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I was initially less than thrilled about the idea of this book when I first heard about it. After all, air one more Doctor Who episode regarding the Daleks, and this book can easily become redundant. But after reading most of this, I must admit, it's still a good read for the Dalek fan.Realistically, it's not perfect. But realistically, what is? The authors try to make sense of the Daleks' convoluted time line, and do this reasonably well, even though they embellished a bit. And since I never tried to publish a book on this matter, my applause to them for trying.Additionally, since there is some insight to some of the behind the scenes information on various episodes, I gained a further appreciation for them. For example, why was Terry Molloy's masque so different from the previous one? This has now been brought to light. And poor David Gooderson...Aside from this, I thought the scattered info on Dalekmania was, well, too scattered, and...
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December 10, 2011
(Chicago, IL) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5
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Exterminate! The chilling battle cry of the Daleks has terrorized and terrified countless billions across thousands of worlds throughout time and space, from Skaro, Vulcan, and Exxilon to the Medusa Cascade, Churchill's War Room, and the opening of the Pandorica. This is the comprehensive history of the greatest enemies of the Doctor. Learn about the Daleks origins on the planet Skaro, how a Time Lord intervention altered the course of Dalek history, and how they emerged to wage war on Thals, Mechanoids, Movellans, Draconians, and humans. With design artwork and photographs from five decades of Doctor Who, The Dalek Handbook also reveals the secrets of how they're operated, the development of their iconic look and sound, and their enduring appeal in television, radio, books, comics, and more. Including the full story of the Daleks' centuries-long conflict with the one enemy they fear, the Doctor, The Dalek Handbook is the complete guide to the Daleks - in and out of their casings! Top to learn more
A good addition to a Doctor Who reference library
Doctor Who, certainly as the longest running sci fi series (as far as true fans are concerned), needs references. Since we are discussing a program that has history since November of 1963 something like the Dalek Handbook is very handy. In this book Tribe provides a good reference on the Daleks, Davros, and the evolution of this foe of the Doctor and the Time Lords that beats anything else out there. Is it perfect? No. But it is done very well in the style of his previous TARDIS handbook. Any fan of the series should have this book along with the TARDIS handbook.I certainly hope the publisher and authors would add a couple more volumes to this series on perhaps a few other topics. I would suggest the following additional volumes:Cybermen Handbook (on original and alternate universe cybermen)Sontaran HandbookThe Time Lords and their Renegades Handbook (cover the Master, the Rani, Romana, Rassilon, Omega etc)
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August 15, 2011
(Maryland, USA) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 4
A Great Visual Guide
I actually got this for my oldest son. He likes Doctor Who a lot (it helps his mom is sort of a scifi geek) and he has always liked the Daleks. I was surprised at how much fun it was to go through the book together and how much I enjoyed it as well. I thought I knew a lot about the Daleks, but I guess I didn't! Perhaps one of the best parts was that although it presented a lot of information it also had a lot of pictures and graphics which made it an enjoyable read for both of us together. There is apparently a TARDIS handbook too that I'll have to track down now for us.
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February 22, 2012
| Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 4