{"id":2493,"date":"2009-12-22T07:00:05","date_gmt":"2009-12-22T12:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/?p=2493"},"modified":"2009-12-23T01:56:31","modified_gmt":"2009-12-23T06:56:31","slug":"doctor-who-audio-book-recommendation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2009\/12\/22\/doctor-who-audio-book-recommendation\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who Audio Book Recommendation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I just finished listening to an excellent Doctor Who audio book entitled, The Forever Trap<\/em>.\u00a0 I’m typically more of a full-cast audio drama fan, but this particular audio book really impressed me.\u00a0 The story was written by Dan Abnett (yes, that Dan Abnett of Marvel Comics Nova<\/em>, Annihilation<\/em>, War of Kings<\/em>, etc), read by Catherine Tate (Donna Noble on Doctor Who<\/em>), and features the Tenth Doctor and Donna.\u00a0 This two-disc story was released in the same format as the other BBC Books Tenth Doctor Adventures audio book adaptations, but this one was released exclusively to audio.\u00a0 It is the second of its kind, preceded by Pest Control<\/em> and followed by The Nemonite Invasion<\/em>.<\/p>\n

I’ve listened to Pest Control<\/em>, which was read by David Tennant, but it failed to impress me.\u00a0 Even with David Tennant reading the story, it still didn’t feel like proper Doctor Who<\/em>.\u00a0 Needless to say, after that I didn’t have high hopes for The Forever Trap<\/em>.\u00a0 As I had expected, I was disappointed within the first few minutes of The Forever Trap<\/em>.\u00a0 Right out of the gate, Catherine Tate provides an unbelievable voice for the role of a holographic salesman.\u00a0 I was so turned off by that voice, I gave up listening for a while.\u00a0 A few days later, I started the audio book again.\u00a0 Wow!\u00a0 Sure, that salesman voice isn’t great, but the rest of the audio book was fantastic!\u00a0 I could visualize the Doctor perfectly thanks to an excellent script by Dan Abnett, and Catherine Tate totally nailing David Tennant’s speech patterns.\u00a0 Did I already say “Wow”?\u00a0 Well, I gotta say it again.\u00a0 WOW!\u00a0 This is proper Doctor Who.\u00a0 Abnett clearly gets the Doctor and Donna both.\u00a0 Also, his talent for writing good science fiction really shines through.\u00a0 Kudos to Catherine Tate for doing such an outstanding job!\u00a0 She effortlessly switches between the abrasive Donna, the energetic Doctor, and a wide array of other characters.\u00a0 I didn’t realize what an amazing range she has.<\/p>\n

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this audio book, more so than most other Doctor Who audio books.\u00a0 Apparently The Nemonite Invasion<\/em> is also read by Catherine Tate, so now I’m gonna have to track that one down too!<\/p>\n

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