Doctor Who: Character Encyclopedia

This book is perfect for every Doctor Who fan. It's packed with heaps of information about each monster, villain, companion and people the doctor has come across on his travels. I will be using the Daleks as an example. With brilliant pictures and information about their home world, special abilities and appearances over the years. Although I would like it more if there was some basic information about what episodes the Daleks are infamous for, every bit of important knowledge you need is there. There are 203 well written pages and some great lab led pictures. The quality of the book is not great as I have had it for about a month now and the spine of the book is broken but I think that is due to the amount of times I have read it. As far as I'm concerned there are no great characters missing form the vast selection but the book only goes up to Matt Smith or the 11th doctor so characters featured in the 12th doctors episodes and non-existent. But that is to be expected. I truly recommend this book and maybe even a Tardis backpack to complete the package.

I got this as an almost consolation prize to my younger child because the older one got the 10th Doctor's sonic. Well this book was a real hit with both kids. What a great companion to have on the table while watching Doctor Who! The series has so much context in the 50-years of history, you really get value looking things up, learning about the history of characters and how it calls back to seasons past. We just watched the 10th doctor battle the Sontarans and we could see that they have a rich history. An excellent companion - lots of pictures for kids. Everyone's there. Be careful about spoilers, but that hasn't been a problem, other than my 10-year-old *insisting* on telling me how each Doctor regenerated and why...

Learned a lot about Doctor Who and the pictures were awesome to see.

I bought this book to bring it to a local Doctor Who convention and use it to get autographs. What I ended up getting was a lot better. This book sums up just about every character on the show - doctors, companions, monsters, and even most day characters - in one page, and gives a lot of detail. What made me especially happy was the inclusion of Classic Who Doctors and companions, unlike some other Doctor Who merchandise I've come across, which was lucky for me, considering how much I've been coveting Daphne Ashbrook and Katy Manning's autographs. All in all, it's a great gift for Whovians, new and old, especially considering the decent price.

This book impressed me greatly! I was expecting it to merely have all the new era Doctor Who characters but I was VERY pleased to see this included even the Classic Who characters, companions, Doctors and monsters! The book is simple and informative and covers a vast majority of characters up to early series 7! Every page is bright and full color. There's info on who each character is and how they are related to the Doctor or the Whoniverse. Definitely a great buy for any long time Whovian or even new members into the fandom. Have new friends just discovering Doctor Who and wondering who in the universe everyone is? Hand them this book. It's like a spotter's guide for every series.

This book is a nice size, not too bulky. Great page layouts with clear photos & useful information in similar format on all pages. Characters are helpfully colour coded by type: Time Lord, human, humanoid, robot etc etc. As a fan of the new series I enjoyed reading about the characters and companions from the "old" show, (Doctors 1-8), it's actually why I got the book. There is a good balance of old and new characters. Sometimes the character bios seem a bit off-topic or miss out on important aspects of the characters. Martha's entry, for instance, seemed to focus mostly on her feelings for the Doctor instead of the Osterhagen Key, her walking across the world etc. Some entries could have been more concise. There are definitely many spoilers about important events relating to certain characters, which may bother some people. There are some characters that are not in this book, mostly because their parts were too small to merit a full page entry, but it would have been nice to have at least a short explanation/definition of who they were. That's the only thing keeping this book back from really being an "encyclopedia." Overall, it's a great buy, definitely worth it for new and old fans alike. I learned a lot and am glad to add it to my library.

My 11 year old daughter has read this through again and again and again and... you get the picture. She absolutely loves it, and I can see why. Great pictures, great info, nice layout.... The only thing I don't like is that it doesn't quite have enough info about some people (on the Doctor's page, it doesn't even say where he's from) but that's only because they have laid it out in a way that they are limited to how much they can say. Well worth the money for kids though!

This book is an absolute MUST if you are a fan of Dr. WHO! I only recently discovered this delightful show. My grandson and his father watch it all the time. I bought the book for my grandson for Christmas and could hardly get him to look at the rest of his presents afterward! :) He looked through the whole book, chatting with his father on different characters before he put it down to move on. I highly recommend this book. I am a new fan of Dr. Who, and have to admit, I read a lot of the book before I gave it to my grandson. :)

Great book

This is awesome!

This Doctor Who book contains all the facts you need to know about the characters of the programme, and not only does it have great information, but it also has an epic look. Its made of nice strong cardboard, and does not bend, rip, or break easily. A friend of my sister's recommended this to me, and once I'd got it, I couldn't stop reading it! It does indeed include more than 100 friends and foes, plus all 11 doctors! All in all, this is one of the best products I've ever ordered!

Ich als Erwachsene finde dieses Buch ein bisschen albern, aber die Kinder (zwischen 9 und 15) waren begeistert, obwohl es komplett auf Englisch ist. Aber das wusste ich ja bei der Bestellung. Für einen Erwachsenen würde ich es nicht kaufen, aber das sehen Fans vielleicht anders. Inhaltliche Überschneidungen zu "How to be a Time Lord" unc "The Dangerous Book of Monsters", die noch stärker als Comics aufgemacht sind.

アウトレットの物を550円で購入。送料込みで800円ほどでした。 注文から1週間ほどで届きました。 包装はいさぎよくビニール袋一枚。すがすがしい！ 表紙がサンプル画像と違うので少し驚きましたが 中身は同じようです。 バージョン違いか、または外箱があったのかも知れません。 内容は子供向けの図鑑という感じで、以前日本で9⁄10代目の時に出た物の原版だと思います。 11thの内容もカバー。英文ですが高校までの知識で頑張れば何となく分かる感じでした。 資料としても使えますし、 決めポーズのスチルも多いので眺めていても楽しい。 非常に良い買い物ができました。 追記 11thに関して「まだリジェネレーションしていない」との記述がありましたので 50周年スペシャル前の物のようです。