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Eye of Heaven
Eye of Heaven | Jim Mortimore
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"Easter Island, 1832. Horace Stockwood, eminent archaeologist, has stolen a stone tablet sacred to the islanders. He escapes into the open sea, but massive, sinister stone figures are lining the cliff tops, watching him go ... Thirty years later, Stockwood is desperate to return. He has devoted his life to studying the sacred stone, and needs to know if his theories are correct. Visiting Earth with Leela, the Doctor's interest is piqued, and he offers to fund Stockwood's expedition. But their journey proves more hazardous than anyone would have expected. What is the terrible secret that pushes Stockwood on - and what is his real agenda? Who is trying to stop their mission before it has even begun? As the Doctor begins to piece the answers together, it seems he may become an unwitting accomplice to the terrible tragedy that threatens to befall the island. Ancient powers are invoked, and dangerous secrets may soon be secret no longer ..."--Book cover.
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rabbitprincess
Eye of Heaven | Jim Mortimore
Mehso-so

A high So-So verging on low Pick. For the most part, Leela, who narrates most of the chapters, is rendered well, but her knowledge of sailing ships is not plausible to me (those bits felt like “research“). I also found the story was told just enough out of order to be disorienting chronologically.

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rabbitprincess
Eye of Heaven | Jim Mortimore
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A brief outing to the Great Glebe Garage Sale this morning (really, the book sale at St. Matthew's church). They had only three Doctor Who novels, so I took them all 😁 The two mysteries on top are from a Top 100 crime novels list, and I read and liked The Pirates novel (the movie is a favourite in our house). Also stumbled upon the David Morrissey State of Play 😍 (the miniseries, not the Russell Crowe movie).

Melissa_J I‘ve lived in Ottawa for close to 20 years now and I‘ve never been to the Great Glebe Garage Sale! 7y
rabbitprincess @Melissa_J We've been going regularly for the past few years since we found out about the book sale 😁 7y
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