Michael Mills
What a great book!
Lance Parkin has succeeded where Bullet Time failed, writing a good Doctor Who in the style of a James Bond film.
I want more books like this.
Lucien Barnes
I ADORE TRADING FUTURES. There, I've said it.
We've had months of really good Eighth Doctor books, and I was terrified that somehow Trading Futures was bound to be a stinker. Lord knows why - has Lance Parkin ever written a bad book?
This book rocks. It somehow manages the Who holy grail of being clever without being smug.
For a start, the plot is refreshingly original. Trading Futures riffs on being a Bond film about time travel. You've got octogenarian secret agents, many beautiful women, an impossibly cool and endearing Doctor, villainous henchmen, and three separate plots all kept going wondrously.
So long as you don't think too hard about some of the finer plot details and enjoy the ride, you'll find that where this isn't being as taut as catgut, it's cackle-out-loud funny.
I especially worship the idea of making Fitz the Doctor. I've never quite warmed to Fitz or Anji - I still miss Bernice, Chris and Roz, and can never forgive the BBC for Samantha Jones. And yet, in this book, Fitz finally gets to do something, and Anji gets to show off.
It's witty, it's breathtaking, and it's charming. And I want more like this.
Mike Disenhouse
It is like a James Bond movie but he is travelling through time. I liked it when the Doctor was in Toronto visiting the CN Tower.
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