Stories Book Past Doctor Adventures Wolfsbane 1 image Overview Characters How to Read Reviews 1 Statistics Quotes Overview Released September 2003 Written by Jacqueline Rayner Pages 245 Time Travel Past Location (Potential Spoilers!) Earth, England Synopsis Harry Sullivan. Died 28 November 1936. "Deliver us from Evil." Harry is dead. Having left him abandoned and alone in pre-war Britain, the Doctor and Sarah try to solve the mystery of his death. But the only witness is in a lunatic asylum, driven mad by what he has seen. He tells of murder and mutilation, of living trees and long-dead legends, of wolfmen and war... And of a mysterious stranger known only as the Doctor. Can it be true that Harry discovered the last resting place of the Holy Grail? Why are the flowers and trees in a Somerset village in full bloom at Christmas? And is it just a coincidence that Harry died under a full moon...? Read Read Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Edit date completed Custom Date Release Date Archive (no date) Save Characters Fourth Doctor Eighth Doctor Sarah Jane Smith Harry Sullivan Show All Characters (4) How to read Wolfsbane: Books Wolfsbane Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Date (Newest First) Date (Oldest First) Likes (High-Low) Likes (Low-High) Rating (High-Low) Rating (Low-High) Word count (High-Low) Word count (Low-High) Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 1 review 30 July 2024 · 399 words Review by Gantoor Spoilers 2 This review contains spoilers! Wolfsbane is a very interesting novel in the larger Who context. It's a tale of gothic horror full of supernatural elements like werewolves, witches and dryads, all played straight without any of the expected sci-fi coat of paint. While this is a bit jarring in comparison to the surrounding books, it accomplishes what it tries to do very well, with the Doctor and companions fitting in better than one would expect. Of course, in this case it's more accurate to say Doctors, since a big draw of the book is the presence of the Eighth Doctor, alongside the Fourth. I'd heard about that before reading, but was only expecting a cameo or a brief guest appearance, so I was very surprised to see 8 being there for basically the entire story. The split focus (with 8 and Harry being separated from 4 and Sarah by a couple weeks) makes for a unique take on a multi-Doctor story, which is made it more so by the fact that it takes place during a time when 8 has amnesia, and is thus even more clueless than his younger self. It leads to some interesting scenarios where the actions of one Doctor affect the other one. My favorite and most heartbreaking example is the imprisonment and rescue of Emmeline, which happens in reverse order for the Doctor, who's left none the wiser that he'll be the one who causes her pain eventually. While knowing the outcome of Harry's adventure beforehand does perhaps spoil some of the twists, reading it as a tragedy with a foregone conclusion is special in its own way. I only wish the split was more balanced, as the Eighth Doctor part seems to take most of the book. I haven't done a page count so I could be wrong, but that's how it felt at least. It is the most interesting one though - the Fourth Doctor and Sarah mainly spend their time trying to figure out what happened and tying up lose ends, so 8 and Harry get most of the action. Regardless, since the EDAs are still a looooong way away for me, it was really nice to get an early glimpse at what they're like. I expect most of the cryptic loose ends, including the trippy ending where contradictory outcomes of the adventure are presented in succession, will be explained there. Anyway, a very unusual one, but also very good. Gantoor View profile Like Liked 2 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating183 members 3.55 / 5 GoodReads AVG. Rating183 votes 3.55 / 5 The Time Scales AVG. Rating8 votes 4.20 / 5 Member Statistics Read 18 Favourited 1 Reviewed 1 Saved 2 Skipped 0 Owned 1 Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote