayed very generically here, and the plot is both lacking in surprise and overly ambitious for the word count. Ace's developing friendship with one of the locals magically develops in about a sentence, in one of the worst examples of tell-instead-of-show that I've come across in ages.

Also, this author must generally write for a much younger audience than the other writers chosen for this series, because the overall tone is much simpler in a kind of condescendi Ace and the Seventh Doctor are portrayed very generically here, and the plot is both lacking in surprise and overly ambitious for the word count. Also, this author must generally write for a much younger audience than the other writers chosen for this series, because the overall tone is much simpler in a kind of condescending way that I hated when I was that age.

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I've enjoyed this series overall, but this story was a definite let-down. Again I am not that familiar with the series featuring the Seventh Doctor and street-savvy companion Ace. However, I felt that Malorie Blackman did a great job with the characters and tackled an ambitious storyline that proved very compelling.

It could easily have been the basis of a novel if expanded. I felt it was one of the best in the series to date. The Ripple Effect is a short story written by Malorie Blackman and is a part of the year-long celebration for the fiftieth anniversary for Doctor Who This short story is the seventh installment of what would eventually be twelve parts — one for each Doctor.

This short story was written really well and featured the Daleks! How can I not like a story of Doctor Who featuring the Daleks!?! I was really hoping that they would s The Ripple Effect is a short story written by Malorie Blackman and is a part of the year-long celebration for the fiftieth anniversary for Doctor Who I was really hoping that they would show up in the series, but I was losing faith, because the predominate enemies seemed to be new villains, but then again, the Daleks are synonymous with Doctor Who , so I really should be expecting them.

Blackman has really gotten the essence of the Seventh Doctor really well and I love the rapport he has with his companion Ace, because of that the story is filled with drama. This story is rather interesting one, not much of a time travel story, but more of an alternative history one, which makes it seem a tad fan fiction in nature, which isn't necessary a bad thing if it's done well, which this was.

All in all, I really enjoyed reading The Ripple Effect and was written really well. I got to know the Seventh Doctor a tad better and I was really glad that he was written in character, which properly commemorates him as the last Doctor prior to the reboot.

Oct 27, Eduardo rated it liked it. Jan 21, Maj rated it it was amazing. An exceptional short Who story which would definitely make a great modern day episode of the TV show proper. Feb 15, Melenia rated it really liked it. Nov 29, Corinne rated it really liked it. Oct 07, Jason Canada rated it really liked it. Jul 02, Jacqueline O. Other ships are also stranded. But the Doctor dismisses this as an illusion.

They "auto-land" on a planet, which they soon discover to be Skaro. But rather the home of the militaristic, xenophobic, racist, bullies we know as Daleks - Skaro is home to a race of Daleks who are the center of teaching, medicine, and research for the entire galaxy. People of all races and of all ages come to the Academy on Skaro to learn, study, and do research.

Even the Time Lords have come to Skaro to say thanks for the Dalek medical team that saved the life of the Lord President of Gallifrey. The Doctor, of course, knows this to be wrong. Ace also remembers her own fights against vicious Daleks, but over time she comes to accept the new world she's on, and the new universe. The Doctor, however, continues to investigate - and although the Daleks are as good as they seem, this alternate universe isn't stable - and in the end, he and Ace must do something about that.

The Ripple Effect is an excellent story, in that it's really about prejudice - the Doctor's previous experiences with evil Daleks make it difficult for him to accept that these Daleks are good. Ace at first agrees with him, but she gradually accepts what she sees with her own eyes, despite her memories, these Daleks are good.

Ace even becomes friends with one of the other students - which makes the end even more tragic. This is an excellent and very short story, as all the other stories in this series are short. Dec 18, Monique Hausser rated it it was amazing Shelves: It's quite interesting because looking at some of the other reviews here some people really didn't like this one. Once again, I haven't seen the seventh doctor or Ace and this era is probably the one I know least about. Hence, I only had the perspective of someone who doesn't really know who they are but I must say this one felt most familiar to me.

I actually think this story is the best one out of the seven. Because this story touches on Doctor Who subjects, such as the complications of b It's quite interesting because looking at some of the other reviews here some people really didn't like this one.

Malorie Blackman pens Seventh Doctor and Daleks story

Because this story touches on Doctor Who subjects, such as the complications of being a Timelord and The Doctor's prejudiced attitude towards the Daleks, and I always wondered about a story to do with 'nice' Daleks. Of course, none of these really ended well maybe the exception of Rose's Dalek. The story also shows The Doctor's conflicting feelings towards the Daleks and this story also displays a true emotional interaction between the Doctor and his companion. Once again, it is told through the perspective of a companion which plays quite nicely for the audience.

I never like it when it's through the perspective of The Doctor as he is technically a mysterious character we really still don't know about after all these years. Then there's the random bond between Tulana and Ace, where Ace is then truly devastated over the fact the her friend will no longer exist.

But I like this story for touching on the familiar themes I had not seen yet and this story showed. Because of that, I can easily ignore those other elements that may have worked better in a longer story.

Still, I did quite like this one as it felt like the truest Doctor Who adventure. Another good quick read in this series of Dr Who stories released in for the 50th anniversary. In terms of characterisation, I have to be honest and say that I can't recall seeing the seventh Doctor portrayed by Sylvester McCoy so when I tried to visualise this story, I couldn't say if they had got his mannerisms down well or not. Having said that this was a good story with an interesting moral dilemma - without wanting to reveal too much, the Dr finds himself in a massively different timelin Another good quick read in this series of Dr Who stories released in for the 50th anniversary.

Having said that this was a good story with an interesting moral dilemma - without wanting to reveal too much, the Dr finds himself in a massively different timeline - different from everything he knows - the dreaded Daleks are a peaceful race, seen as benevolent scientists and researchers and even held in high regard by the Time Lords. Nobody except the Dr and Ace know of any different and when he tries to explain his version of the Daleks, he is met with disbelief. So, the big moral dilemma is - does he accept this universe and timeline where everything seems to have changed for the better as far as the Daleks are concerned, or does he try to right the wrong even if that means putting the Daleks back to how he knows them?

This situation is challenged by Ace as well who would be content to accept this new alternate universe rather than the one she knows better. The Dr is resolute on finding out what caused the ripple in time and to correct it - and then his decision is made for him when that universe starts to unravel and he has no choice. I definitely liked this one because it made you think, and question the Dr's judgement. Aug 26, Melody rated it really liked it.

As a Doctor Who fan, I was really excited when it was announced that short fiction was going to be released by various authors in celebration of the th Anniversary though I have no idea why I've waited to so long to read them. This short story is from diverse author, Malorie Blackman who has done such a fabulous job with a time travel adventure that will captivate you from the very beginning. I found The Ripple Effect to be humorous and the emotional resonance to be just as chilling as it is o As a Doctor Who fan, I was really excited when it was announced that short fiction was going to be released by various authors in celebration of the th Anniversary though I have no idea why I've waited to so long to read them.

I found The Ripple Effect to be humorous and the emotional resonance to be just as chilling as it is on screen. Blackman nails the voice of the characters love the sass of the characters who are so distinctly strong and tone of the world and the imagery jumps off the page. The universe is in big trouble and doesn't even know it, thanks to the Doctor who is hard at work saving the day Malorie does such a fantastic job narrating the audiobook herself, which lasted just over an hour, about the same length of an episode of Doctor Who.

I don't think that I can just read the other short e-shorts now, I need to consume them in audiobook for, it was so much fun! So if you are a Whovian and for some reason have yet to read these e-shorts, start today and maybe start with Malorie's! Dec 14, Bruce Gargoyle rated it really liked it Shelves: The Horns of Nimon.

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