This is a book based on the television series. This one has The Tenth Doctor and his companion is Donna. In this one we travel back to modern Earth and find out people are being infected through our devices and the internet. This infection causes people to become extremely angry in disposition and could lead to death. Basically this is an allegory about internet trolling and how society today is not as courteous as it was at one time.

I d this book but I did have some faults. First off I loved the dynamic of the two main characters. I thought the author captured their interaction and I loved the nature of their back and forth dialogue. I had no problem picturing David Tennant and Catherine Tate. I also can get behind the story. Just being on this website we have seen internet trolling and whatnot. The story could have been an episode and I could imagine the television show depicting internet trolling the way this book depicted it. I did have a couple of problems with the book. The first which the fault lies more on me is that it ties in with one of the author's previously written books. This tie in was suppose to be a surprise but it landed with a big thud for me as I had no idea what was so stunning about it. It did not affect the story. The second which did affect my enjoyment was it seemed the author put the characters in a situation just because she thought it would be fun for them to be in that situation. I did think at times the story jumped to a situation without a natural and organic flow.

I loved the moral of the story and at times the interaction between the main characters did make me laugh. Just when they were on the show. At times I just felt that the book wasn't cohesive enough. It seemed at times I skipped a page or two. It was an enjoyable read. It just wasn't my favorite from this universe.21 s Dan684 22

The Tenth Doctor and Donna return. Here an alien virus that spreads through the internet is increasing the natural anger in people and killing them. But can the Doctor and Donna find out who is behind it and how to stop it?

Obviously this is very topical, dealing with internet trolls and people being horrible online. I that the phenomenon now has a Doctor Who explanation because it's hard to accept it's just human nature. I did feel it was just a few years too late to be contemporary to Donna though but I'm happy to let that slide.

With any Doctor Who book there are two big things which affect it's quality. The first is does the author capture the incarnation of the Doctor and his companion? The answer here is a resounding yes. The narrative focuses much more on Donna and often delves into her head in a way that obviously can't be done on TV. Donna is a unique character in Doctor Who and I felt Colgan captured her perfectly. I also thought the Doctor was well portrayed, as was the feisty relationship between the two.

The other question is does the book do something Doctor Who couldn't do on TV? That's also a yes as Colgan has the Doctor and Donna involved in some massive scenes on a plane and then on a train and sends the action from London to Seoul to the Amazon rainforest. OK, in theory it could be done on TV but it's far more than the budget of a typical Doctor Who episode would allow. I also it when the extended media allow the Doctor to visit places on Earth he doesn't usually get to go.

For me there were a couple of issues. One is that a revelation of this book relies on you having listened to Colgan's Big Finish Doctor Who adventure. I haven't and it really lessened the impact for me, and I suspect that this will be the same for many readers. I also noticed that characters in this books were constantly blinking as a reaction to things. It's fine occasionally but particularly towards the end of this book it's happening at least once a chapter. It's not Colgan's fault as such because I know authors end up repeating things that but surely someone at BBC Books should have spotted that?

It's great fun to have a new Ten/Donna book and it's another cracking Doctor Who story by Colgan and one which has more relevance to everyday life than most do.doctor-who8 s Ken2,306 1,345

An enjoyable Tenth Doctor and Donna novel, it’s great to have another story with this TARDIS team.

Plenty of twists and turns as a threat spread through the internet is used to great effect.6 s Alex Sarll6,219 309 Read

A historical set very precisely in 2014 - which I would have thought a little after Donna's time, but what's the point of Doctor Who if you can't get messy with the dating on modern Earth stories, eh? You can tell because the Doctor wants to see Kate Bush live; as he says, she seems to have written a lot of songs about his life, but maybe everyone thinks that. Of course, this also means that given the central theme - the corrosive, cascading effect of online bile - the whole thing feels a little a charming period piece - the trolls back then were fat men called Alan who live with their mum and eat cheese puffs, or women trapped in tasteful homes and loveless marriages, rather than Presidents or Prime Ministers. At times it's dead on - not just about that central idea of spiralling rage, or the difficulty of talking to someone suddenly more concerned with their remote friends, but also about such little everyday details as the way that losing a friend can be harder than losing a lover precisely because there's no similar ritual apparatus around it. Elsewhere, though, there are odd little glitches, Donna getting a notification that her friend has dropped her on multiple social media sites. Does that happen on Twitter? Because it certainly doesn't on Facebook. And even if it did, it surely wouldn't all be on one alert for multiple sites...still, even if In the Blood hadn't been slightly sneaky about protecting itself from criticism - because after reading this, anyone will be that teensy bit more wary about being nasty online - it's mostly very good. More (single) globe-trotting than any Who book I've read since the Bond pastiche Trading Futures, its scenes range from urban Korea (with a bit of a missed opportunity re: Gangnam) to the jungles of Brazil, and the great thing about Donna as a book companion is that the annoying moment each episode where she just did Catherine Tate Voice need never happen on the page. There's always a tricky balance if you introduce SF elements into a story about human evils - it can lapse into absolving humanity of blame - but Colgan is mostly successful here, emphasising that if we weren't so bloody angry in the first place, the rage parasites wouldn't have been able to have such a lethal field day here. It's chilling at times and hilarious at others - though if you watch Adventure Time, the occasional references to the villain as the Ice King may be a problem - and it ends on what feels a properly earned note of calm and cheer. Alas, from the vantage point of 2017, the scene which stays with you is the entitled passenger who's stormed the cockpit and is driving the plane towards the ground: "'I'll show you!' he said. But he didn't explain any more than this. 'I'll show you!' he repeated. But he didn't explain who he wanted to show things to, or why."3 s Bilgesu44 3

now THAT'S how you write a DW book2 s Stefan Zondag67 1 follower

A nice and decent story. Donna and Ten, and their dynamic, are perfectly captured. Not a big fan of the "internet and social media are terrible, people are crap" main idea that is a little too on the nose at the start of the book, but it was diluted somewhat and then the story progression was great. Cute and short story (and first time I've read a Doctor Who book that was not based on existing material!)2 s Kribu510 55

Good stuff:

The characterisation of Ten and Donna was good. Both came off very much in character. Also, the premise was interesting, and the adventure & action part definitely fun.

Stuff that didn't work for me so well:

There's a fine line between "good message I fully agree with" and "this is getting annoyingly preachy", and for me, this one wobbled over that line a few times, especially in the end. Still, good messages are better than not-good messages.

A thing that early on threw me kind of out of being able to fully enjoy the book, and I had been until then: the usage of "CPU" and "hard drive" interchangeably, both to refer to, well, the computer/case/desktop tower/system unit if one wants to get technical. That box that stands separate from the monitor, you know? It's not "a huge CPU". It's a case that houses the CPU, a.k.a. the processor (rather small these days), and the hard drive, and a lot of other cool stuff. You can't just pick up "the CPU". Or to step close to the desk and yank the cables out of "the hard drive", without opening up the case first. (And if one's smart enough to do that and just take the hard drive for evidence, they wouldn't be stupid enough to carry off the screens as well.)

.. yeah, I am aware that I'm ranting online about an irritating thing I read, yes. And that there's more than a bit of irony in me coming online to post this after reading this particular book. But eh. (I'm actually quite calm, if it helps. I'm just tired of it being 2016 and books still getting the most basic computer system components wrong..)

Overall, a book well worth reading, anyway, if one can put up with occasional preachiness and people having "huge CPUs" on their desk, and especially if one's a Ten & Donna fan and misses having them around. I'm not, not really, but Ten in book form has always been more fun for me than Ten on TV, and it was a fast, reasonably exciting and decent read.aliens doctor-who read-in-20162 s Mel3,310 221

I finished this just before Utopia so didn't have a chance to write the review then but I LOVED this! Jenny perfectly captured Donna and her Doctor. It was HILARIOUS and BRILLIANT! There was also fantastic social satire of people getting angry on the internet as the main plot. It worked shockingly well! There were also very sweet bits with Alf, very funny bits with Donna in first class, a return of a character from Jenny's recent Big Finish story with Donna. I can't recommend this highly enough. It was always disappointing that Donna wasn't in more novels. But Jenny definitely makes up for that with this. Definitely buy it! 21st-century-fiction bought-2016 doctor-who2 s Loverly Reads76 7

Review Pending1 Becky108

Oh my. Fandoms collided and the author got Donna spot on! Quick and wonderful read.1 Chris JohnsonAuthor 11 books55

Brilliant story idea.

This is the first of the new Dr Who series that I’ve read. Overall, I enjoyed it.1 AmyFlo165 1 follower

I'm not a really good DW fan. I don't read the books. I haven't even seen all the Doctors. While I've d everything I've seen (for the most part), there is something different between the casual enjoyment I get out of all the other Doctors/companions/storylines and the deep love I have for the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble.
So, when I read a DW book, it'll only be with them, and I wish they were all this amazingly in depth in such simple ways.
The plot was easy to follow and fast-paced and fun. there were some holes and eyebrow-raising, for sure. but that didn't take away from the overall story.
What I focused on was how this book beautifully captured Donna Noble's deepest insecurities and fears. So much so, I wish there could have been more. Un the television show or the recently-released Big Finish dramas (LOVE!!), books can go into a character's psyche and this book does. By the nature of the Rempath's threat, Donna Noble, our brilliant Donna, has her deepest and darkest feelings pushed to the surface, escaping her control in a devastating and terrifying way. It's chilling and scary, and I could feel Donna's panic.
And the Doctor does something he never did in Journey's End and I wish he had. He fought for her. He went to the extreme to save her. He became human for her. /ugh/ His Oncoming Storm on her behalf, and then what he said to her in one sentence (you must know, to me, you are the opposite [of nothing]" It's beautiful and poignant and shows how deeply he cares for her. It stresses that their love is deep. It's not romantic, but it's deeper and even more powerful than that. These two connect in a way both need and it's an unbreakable bond (thousands of years later, the Twelfth doctor still remembers his Earthgirl). Even the TARDIS loves Donna.
So anyway, loved this book and I didn't want it to end. There were some wonderfully fun moments (Tarzan Doctor made me smile.) But it was the heart of the story, the relationship between the Doctor and Donna, that the book got so right.
I do hope we see more Donna Noble. She was so short-changed in the Series and in the books/comics.This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.Show full review1 Samael Kovacs186 2 Read

DNF
200 ish pages.

I'm sorry but this has to be one of the most boring Doctor Who novels I've ever read. So many things happen for the sole reason of : Because the plot wouldn't work otherwise.

The Doctor and Donna take the an airplane......... Why? Because there is a coffeeshop build right before the TARDIS and the people there are mean so The Doctor decides to take a plane. WTF

They take a plain, it crashes.
They take a train it crashes.
You see where I'm going with this.

Also the core idea of the novel is just so..... Cringe? Angry internet trolls. Seriously?

Also the only reason I decided to read was because it was part of this 10 novel mystery box set. Highly recommened getting that set cause there are some amazing novels in there. This one was not.
Easily the worst of the bunch and I would not recommend getting it at all. Just get City of Death or Pirate Planet instead.1 James Crawford5,589 28

The basic story is that a form of virus is introduced into the Internet. It causes people who are angry to get even angrier. This increases until they eventually die. Donna is teamed with the Doctor as they try to get rid of the virus. Donna's grandfather is in the story and there's another character, named Fief, who has his own interesting story to tell.

They also have to find out who is behind the outbreak and where he or she is. There's also a lot of action in the story including the Doctor heading into a whole that is quite literally bottomless.

The thing about this novel most interesting is how it reflects what is really going on in society. Any glance at the Internet on any topic such as politics will reveal loads and loads of angry, vicious comments by people who are absolutely filled with hate. This is also seen on various social media and is related to bullying of young people in particular. Even road rage as become a major problem.

There's also a significant amount of hate in the United States directed against blacks, lesbians, gays, transgendered people and many other groups simply because they are not traditional white people. This hate leads to mob violence (as we have seen) and destruction of property. Then there's also the issue of spousal abuse which is also a major problem.

Something is very, very wrong with our society and if something is not found to correct it then our entire country could end up falling apart, eating itself up with hate. Hopefully this novel, which is quite good, by the way, will cause at least some people to think very carefully about their own feelings and if they also have hate towards others. David NeilsenAuthor 26 books33

In the Blood is a glorious Doctor/Donna adventure that takes a few interesting twists and turns and reads a good David Tennent/Catherine Tate episode.

Internet trolls are dying, and The Doctor notices that this isn't natural. There is a bit of suspension of disbelief needed for this particular plot to work--more than what is generally needed even for a Doctor Who story. The method that people become infected/sick is a stretch, to be honest. But putting that aside, the back and forth between The Doctor and Donna is glorious.

I was especially thrilled to discover a very strong connection between this book and one of the Doctor Who audio dramas (which, it turns out, was also written by Colgan). You don't need to have heard the audio drama to get it, but it was a really fun 'insider' moment.

While The Doctor and Donna are great, a large supporting character comes off inconsistent. Colgan has a very interesting idea about a new alien species, but it just doesn't really work, and it becomes difficult to feel one way or another about this character.

One real problem with the book was the ending. It was simply too difficult to picture. I generally to visualize what I'm reading in my head, but this climax proved difficult to piece together from a logistical and architectural point of view. This made it difficult to get lost in the action.

All that being said, this was a solid, if wibbly-wobbly, Doctor Who story. Phoenix67

It was okay.

At the very beginning of the story there were things that made me chuckle a bit, even to the point that I had to stop reading. What came afterward was a very boring adventure across the globe filled with action and very dramatic near death events that were trying way too hard at and failing to keep me interested in the story. While the characterization was spot on the story was very preachy. It seemed the story was just a slender frame for the author to deliver their sermon. Certain parts dragged on unnecessarily and did nothing to contribute to the story except to provide padding.

Technically the book is excellent. I don't recall having to do a double take at any errors except once and even that one time can be debated on if it was a misuse of the word in question or not. That being said what writer, editor, or publisher worth their salt would release a piece of work for sale peppered with errors? Even so I found Colgan's writing particularly clean. I don't know any other way to describe it. As a piece of entertainment... well see above. It's nowhere near being the worst thing I've read, but it certainly was a chore to finish. Tessa769 20

I did not enjoy this book. It started well enough but I think the characterisation of the Doctor and Donna wasn’t good enough. Donna’s one of the best companions in Doctor Who and their chemistry is amazing but I couldn’t find their great dynamic in this book.

What annoyed me was the fact that they travelled without the TARDIS for the entire time just because someone opened a coffee shop in front of it …?? I d the premise of the story but something was off. Parts of the book just dragged and it didn’t feel Doctor Who at all (maybe it was the missing TARDIS).

This book was quite a disappointment and I was hoping for something better. I missed the charm of the Tenth Doctor and Donna’s sass.
Taaya 803 4

A bit silly to say this about a book about a time travelling alien, but the thing that kinda annoyed me was the anachronism. Donna wasn't gone long enough for her friends to really notice, so this is around 2009. But back then internet trolls haven't been that much of an issue. Facebook in Europe was only two years old at the time, if I remember correctly. So that seemed weird. It rather feels our time, not ten years ago. (Back then almost nobody owned a smartphone either.)

Apart from that... Well, I would have needed a bit more background information, especially on the villain, but the story was fine. Shaun Collins275 1 follower

Meh. Overlong, unneeded travelogue with the Doctor and Donna globetrotting all over the Earth... WITHOUT the TARDIS. Flying commercial airliners, just to have a plane crash scene, commuting by rail just to have a train crash scene. The main plot about evil aliens hiding within social media and feeding off negative emotions of posters (i.e. Nerd Rage) is topical, but doesn't fit Doctor Who. Not a particularly well told tale either, when I finally got to the climax it was more of a relief than a satisfactory ending. Was not impressed with this one at all. Mindy Keys7 6

I love all things Doctor Who, and Doctor-Donna was my favorite time in the series.

That said, this book is dismal. The plot is thin, the dialogue choppy, and the characters are not speaking or acting as they did in the series. Sadly, I have read better fan-fic.

It's sad because there was so much that could have been done with this. David Tennant and Catherine Tate gave us such rich, layered characters that this book should have been great.

Buy it if you want to add it to your Doctor Who collection, but borrow it from the library if you just want to read it. K632 3

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A very enjoyable read indeed. It was incredibly funny with lots of memorable and hilarious quotes. Donna and The Doctor were a fantastic pair as ever and I absolutely loved the idea of The Doctor having to get on an aeroplane to go somewhere. There were some great action moments too: from the Doctor saving and then parachuting(ish) out of a crashing train to being tortured by an alien octopus while on the phone to Donna. It was a little confusing at times, which is the reason I didn’t give 5 stars, but a fun read nevertheless!This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.Show full review Arlene104 9

Actually I quite enjoyed this. It is a fun Doctor 10/Donna Noble storyline. It also serves as a bit of a current cautionary tale. People ARE being nasty to one another all day long on the Internet, on Facebook, in Instagram and face to face. It’s heartily disillusioning and quite wearing to listen to everybody fuss all the time. An interesting thought in this book about what would cause it, how to fix it and what would happen after. Kris1,289

I read this in the midst of a rewatch of Season 4 of Doctor Who and one thing I had to get my head around is that this does not feel that era. It is much closer to one of the more recent seasons and some of the characterisation is a little off.
Once you get past that it is a pretty interesting story about bad internet behaviour involving the kind of globe trotting you could never afford on a BBC budget. Not anywhere in my favourite Doctor Who books but better than many.doctor-who Nathaniel164 1 follower

I'd been wanting to read this for a long time because I thought the premise was really interesting. Unfortunately, it didn't seem to be worth the wait. The characterisations were mostly fine, the Doctor and Donna were suitably Doctor and Donna-ish. The plot wasn't what I thought it was going to be so that was disappointing. The main issues were the plot holes, incorrect technology references, and just so many things that didn't make sense. books-2020 doctor-who library-book ...more Beverly641 1 follower

True to The Doctor

If you want more Doctor Who than you can get on TV, here is a worthwhile addition. The Doctor and Donna are true to form, bantering amidst the chaos of saving the world yet again, this time from a terminal hate virus transmitted by technology. Okay, plausibility never stopped a good Doctor Who story. Sarah Baines1,251 10

3.5 stars

This book had an interesting premise with the subject of internet trolls but it fell just a tad short for me. I did enjoy it - it had the Tenth Doctor and Donna after all (and not forgetting Wilf!) but i feel it could have flowed a bit better. Definitely worth reading though. Andrea Chatman44 2

I love Doctor Who - and this book did not disappoint. In a world were internet trolls are dying mysterious deaths, people are literally foaming mad - unreasonably so - over comments on the internet, and even mild mannered Wilf, Donna's Grandfather, is turned into a madman. The Doctor and Donna must solve the mystery before time runs out for the human race - again. Henny2 1 follower

The renowned Doctor Who novelization series never fails to get readers thrilled. In the Blood, one of the Tenth Doctor Who novels, specifically deals with the corrupt culture of the online world. Since personal information is not open, all sorts of insults and abuse are rampant in the internet. In the book, a plague that makes people unfriendly and irrational gets spread online through social media accounts and webpages. Doctor Who and Donna travels from London to South Korea and Rio, Brazil, to find ways to stop the dissemination of the virus. Their dramatic adventures delivers the readers a similar sense of excitement as watching the television programme visually. Dan352 28

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