• Doctor Who: Dead Air

  • By: James Goss
  • Narrated by: David Tennant
  • Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (2,006 ratings)

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Doctor Who: Dead Air

By: James Goss
Narrated by: David Tennant
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Publisher's summary

This is an exclusive, original adventure for the 10th Doctor, read by David Tennant. Featuring additional music and effects, Doctor Who: Dead Air has never been previously published.

Hot on the heels of a creature that exists through sound, the Doctor lands on a pirate radio station boat in the late 1960s. The creature has already killed some of the DJs, and the Doctor befriends the survivors. But then the lights go out, and a desperate race for survival begins. Who can the Doctor trust in the dark?

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Dead Air is a good listen.

David Tennant does a great job with the different voices, as always. Really spooky story.

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  • Lz
  • 04-29-14

If your in the mood for a short story: liked it

What did you love best about Doctor Who?

I always like listening to a DR. Who story..their just stories to enjoy for any time pick a Dr. find a story, listen, enjoy and have fun.. some are just thought provoking

Have you listened to any of David Tennant’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

He read How to train Your Dragon years ago and enjoyed listening to him as a narrator then and still.. do enjoy him doing himself as 10th Dr.better than the other Dr.'s

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes need a quick Dr. Who fix...short and simple

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David Tennant is the BEST doctor...on tv or audio!

If you could sum up Doctor Who in three words, what would they be?

Perfection. Engrossing. Funny.

What did you like best about this story?

It was wonderful hearing David Tennant narrate a Doctor Who story. He was by far and away my favorite doctor and I felt like I was "watching" a missing episode from the Tennant years. I wanted to snatch up all the Doctor Who stories narrated by David Tennant just so I could have another marathon-esque experience. :)

Which character – as performed by David Tennant – was your favorite?

The Doctor of course!

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Allons-y!

Creative presentation, reading was great and the story, while superficial, satisfied. A bit on the predictable side, but solid Doctor Who fare!

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Vague Monster and neat frame device

Would you try another book from James Goss and/or David Tennant?

I love David Tennant's reading, and I read this story because I enjoyed one of his other works.

What do you think your next listen will be?

I'm trying to find new authors to follow in speculative fiction.

Which scene was your favorite?

I enjoyed the David Tennant in stereo at the ending.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

Really, this would lose all the charm it has in a visual medium.

Any additional comments?

The monster just doesn't work. It's too hazy and generalized to have cohesive internal logic.

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Pretty Good

I quite enjoyed the story and having David Tennant narrate and switch to his "doctor" voice was a treat. All in all I enjoyed it and the only thing that brings my review down is its length when compared to other audio books and the somewhat predictable or cheesy elements in the story.

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best for audio novella

it's clear this was written for an audio first format and it pays off so well. it uses the medium so effectively and I love it.

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Another great adventure of the Doctor

Where does Doctor Who: Dead Air rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Not the best one but really good.

Which character – as performed by David Tennant – was your favorite?

The Doctor of course. David Tennant will always be the best doctor I've ever seen.

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Greatest Doctor Who Audio book I've listened to!

Greatest Doctor Who Audio book I've listened to! David Tennant is a very good film actor and voice actor!

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Only one problem

It is not in the slitest long enough. It's way way way way too short.

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