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A Time Lord Fairy Tale #6
Jak and the Wormhole
After burying a strange device on his farm, Jak finds himself whisked away on an incredible adventure. Faced with a mysterious, horned enemy, it's up to Jak to save the world from total destruction.
37 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 2015
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Justin Richards
306 books230 followersJustin Richards is a British writer. He has written many spin off novels based on the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, and he is Creative Director for the BBC Books range. He has also written for television, contributing to Five's soap opera Family Affairs. He is also the author of a series of crime novels for children about the Invisible Detective, and novels for older children. His Doctor Who novel The Burning was placed sixth in the Top 10 of SFX magazine's "Best SF/Fantasy novelisation or TV tie-in novel" category of 2000.
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Displaying 1 - 18 of 18 reviews
September 4, 2016
+1 Additional female character who doesn't appear in the original tale (Jahanna) and who turns out to be reasonably proactive a couple of times, shouldering a Nimon off a window and turning off the wormhole creator with her technological knowledge.
+1 Nimon instead of that creepy giant
-1 Emphasis on Jahanna being a 'princess': classism (status)+sexist stereotypes associated with the damsel in distress trope and her beauty (male gaze) - 'You don't look like a princess' (because she was in prison wearing rags) ; 'How do I look?' 'Like a princess' (when changing into another dress at the end of the story)
-1 Awkward romantic subplot wannabe?
-1 Damsel in distress trope
-1 No Bechdel or female bonding
November 18, 2023
a take on 'Jack and the Beanstalk', except the beanstalk is a wormhole and instead of magic beans Jak gets a metal orb of death and the giant is replaced by the bull-like Nimon. so i got to see some matador action.
August 8, 2018
It was okay.
I recently watched the Doctor Who story featuring nimons; otherwise, I might not have remembered them, since it's not the most memorable story. The campy nimon costumes are hilarious.
I recently watched the Doctor Who story featuring nimons; otherwise, I might not have remembered them, since it's not the most memorable story. The campy nimon costumes are hilarious.
January 10, 2019
I'm not the biggest fan of the 'damsel in distress' trope. It surely depends on its execution, but in this case, it wasn't much to my liking. The idea itself wasn't bad, and the Nimon as a substitute to the giant were a nice idea as well. The pacing had kind of an energetic feel to it, I liked that but yeah. More of a 2.5/5, I guess.
December 5, 2023
4.5🌟 (Edición box de mini libros en inglés) El libro es un retelling de Jack y las habichuelas mágicas, en este caso, Jak y el agujero de gusano. Cuento muy pequeñito, una adaptación muy cuqui que como todo lo que tiene que ver con Dr. Who, es un puerto seguro, un lugar donde siempre estarás a salvo ❤️
January 24, 2020
Inventive take on Jack (now Jak) and a beanstalk (now.a wormhole) in this nice little time lord fairy tale. Richards has again achieved a great story which adds to the mysthos of the extended world of Dr Who.
Time Lord Fairy Tales #6
Justin Richards #6
Time Lord Fairy Tales #6
Justin Richards #6
June 21, 2018
Cute! This is an interesting twist on the original tale. It made me laugh and the packaging is quite beautiful.
December 29, 2018
The Nimon!
January 6, 2019
It was decent.
February 26, 2019
Cute and fun retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk! Honestly I was mostly pleased that the money to save the farm came from a legitimate source rather than being stolen from giants, :D
March 6, 2019
This was good. Nothing amazing. It's 37 pages. Traditional fairy tale set up just... in the Whovian universe. It's a good read.
December 5, 2020
I like this one. It was nice adaptation.
December 14, 2020
Cute "hero saves princess" fairytale
December 24, 2020
Interesting retake on Havk and the beanstalk
March 16, 2017
I admit I was confused between a 2* rating and a 3* rating. The little tale was nothing spectacular, but it was not bad, either. The references to the Nimon were a plus; the characters' inane behaviour at times wasn't. Not the best of fairytales I've read, and certainly not the best from the Doctor Who universe. Just about okay.
Rating: 2.5/5
Rating: 2.5/5
September 10, 2016
Marvelous! I can now understand why so many love Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor. Dramatic without being too high strung, and he did fantastic voices.
The story overall was fun and perceptible without being dry.
The story overall was fun and perceptible without being dry.
November 22, 2016
Interesting Doctor Who short story with Tom Baker's 4th Doctor.
May 3, 2021
A cute story
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