Doctor Who: Touched by an Angel by British author Jonathan Morris, is about a man who is sent back in time to try and save the one he loves but runs afoul of the Doctor, his companions Amy and Rory Pond, and a race of deadly assassins known as the Weeping Angels. In 2003, Rebecca Witaker died in a road accident. her husband Mark is still grieving. He receives a battered envelope, posted eight years ago, containing a set of instructions with a simple message: "You can save her." As Mark is given the chance to save Rebecca, it's up to the Doctor, Amy and Rory to save the whole world. Because this time the Weeping Angels are using history itself as a weapon. It's a thrilling, all-new adventure featuring the [Eleventh] Doctor, Amy and Rory, as played by Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, and Arthur Darvill in the spectacular hit series from BBC Television.
The novel does exactly what its synopsis says. But in the course of the novel, the Weeping Angels are using the technique that was seen in the Series 5 episode The Time of Angels: five Weeping Angels are trapped in a surveillance system and are stalking Mark on TVs. The Doctor, Amy and Rory warn him not to move or blink but Mark doesn't listen and tries to make a run for his house. A sixth Weeping Angel wastes the last of its life to send Mark to the past with a letter of instructions for him to do. As it happens, the letter is [supposedly] written by Mark's future self. The Doctor and his companions intercept him and, through the years, keep an eye on Mark as he relives the years leading up to 2011. They prevent him from interfering with the past except at key moments in his life that his future self said needed to be completed. He watches his younger self marry Rebecca, a young woman whom he was fond of and so was she. They never followed on this feelings until they broke up with their ex's and went for it (not quite how it happened, but I am summarizing).
After years of following the rules and bending a few, with the consternation of the Doctor, Mark comes face to face with himself. Specifically, his younger self seeks him out and demands answers. This causes time to burp and the Doctor, Amy and Rory appear, as well as an older version of Rory, try to contain things. Mark becomes distraught because he needs to save Rebecca from her death. The Doctor tells him no, but Mark tries. The Angels attack and send the younger Rory into the past. Now all caught up, Mark drives a truck over a spot in the field where the zapped-back-in-time-Rory had placed a button to activate lights and a camera and TV set. Five of the Weeping Angels are caught on tape and become trapped in a quantum lock because they are all looking at each other and, since they're stone, they'll never blink. The Doctor takes Mark back in time once and has him talk to a young college freshman named Rebecca who tells him that he should let go and move on, cause if it was her he was mopping over, she'd want him to live his life. The Doctor drops Mark off home, as Rebecca (in the past) meets a nerdy freshman called Mark and they bond in friendship.
All in all, a very well told story set in the amazing universe of Doctor Who. I could visualize the actors as well as the main characters and see the story unfold. Jonathan Morris has captured the feel of the DW universe and he's nailed it.
The novel does exactly what its synopsis says. But in the course of the novel, the Weeping Angels are using the technique that was seen in the Series 5 episode The Time of Angels: five Weeping Angels are trapped in a surveillance system and are stalking Mark on TVs. The Doctor, Amy and Rory warn him not to move or blink but Mark doesn't listen and tries to make a run for his house. A sixth Weeping Angel wastes the last of its life to send Mark to the past with a letter of instructions for him to do. As it happens, the letter is [supposedly] written by Mark's future self. The Doctor and his companions intercept him and, through the years, keep an eye on Mark as he relives the years leading up to 2011. They prevent him from interfering with the past except at key moments in his life that his future self said needed to be completed. He watches his younger self marry Rebecca, a young woman whom he was fond of and so was she. They never followed on this feelings until they broke up with their ex's and went for it (not quite how it happened, but I am summarizing).
After years of following the rules and bending a few, with the consternation of the Doctor, Mark comes face to face with himself. Specifically, his younger self seeks him out and demands answers. This causes time to burp and the Doctor, Amy and Rory appear, as well as an older version of Rory, try to contain things. Mark becomes distraught because he needs to save Rebecca from her death. The Doctor tells him no, but Mark tries. The Angels attack and send the younger Rory into the past. Now all caught up, Mark drives a truck over a spot in the field where the zapped-back-in-time-Rory had placed a button to activate lights and a camera and TV set. Five of the Weeping Angels are caught on tape and become trapped in a quantum lock because they are all looking at each other and, since they're stone, they'll never blink. The Doctor takes Mark back in time once and has him talk to a young college freshman named Rebecca who tells him that he should let go and move on, cause if it was her he was mopping over, she'd want him to live his life. The Doctor drops Mark off home, as Rebecca (in the past) meets a nerdy freshman called Mark and they bond in friendship.
All in all, a very well told story set in the amazing universe of Doctor Who. I could visualize the actors as well as the main characters and see the story unfold. Jonathan Morris has captured the feel of the DW universe and he's nailed it.
