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Well, here comes one of the biggest events in the Eighth Doctor line of books, one that will adversely affect the Eighth Doctor (and his past) for quite awhile as Faction Paradox starts to really get ahold of the Eighth Doctor and his friends. Now Part One is one of the toughest books to read as it becomes 'grounded' in a really harsh and gritty world/viewpoint, with violence and sadisim a really common theme, and it's tough because it is our world, in a sense, and it is a viewpoint that some people have in our world, unfortunately. Weapons dealers, torture, and the media play a big role in Part One, to a lesser degree though in Part Two, and some heavy questions are asked, as one fellow asks the Eighth Doctor, "Can't you do anything to change this world, these governments that allow such horrible things to happen?"

(Note: Interference is really one big book, with Book Two continuing off where Book One left off, or should I say, both stories. There are two interconnected stories, one with the Eighth Doctor, which takes up the majority of each book at the start, and a second one with the Third Doctor at the end of each book, which changes the whole tone of his era. Interference, the title, not only refers to how Faction Paradox is going to Interfere in the Doctor's lives, but also media Interference and government Interference and how people deal with that inside themselves, with the messages and signals that they receive from society. So it juggles some heavy issues, not always successfully and maybe a little heavy-handed, but still, some interesting points/ideas, which does play into the resolution of Sam's story especially. It just messes with expectations, really.)

EDIT: Cause Amazon won't let me review Part Two separately. Well, I have finally finished Interference, both books. When I first wrote this review, I had only read the first part. I struggled at first getting into the second part, but when I did...heck. Heck, heck, heck, heck, it was better than I had expected it to be. My gosh. I knew what was going to happen. I knew it because I had read later Eighth Doctor books, and I had even read a description of this story and some of its events/characters, but I didn't know exactly how it was going to happen. How it unfolded, how the writer set up this story...yeah, better than the description of it. Part One really sets up the gritty dark aspects of this story, yes, but Part Two really goes into...another world. It goes into the story of how the Cold came to exist, and what the connection is between the Media people and the Cold. And in the other part of the story, the final story of what happens on Dust with the Third Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith, and I.M. Foreman...yikes. That was great. That was sensational. And what happened to the Third Doctor...ugh. Kills me still. But it is excellent. Disturbing in some parts, and has a message of its own in a way, but overall, I think this is great.


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Interference Book One Dr Who Series Lawrence Miles 9780563555803 Books Reviews

(Be warned that INTERFERENCE Books I and II are not actually separate, distinct books. This is not a story and its sequel. This is one story split across two books. This should be read straight through as though it were one 600-page book. Do not be expecting a large cliffhanger at the end of Book I because there isn't one there. Book I simply sets up the story and gets us halfway to the conclusion. Do not buy Book I and expect a complete work.)
INTERFERENCE is a startlingly vast undertaking. It pushes the limits of what can and cannot be discussed in a Doctor Who story, and the book is all the richer for it. And while it doesn't manage to quite grasp everything it reaches for, what it does achieve is both powerful and thought provoking.
The book definitely has an epic feel to it, although as it's the "first ever full-length two-part Doctor Who novel" it would be a disappointment if this were not the case. The story reaches over several thousand years and intersects the Doctor's personal timeline twice. It's complicated and told from several viewpoints. It has fairly heavy themes and the attitude running through it gives it a very important feel. The atmosphere that becomes built up (particularly effective in the opening sections) makes for a spellbinding and captivating read.
This enormous, two-book, six-hundred page marathon is divided into two sections which are then split roughly in half. The first section deals with the Eighth Doctor's adventures on Earth, and the second is centered around the Third Doctor being taken out of his normal time-stream and placed on the planet Dust. The Eighth Doctor segments are also divided up into smaller pieces, each slice not necessarily taking place at the same time as the others. At times, it can be a very confusing read, although ultimately the experience is very rewarding. During a few points I had to stop reading and make mental notes about how exactly the story was unfolding and which pieces were occurring in what order. While the book definitely made me work harder at reading it than others in the EDA line, this change was quite welcome and the pay-off well worth it.
As I mentioned, this story is dripping with atmosphere. The tone is set right from the very beginning -- this is a very dark story. It's also a very well told story. Lawrence Miles isn't interested in what technological nonsense the Doctor will use to escape from a prison cell; he wants to go deeper than that. He isn't interested in having Sam repeat some clichéd Save The Whales slogan; he wants to explore her mind and her mentality. He's using the conventional tools of Doctor Who to tell a story that reaches outside of the normal parameters of what we expect when we see the blue logo on the cover. But he's not kicking down the ladder of Doctor Who after he's climbed up it; Sam's beliefs and experiences form the very heart of the book. Sam's politics aren't just a springboard for Miles to say Bigger and Better things about Politics, they remain under the microscope during the entire book. Miles has merely taken everything that we know about Sam and drawn them out to their logical conclusion. Who would have guessed that the result would make for such fascinating reading?
As in ALIEN BODIES, this story is packed full of great ideas and new pieces of excellent continuity. Here they all fit together much better and work at forming a cohesive work. The little asides and narrative passages that dragged the plot of ALIEN BODIES to a standstill work rather effectively here. Despite its massive length, there's very little (in the Earth sections) that doesn't contribute to the overall tone of the work. Everything just feels right, even the passages where the Doctor comforts a tortured and dying political prisoner with stories about a fantasy world of TARDISes and Time Lords. I think that in the hands of a lesser writer, this section could really have turned out to be rather embarrassing, but fortunately Miles knows what he's doing and treats the subject with the delicacy it deserves. Extra points are given for not tiptoeing around the subject matter.
In my opinion, the biggest flaw is that the themes and atmosphere don't translate properly from one part of the story to the other. The Eighth Doctor segment is about the effect of media and culture upon society, the way perceptions change people, and how close perceptions of people come to reality. With only a few exceptions, these themes are totally absent from the Third Doctor segments. The only thematic link between them seems to be Fitz's ruminations on how he is perceived (and how he will be remembered by others) and a character in the Third Doctor segments who is proud of the fact that no one will ever be able to get close enough to know the real her. The jumps between the Earth and the Dust segments seemed much more jarring because of this. If the themes had been held together more coherently, I think this would have ended up being one of the best (if not the best) Doctor Who stories written. As it stands, it's still extremely good, but somewhere well below perfection. The difference in tone between the two segments is unfortunately distracting.
All in all this is a really excellent book that is unfortunately let down by a few flaws. While the book does fall slightly short of some of it's goals, it must be commended for daring to aim so high. With the publication of INTERFERENCE, the bar has been raised for all other Doctor Who books and stories. Thank you, Lawrence.
Well, here comes one of the biggest events in the Eighth Doctor line of books, one that will adversely affect the Eighth Doctor (and his past) for quite awhile as Faction Paradox starts to really get ahold of the Eighth Doctor and his friends. Now Part One is one of the toughest books to read as it becomes 'grounded' in a really harsh and gritty world/viewpoint, with violence and sadisim a really common theme, and it's tough because it is our world, in a sense, and it is a viewpoint that some people have in our world, unfortunately. Weapons dealers, torture, and the media play a big role in Part One, to a lesser degree though in Part Two, and some heavy questions are asked, as one fellow asks the Eighth Doctor, "Can't you do anything to change this world, these governments that allow such horrible things to happen?"

(Note Interference is really one big book, with Book Two continuing off where Book One left off, or should I say, both stories. There are two interconnected stories, one with the Eighth Doctor, which takes up the majority of each book at the start, and a second one with the Third Doctor at the end of each book, which changes the whole tone of his era. Interference, the title, not only refers to how Faction Paradox is going to Interfere in the Doctor's lives, but also media Interference and government Interference and how people deal with that inside themselves, with the messages and signals that they receive from society. So it juggles some heavy issues, not always successfully and maybe a little heavy-handed, but still, some interesting points/ideas, which does play into the resolution of Sam's story especially. It just messes with expectations, really.)

EDIT Cause won't let me review Part Two separately. Well, I have finally finished Interference, both books. When I first wrote this review, I had only read the first part. I struggled at first getting into the second part, but when I did...heck. Heck, heck, heck, heck, it was better than I had expected it to be. My gosh. I knew what was going to happen. I knew it because I had read later Eighth Doctor books, and I had even read a description of this story and some of its events/characters, but I didn't know exactly how it was going to happen. How it unfolded, how the writer set up this story...yeah, better than the description of it. Part One really sets up the gritty dark aspects of this story, yes, but Part Two really goes into...another world. It goes into the story of how the Cold came to exist, and what the connection is between the Media people and the Cold. And in the other part of the story, the final story of what happens on Dust with the Third Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith, and I.M. Foreman...yikes. That was great. That was sensational. And what happened to the Third Doctor...ugh. Kills me still. But it is excellent. Disturbing in some parts, and has a message of its own in a way, but overall, I think this is great.