Book info

• Title Doctor Who: Shining Darkness
• Author Mark Michalowski
• Year 2008
• Genre Science Fiction

For Donna Noble, the Andromeda galaxy is a long, long way from home. But even two and a half million light years from Earth, danger lurks around every corner... A visit to an art gallery turns into a race across space to uncover the secret behind a shadowy organisation. From the desert world of Karris to the interplanetary scrapyard of Junk, the Doctor and Donna discover that appearances can be deceptive, that enemies are lurking around every corner - and that the centuries-long peace between humans and machines may be about to come to an end. Because waiting in the wings to bring chaos to the galaxy is The Cult of Shining Darkness.

Thoughts

I wasn’t so keen on this story. There were definitely some interesting ideas at the heart of it - particularly how fickle or unsubstantiated cults can be, and of course a big focus on the differences and similarities between machines and people. Where does humanity start and end? But I don’t believe Donna would be the way she was portrayed in this, maybe a little to start with but with such coherent arguments and such a big heart, her attitude felt very out of character. Oh well, onto the next.

Rating: 2 / 5