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Ten Little Aliens
Author:Stephen Cole
Series:Doctor Who book:
Past Doctor Adventures
Release Number:54
Subject:Featuring:
First Doctor
Ben and Polly
Set In:Period between
The Smugglers and The Tenth Planet
Release Date:June 2002
Publisher:BBC Books
Pages:281
Isbn:0-563-53853-8
Preceded By:Warmonger
Followed By:Combat Rock

Ten Little Aliens is a BBC Books original novel written by Stephen Cole and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the First Doctor, Ben and Polly.

Ten Little Aliens was re-released in 2013 for the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who.

Reception

In Interzone, Matt Hills writes, "The novel's major premise is sharply executed: the corpses of "most wanted" alien terrorists mysteriously return to life in order to attack an elite military squad sent to hunt them down. [...] Cole's plotting is strong, and the novel also hits home via its quirky stylistic choices: introducing military characters very economically through their comments on the Schirr enemy, and pausing for a "Make Your Own Adventure"-style interlude where one has to navigate through the different viewpoints of a neural network."[1]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Hills . Matt . 'Neo-Retro' Tales of a Time Lord . 19 January 2023 . . 186 . February 2003 . 56.