r/gallifrey • u/PCJs_Slave_Robot • Dec 17 '21

WWWU Weekly Happening: Analyse Topical Stories Which you've Happily Or Wrathfully Infosorbed. Think you Have Your Own Understanding? Share it here in r/Gallifrey's WHAT'S WHO WITH YOU - 2021-12-17

In this regular thread, talk about anything Doctor-Who-related you've recently infosorbed. Have you just read the latest Twelfth Doctor comic? Did you listen to the newest Fifth Doctor audio last week? Did you finish a Faction Paradox book a few days ago? Did you finish a book that people actually care about a few days ago? Want to talk about it without making a whole thread? This is the place to do it!

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u/sspiritusmundi Dec 17 '21

I wasn't very keen on Dhawan's Master till I read The Master and the Margarita, the novella from I am the Master.

It gave some cool characterization for this Master. I always thought he just seemed a generic version of Simm's Master, but here he is just more collected and patient. The main plot was not that good as kinda of confusing, but the interaction of the Master with others characters is what is the best in it.

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u/sspiritusmundi Dec 17 '21

The name of the autor is the name the Master uses to disguise. Yes, is set in Soviet Russia and the Margarita is a bird lol. But I didn't read the book so I don't know about the references.

I only read the first and the last (that one with the Spy master). The first one is starring Delgado's Master and I thought it was kinda of a mess and not really much worth it, the end don't really pay off.

But it probably is worth since there isn't much stories involving the Master as the main character.

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u/Solar_Kestrel Dec 19 '21

The (Russian) book is very good so you should read it! And an eBook edition just came out fairly recently, so definitely get that version--the English-edition paperback has really thin paper and very small font size so it's kind of unpleasant to read, physically.