Doctor Who: Prisoner of the Daleks: The Monster Collection Edition

Trevor Baxendale

Apr 2009 · DOCTOR WHO Book 61 · Random House

About this ebook

The Daleks are advancing, their empire constantly expanding. The battles rage on across countless solar systems – and the Doctor finds himself stranded on board a starship near the frontline with a group of ruthless bounty hunters. Earth Command will pay these hunters for every Dalek they kill, every eyestalk they bring back as proof.

With the Doctor's help, the bounty hunters achieve the ultimate prize: a Dalek prisoner – intact, powerless, and ready for interrogation. But with the Daleks, nothing is what it seems, and no one is safe. Before long the tables will be turned, and how will the Doctor survive when he becomes a prisoner of the Daleks?

An adventure featuring the Tenth Doctor, as played by David Tennant

Ratings and reviews

You don't simply read this; you DEVOUR it! This is NOT a kids book at all. You can almost hear the Doctor's screams as he is tortured; not to learn anything from him, just to hurt him.The whole book is written so well that you are at once transported into the story. The Daleks are not the nearly laughable pepper shakers seen onscreen. Here they truly are a race of monsters who know how bring humans & our TimeLord to their knees. It is a breathless read as you do not know how or even IF anyone survives. Baxendale has 10 down pat. Assertive, caring yet dark & menacing when called for he is most of all incredibly brave. He hitches a ride with a bunch of bounty hunters who distrusts him while he violently disapproves of their dealings. Theirs is a forced alliance who must come together to survive. I think this is the best DW book of the reboot & judging by the other reviews I'm not alone. If you love Doctor Who, whether new series or old you HAVE to read this. It's quite a ride!

Fantastic story with proper (non Russel T.Davis) Daleks. Apart from a fair few typo's the book in my eyes is amazing.

Its very good with lots of detail and comedy. Although not suitable for younger readers because of its gore and violence.

About the author

Trevor Baxendale has been a writer since 1998, when his first Doctor Who novel The Janus Conjunction was published by BBC Books. Since then he has written many novels, short stories, comic strips and audio dramas for both BBC Books and Big Finish Productions, plus various adaptations for schools in Pearson’s Bugclub range.
His Doctor Who novels include the The Deadstone Memorial, which was voted best novel of 2004 by the readers of Doctor Who Magazine, as well as Eater of Wasps, Prisoner of the Daleks and Deep Time. His acclaimed Fear of the Dark was reprinted in 2013 as part of Doctor Who’s 50th Anniversary celebrations. His first Torchwood novel, Something in the Water, was published in March 2008 and was a national bestseller. He was regular contributor to BBC Magazines' hugely popular Doctor Who Adventures between 2007 and 2012, scripting the further exploits of the Doctor in comic strip form. He has written scripts for Big Finish’s Doctor Who, Robin Hood and Highlander ranges, and most recently full cast audio dramas for Blake’s 7.
You can follow him on Twitter @trevorbaxendale