''Ten Little Aliens'' is a

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original novel written by Stephen Cole and based on the long-running British

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. Ten Little Aliens was re-released in 2013 for the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who.

Reception

In '' Interzone'', Matt Hills writes, "The novel's major premise is sharply executed: the corpses of "most wanted" alien terrorists mysteriously return to life in order to attack an elite military squad sent to hunt them down. ..Cole's plotting is strong, and the novel also hits home via its quirky stylistic choices: introducing military characters very economically through their comments on the Schirr enemy, and pausing for a "Make Your Own Adventure"-style interlude where one has to navigate through the different viewpoints of a neural network."

References

External links

The Cloister Library - ''Ten Little Aliens''
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