I think I expected this, more or less, to be a geeky guide to various creatures and bits of technology and such in the Doctor Who universe. Turns out it's something a bit weirder, funnier, and less "useful" than that, though, because the entire thing is presented as if it's been written by the Doctor himself. (The Eleventh Doctor, to be precise, since he was the current one when it came out.) And if you're a fan of Doctor Who, you know difficult it is to get a simple explanation of anything from the Doctor.

As an example, the entry for the first word, "asteroid" is: "It's like this big rock thing floating in space. Well, not that big -- I mean, not planet-sized big. More sort of small-big really. And actually, 'floating' isn't right because you sort of do that in water or liquid and space is, well, space. Space is pretty much full of floaty rock things, except it's called space because it's so empty." Yes, the whole thing is more or less like that. It's fun, and I do love the way I can basically hear it all in Matt Smith's voice. Not all the entries are nearly that amusing, though, and the gimmick does wear a bit thin by the time you get to the end. Still, it's cute. And comes with lots of pictures, too. ( )