Doctor Who: The Angel's Kiss

By: Melody Malone

Narrated by: Alex Kingston

Length: 1 hr and 42 mins

Publisher's summary

On some days, New York is one of the most beautiful places on Earth. This was one of the other days... Melody Malone, owner and sole employee of the Angel Detective Agency, has an unexpected caller. It's movie star Rock Railton, and he thinks someone is out to kill him. When he mentions the 'kiss of the Angel', she takes the case.

Angels are Melody's business... At the press party for Railton's latest movie, studio owner Max Kliener invites Melody to the film set of their next blockbuster. He's obviously spotted her potential, and Melody is flattered when Kliener asks her to become a star. But the cost of fame, she'll soon discover, is greater than anyone could possibly imagine. Will Melody be able to escape Kliener's dastardly plan - before the Angels take Manhattan?

©2013 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2013 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

A River Song Adventure

There's no Doctor in this story, but it drops subliminal messages throughout that relate to the TV series and make you feel like you're in on something because you know what they're talking about. Very well done. River is a different companion than anybody else the Doctor has traveled with, and not only have they written her personality so accurately, having Alex Kingston narrate it is just perfect. I just like to listen to hear her voice.

Loved it

The fact that Alex Kingston narrates makes it all the better. I just wish it wasnt so short.

Enjoy abull

I love these story's when the actor or actress read the story's I just wish more of the charter's read there story's

Love it

River Song (Melody Malone) is my favourite character in the Whoverse. I adore Alex Kingston and enjoyed listening to her read. There is a different version to this story in the Doctor Who tv series, but it's nice to hear this version.

awesome!

it's the before the episode kinda thing. a few great little eggs in there if you know the episode.

It was all melody. No tie back into River

I really enjoyed the spin-off. I liked that it is still connected to Doctor Who. At first I was hoping it tied into the episode where they were reading the book. But glad that it didn’t.

Loved it!

Would you consider the audio edition of Doctor Who: The Angel's Kiss to be better than the print version?

Yes. Definitely.

What did you like best about this story?

I listened to this book during a break in the new Doctor Who episodes, so it was a very nice Doctor Who fix for me.

What does Alex Kingston bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

It's so much better to hear River's voice than to just read it for yourself.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

There's a part in the book where she makes a comment about her name, (I don't want to give the exact quote) but I was cracking up laughing. I really enjoyed the whole book, but that part really stood out to me.

Any additional comments?

Let me just say, that I LOVE River. She may be my favorite TV character of all time. (aside from the Doctor, of course) So, basically, I had no choice but to love this book. It was sassy and funny and just very River. As much as I enjoy watching episodes with her in them, it was so much fun being inside her head. It was just perfect. Oh, and the fact that it was narrated by Alex Kingston of course made it that much better. :)

Really, very, good.

Would you listen to Doctor Who: The Angel's Kiss again? Why?

YES! Mostly because I thought Alex Kingston did an amazing job narrating. Being a Doctor Who fan, I find it hard to listen to other people try to narrate Doctor Who books. Just because when I read them on paper I can hear the actors voices.

Which character – as performed by Alex Kingston – was your favorite?

Melody Malone! Duh!!!

Any additional comments?

A decent book with a good story line.

Brilliant

If you could sum up Doctor Who: The Angel's Kiss in three words, what would they be?

It's amazing, I knew i wanted to read this book as soon as I knew they were actually gonna make it.

What did you like best about this story?

How it came from one of the best episodes from Doctor Who

What does Alex Kingston bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

She portrays River Song, who wrote the book on the show, so that's just amazing

What could have been….

If only Moffatt hadn’t been so eager to kill her off, we could have had a wonderful spin off series following River Song. Oh well, hindsight and all that.