The Rani books

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I am currently in the mood to find and collect the Rani books from the 6th and 7th Doctor.

After doing research and cross referencing apparently these 3 books were part of the Rani appearance in the novelization but wanted to see if anyone had any advised that have read these and if I should get em. :blush:

  • Doctor Who: The Mark of the Rani (6th - Baker)

  • Doctor Who: State Of Change (apparently this is from ā€œThe Missing Adventuresā€ after mark of Rani) (6th - Baker)

  • Doctor Who: Time and the Rani (7th - McCoy)

Not sure if anyone is an avid reader of the old novelizations :sweat_smile: but hope to find someone who can suggest on these.

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I did the audiobook of the Mark of the Rani novelization and it was a fairly bland novelization tbh. A bit of stuff at the beginning that got cut from the episode and a little epilogue at the end but otherwise I remember it being a pretty straightforward novelization that doesnā€™t do anything to change or expand on the original story.

I havenā€™t yet gotten to State of Change but I believe Iā€™ve seen @DispersalPhase speak pretty highly of it

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I was so-so on State of Change. It wasnā€™t a fantastic book IMO but I liked some of Periā€™s arc!

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Thereā€™s also this one :slight_smile: but itā€™s a bit hard to get hold of:

https://tardis.guide/story/race-against-time/

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I read State of Change several years ago (pre-Covid) and remember enjoying it.

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I saw this one but thought it was (as the name suggests) a adventure reading game where you sort have to go through the chapters to figure out the story and have different endings. But if itā€™s like a regular book then I might add it to my list!

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No, it is a choose your own adventure. Itā€™s not a standard book.

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The Rani appears in a couple other books.

Sheā€™s in Something Borrowed, the 6th Doctor Puffin short that appeared in the various x Doctors, x Stories books.

Sheā€™s in The Rani Reaps the Whirlwind, the novelization of the BBV audio of the same name. Havenā€™t read that, but not exactly impressed by the audio.

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Yes, itā€™s one of my favorites! I really love what it does with Peri and with history. The Rani isnā€™t in a whole lot of the book, but sheā€™s there

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