Doctor Who: Touched by an Angel

Eleventh Doctor, Book 10

De: Jonathan Morris

Narrado por: Clare Corbett

The past is like a foreign country: nice to visit, but you really wouldn’t want to live there. In 2003, Rebecca Whitaker died in a road accident. Her husband, Mark, is still grieving. He receives a battered envelope, posted eight years ago, containing a set of instructions with a simple message: "You can save her."

As Mark is given the chance to save Rebecca, it’s up to the Doctor, Amy, and Rory to save the whole world. Because this time the Weeping Angels are using history itself as a weapon.

Read by Clare Corbett, Touched by an Angel features the Doctor, Amy, and Rory, as played by Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, and Arthur Darvill in the spectacular hit series from BBC Television.

©2011 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2011 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

One Of The Best Doctor Who Books I have Heard/Read

Where does Doctor Who: Touched by an Angel rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is the best to date. Usually a book based on a TV show is a watered down story that doesn't affect the shows continuum and steers clear of the big villains. This would have made an excellent episode of the series. It personally had an impact on me because I listened to this book, around the time of the Weeping Angels offed Rory and Amy from the show.

Who was your favorite character and why?

When the Ponds are around, Rory gives the doctor a run for his money

Have you listened to any of Clare Corbett’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

If I may quote the Doctor, She was brilliant. This was my first Clare Corbett performance, but not my last. Many because I have two more Doctor Who audios with her as the narrator.

An interesting expansion on the Angels

Think of it more as an extra episode than any kind of bug expansion on the characters or three universe. It was an entertaining, short, "read".

an Angels with new tricks

Best new monster because you find them everywhere. including on video. if you can't get enough of angels this is one of the stories you should enjoy All the while wondering if time can be rewritten.

great story and a decent narrator.

The story has the creepiness and mystery of the Angels that i was looking for. It is well written and easy to follow.

The narrator was good in her own way. I liked her when she was reading the narrator's parts, but she was lacking when it came to different voices. The men in the book all sound 80 years old with a slight onset of dimentiona.

overal i was recommend this book.

Time travel at it's finest.

One of the best Doctor Who books I've read so far, full of paradoxes and ramifications ( nice word, ramifications...), not to mention the blinovitch limitation effect. Great emotional story too. If you had a chance to go back in time to change things, would you do It? But what could happen? If you're a fan of Doctor Who or like time travel stories, this book is for you.

Who doesn't like angels?

Story was an excellent reminder of the importance to show love while we have time.

The Angels... You gotta love them!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I purchased this book with great trepidation. How could "The Doctor" work as a novel? But it did. Of course,its best to know the characters in seeing them on TV.

What did you like best about this story?

Don't Blink

What about Clare Corbett’s performance did you like?

She is absolutely spot on with the characters - each had a voice AND a separate accent.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes.

If you are fan of the show, get this book.

Let me say up front, if you are an audiobook listener and a Dr. Who fan, you need to hear this book, and I assume most of you who are already have. No need to read this review further, if you do not already have it, just get it and enjoy. The Audiobook is titled “Doctor Who: Touched by an Angel: Eleventh Doctor, Book 10”. You may be asking, is it worth a hard-earned Audible credit for just over five hours of entertainment? Yes, yes it is. Jonathan Morris tells a fantastic tale of time travel, The Doctor (Matt Smith) along with his two companions (Amy and Rory). Not only are these some of my personal favorites in doctor and companions, the book also includes one of the more formidable Doctor’s enemies; the weeping angels. Again, if you are Dr. Who lover, why are you still here reading this review? Go get the book!

The book throws us into one of the Doctor’s timey-wimey time paradoxes where a husband is sent back in time because he was touched by one of the angels, and in doing so he intends to save his wife by preventing the car accident that takes her life many years in the future. As he comes to grips with this new time placement, he comes up with plans on how to best notify his future wife of her impending doom. He also needs to make some money to live and start his life over in the past. We often see Time getting in the way trying to prevent the event that Mark so dearly wants to stop. Things are mostly going well until Mark (her husband) runs into is younger self and the Doctor and companions need to get involved. Not only is the book fully of Dr. Who goodness, but there is also a solid love story with a rollercoaster ride of emotions along the way.

The book does an exceptional job of bringing a Doctor Who episode in more than just a TV format, and the audiobook is excellently narrated by Clare Corbett; who has been involved in some of the best rated audiobooks on Audible. I very much enjoyed her voice and ability to bring the words to life. I had no issues with the audio or quality, and the narration was done skillfully. I know I will be looking to listen to more by this narrator in the future.

For those who have seen many of the newer episodes of Dr. Who played by Matt Smith, the author blends his personality as one would expect from the TV show. We see some humor, lightheartedness, but also a serious side to the doctor when it is needed. His mannerisms and sayings all come out in this wonderfully produced book. I also liked that Amy’s and Rory’s characters were also well portrayed in the book. It was like listening to an extended TV series.

If you are not a fan of Dr. Who, you may be confused by some of the events that take place in the book. The author writes as if you already know much of the backstory of both the Doctor and his antics. I would suggest for those who have not seen a Dr. Who episode, go and watch a few with Matt Smith and you will more easily understand and enjoy this book. I will say that this is the first Dr. Who audio book I have listened too, but I will be picking up a few more as I enjoyed it very much.

Loved it!

Good Doctor Who story. I could totally see this being made into an episode. Loved the time travel. Who wouldn't want to go back to see their loved ones?

Fantastic!

One of the best novels I've read in a long time. You will not regret buying it!