"No need for alarm. Or guards for that matter, I don't really like guards. They're always locking me up. And I'm always escaping."

I've had the opportunity to read one other Doctor Who collection, the American Adventures. I really enjoyed that one. I get that these stories are simple in their writing, but I think that works well in order to offer them to younger, perhaps Middle Grade, readers. In this collection of Myths and Legends, my favorites included The Mondas Touch and The Angels of Vengeance.

For Doctor Who fans (and fans of Greek mythology), as soon as each story begins, I think they can figure out where it's headed. For those unfamiliar with the various races or planets, it may be more of a surprise. Either way, it's a fun read. I gave it 4 out of 5 stars because though I did enjoy some of the stories, I didn't like all of them. However, I really do like the concept of the Doctor Who world influenced by Greek mythology: Medusa,  the Argonauts, Theseus and the Minotaur, Daedalus and Icarus, and Hercules and the Hydra. There are more, but I don't want to spoil the entire collection for you. The title alone "myths and legends" should give the reader a vague idea of what to expect. 

I think classic fans and new fans alike will enjoy these short stories because they cover original races as well as new: the Macra, the Daleks, the Racnoss, the Great Ones and the Weeping Angels (to name a few). However, if they are looking to read adventures of the Doctor, they might be disappointed. The Mondas Touch has the Doctor, but most of the other stories are events that happen without his meddling. That isn't a problem though. What is an issue happens to be the storytelling itself. Some stories end too quickly while others seem to drag on too long with a lot of telling and less showing. I don't need the Doctor to be involved in everything (or even the Time Lords, for that matter). I really like the stories involving creatures from old episodes and with the mixture of myths into this world, it really is fun to read. I recommended this book for any Doctor Who fan. They'll enjoy it, though they might skim past a story or two.

I am a HUGE fan of Doctor Who and Mythology so I really did enjoy this story collection! I could tell that some of the stories like "Jorus and the Voganauts" and "The Terrible Manussa" were based on Greco-Roman Myths. But with stories like "The Evil and the Black Deep Sky", I could not recognize the origins so the story felt new and unlike some myths, unpredictable. My favorite of the collection was "The Mondas Touch", which was inspired by the myth, Midas Touch. I don't care for the original as King Midas was always very greedy and just overall not a great person. In "The Mondas Touch", I supported the queen and her reasons for wanting to keep the gauntlet as she was doing to help her people advance. One could argue that she is just as greedy as King Midas, and as that is true, I will reiterate that she was doing to not just for herself but for the good of society. Overall, this book was a blast to read and I highly recommend it to anyone who is a fan of Doctor Who or Mythology in general!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy that I can review.

As a die-hard whovian, I adored this collection of 14 short stories set in the Doctor Who Universe. A good deal of the stories held underlying Greek mythology elements, but these were re-imagined and creative. My favorite titles are: The Angels of Vengeance and The Kingdom Of The Blind, just to name two.

Also, I love that some of the stories are told by different versions of the Doctor. Not just the last one. The tales paired with the little illustrations were marvelous.

While I was not overly fond of the writing style, I felt the simple, yet creative, presentation of the stories made it a book - whovian or otherwise - could read. This considered, I would expect to find this in the Middle Grade section of a store or library.

This book is well worth a read for any Doctor Who fan and also science fiction lovers. Some of the stories are incredibly creative and in some cases surprising. A great mix with something for everyone

I received an advanced ready galley from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I was so excited to be approved for this book because I'm a proud Whovian and love reading anything to do with Doctor Who.
This was an interesting collection of Earth tales that were turned into Gallifreyan tales, many involving creatures that I haven't heard of but made sense to be a part of the Whoniverse. There were themes at times similar to our own and at others futuristic themes.

In the beginning of the book, there's a reference as to who the Doctor Who tales we're inspired by which was very helpful.

A wonderous tale full of aliens, magic, adventure, and the power of friendship, it was a pleasure to read these tales and a great companion for those who wish to know more about the Doctor Who world!

I love Doctor Who, it has been a staple show for me to watch over the past several years. I don't usually read DW stories because I prefer to see them rather than actually imagining it. When I saw this, I got excited and I decided to read this out on a limb. Once I started to read this, I lost interest. I usually love all DW things, this not so much. Sure, this is my opinion and I prefer to only watch the shows versus reading the stories that authors publish and the audiobooks that are recorded, but this wasn't my thing. I had to put it down and I will most likely never read it again. I'm sorry, but thank you for the opportunity.

As any whovian will attest we love stories about aliens, and this story collection was no different. This collection features 14 stories loosely based on Greek myths from earth but reimagined in alien worlds. I like getting more stories from my favorite universes and this collection was no different. As with any collection I didn't love every story but I liked a lot of them. I liked that all the stories were written by the same author, it added some consistency to the rest of the collection. Any whovian will like reading these, and they would be good for tiny whovians who want one more story before bed.

Anything Doctor Who, I'll pick up and love. And I did exactly that for this book.

I love Doctor Who, so I was super excited when I was approved for this galley on NetGalley!

This is a collection of myths and legends from the Doctor Who universe. The stories feature some of my favourite creatures, like the Cybermen and Daleks.

I loved how these stories are taken from real ancient myths and legends, using Doctor Who characters, such as “The Mondas Touch” based on The Midas Touch, and “The Vardon Horse” based on the story of the Trojan horse. I love Greek mythology so I appreciated the way that the Doctor Who universe was blended with these ancient stories.

Sometimes there was a grey haired man, who could travel in time, that appeared in the stories. I wish this appearance of the Doctor happened more often because it was funny to see the reactions of the other creatures to this strange man.

At times the stories were quite detailed and spoke about things that were scientific, so I kind of got lost. But otherwise I loved this book! It’s a great collection of Doctor Who stories.

Really enjoyed the stories! Some familiar characters and species, some not. The histories were cool too!

This isn't your typical Doctor Who novel or short story collection. A) The Doctor himself seldom appears in any significant manner. B) It takes place entirely in space, focusing mainly on aliens and the development of the Time Lords. C) Many of the stories parallel familiar legends.

This is a great set of short stories. I have the doctor who fairy tales collection and love it so jumped at the opportunity to read this. There are fourteen short stories based on various myths and legends. Fantastic for any doctor who fan

This is my review from Goodreads:

I received this courtesy of Smith Publishing and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I should preface this review by saying that I'm usually not a fan of collections of short stories only because they lack the continuity that I like when I'm reading a novel. I made an exception for this because I LOVE Doctor Who and I really enjoy Greek myths.

The concept was fantastic, the execution in terms of the writing style, was not so much to my liking. But that's just me. I had a hard time getting into some of the stories because they were either too short or the writing was just too flat.

That being said, I actually really did enjoy reading a few of the stories. I loved the Angels of Vengeance, The Labyrinthe Web, Defiance of the New Bloods, The Jeopardy of Solar Proximity, and the Unwanted Gift of Prophecy. They were easier to read and the inclusion of some of the current characters in a few of these was a nice touch. I also have a soft spot for the Weeping Angels and for any stories dealing with taking out the Daleks.

I haven't followed Doctor Who throughout the years so I found some of my history and knowledge lacking. I mean, I watched it as a child but it scared the hell out of me and I don't remember too much. I only really started getting into it again starting with the 9th doctor. Some of the timelords that figured pretty prominently, I had actually never heard of before including Rassilon and Omega. I also had no idea who the vampires were, or the Ice men but it was fascinating reading about them.

Overall, as I was reading this, I was wishing that all of these could or would be made into actual episodes or specials because I don't think the writing necessarily did it justice. I liked it though, I just didn't love it. However, if you're a hardcore Whovian, I definitely recommend picking this up. It was fresh and it provided a creative spin to the history of the Doctor Who universe with the addition of myths.

This must count as one of the worst Doctor Who books ever – even if, by starting with the second piece here, I felt it was going to be great. It was a lovely mash-up of the typical Who short story, where somebody has to solve a problem like the Mara, and you caught the intelligent mash-up of the usual tales with Greek myth (with references to Grey Eye, and so on). But beyond that, far too few of the stories have anything to do with the Doctor – too many go back to the early days of the Time Lords and their battles with the Vampires – and far too many are just dreary. They seem to borrow the worst of the Greek myth they crib from, and offer nothing exactly lively, interesting or fun from the DWU. A major disappointment – and despite the footnote's verdict, the pictures are shit.

I adored this book. I knew I was going to like it, but I didn't realize I was going to love it. It was fun trying to figure out what stories were based on what and reading the ones that weren't based on any old mythology! I would say you do need some idea of what happens on Doctor Who to understand everything in this book. It's well written and well researched, though the typos were kind of distracting, they weren't hard to ignore. 5 out of 5 stars.

Perfect for any fan of Doctor Who! I would gladly recommend this book to any of them! It captured the series so well and brought the characters to life. I am so glad I was able to read this early on. It brings the mythology we all know and love, but within the Whovian world. It was such a light and fun read and as a huge fan of The Doctor, I absolutely loved it.

I would like to thank NetGalley and Penguin Random House UK for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Although I'm not exactly a die-hard Whovian, I was very curious in seeing how Dr. Who's universe would translate into a book. I think this made me expect too much from this book when I requested it. In any case, I expected to find more background information on the intricate Dr. Who universe, but I found a lot of the interesting premises underdeveloped and the writing style mostly flat. The short stories lacked the word count for the extra world-building depth I expected.
Still, a really entertaining book, highly recommended for real Whovians.

I was really excited to read Doctor Who Myths and Legends. The world of Doctor Who is very broad and there's so much to explore. Myths and legends set in that world? Yes please. Unfortunately this book was a huge let down for me, mostly because of one reason: the writing style.

The writing style was very simple, flat and there's a lot of telling instead of showing.

''I spoke with Orfak and told him of my concerns. He was deeply shocked but admitted to having the same fugue state when it came to the events of last night following the use of the sarcophagus by the Vardon.''

This led to me not feeling immersed in the stories at all, nor caring about what happened. There was a lot of they did this, they did that. There was no excitement

''Persis peered through one of the tiny windows. She was staring into the throne room. She recognised it from the holovid. It was empty.''

I also felt like the stories were too short and sometimes rushed. Some of them ended very abruptly and made me wonder what even the point of the story was. I would've preferred if the author had reduced the amount of stories and had developed the remaining ones better. Though I'd still have trouble with the writing style, I do think that that way I would've cared a little bit more about the characters and their stories. Maybe I would've given the book a higher rating if that were the case. But now? I didn't care at all for these characters, even though they definitely had potential to be interesting.

I didn't expect the Doctor to be in this much, but the introduction did hint at them appearing in the stories, at least now and then. They appeared in only a few stories though, and except for one they barely played a part. It was still fun to see the Doctor show up though! It's just a shame that they only appeared in some of the stories at the beginning.

I also liked that the first story hinted at River ('She was an archeologist - feisty and unconvential') and there's a story about Lucy, The Master's Wife in season 3 of New Who which I really liked.

All the other stories unfortuntely felt really flat to me, though they did have potential to be really interesting. Since the writing style was the biggest reason for that, I think this might be a case of it's not you (the book), it's me.

A 1-star rating feels really harsh, but I sadly really didn't enjoy this one, so giving it more than 1 star felt like I was lying (to both myself and others).

As a die-hard Whovian, it should come as no surprise that I jumped at the chance to read and review Richard Dinnick‘s latest offering, DOCTOR WHO : MYTHS & LEGENDS Epic Tales From Alien Worlds, when it was made available for request on NetGalley.

THOUGHTS:
As a long-time lover of Greek Mythology, I was delighted to discover that this anthology was actually a collection of fourteen short stories based on well-known; and much loved; Greek Myths.

During his introduction, Chancellor Drakirid; Historian to the Bureau of Ancient Records on Gallifrey; makes reference to the repeated appearance of an unknown man at various points within the legends.
"He is never given the same name twice and always seems to wear a different face."
Now, who does that remind you of?

Each offering is a retelling of a classic tale; such as The Mondas Touch, inspired by the story of King Midas, in which we meet Queen Lydia as she is presented with a legendary metal gauntlet purported to have special powers. On donning the glove, she soon discovers it does indeed have the power to upgrade both the planet’s technology and her Royal guards…. I’m sure you can work out what happens next!

Tales of King Minos, his Labyrinth, and the Minotaur it held, were a firm favourite during my Classical studies class at school (many years ago!); therefore I was looking forward to reading The Labyrinthine Web in which a Gallifreyan colony finds that the arrival of a Racnoss ship brings invasion. Enslaved by Messothel, commander of the spider-like craft, the Time Lords are first forced to build the titular Labyrinthine Web then to draw lots to become tributes within the hatchery it holds. Will the scientific minds of this outpost of Gallifrey be able to outsmart their oppressors? You’ll need to read it to find out!

Another personal favourite was The Angels of Vengeance, a tale based on the story of the three Furies and Orestes. I’ve always had a soft spot for the Weeping Angels, and their use as a means of execution in this tale is an interesting take on them.

Each short story is well-written and offers an intriguing SciFi twist to well-known tales of ancient mythology.

RATINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS:
I rate this legendary anthology 5 out of 5 stars.
I recommend DOCTOR WHO: MYTHS & LEGENDS to readers of all ages; in particular fans of Doctor Who, lovers of myths and legends; especially Greek mythology; and those who enjoy retellings of classic tales.

DISCLOSURE:
I received a digital copy of DOCTOR WHO: MYTHS & LEGENDS, via NetGalley and free of charge, for the purpose of supplying an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This is a whole collection of myths and legends that are based in Doctor Who world. The myths and legends are the following:
The Mondas Touch
The Terrible Manussa
The Unwanted Gift of Prophecy
The Evil And The Deep Black Sky
Jorus And The Voganauts
The Vardon Horse
Defiance Of The New Bloods
The Kingdom Of The Blind
The Labyrinthine Web
The Angels Of Vengeance
The Jeopardy Of Solar Proximity
The Multi-Faceted War
The Enigma of Sisterhood
Pandoric’s Box
This is the first Doctor Who book I have read. I found it really interesting at learning these things about the world that I didn't have a lot of insight too. This book kept me hooked in. I did not want to put the book down till I was finished with it. I enjoyed the small illustrations in the book. One for each myth and legend. I did feel that some of the myths and legends were lacking is some details and just felt like some of it was still missing while other ones had a lot of detail and was great. All of the myths and legends have Time Lords related things in them. All in all if you are a Doctor Who fan then this book is for you!