Lucien Barnes
Any other year in the BBC range, and it would be a shiny, glowy beacon of a good book. But this year, with the BBC books more confident than ever before, it's in danger of getting lost.
There's nothing wrong with it. There's a strong plot, a great anti-hero in Silver, and some good examinations of character. It's well written, entertaining, and I read it in one (rather late) night.
But that's all it is. Mad Dogs, Henrietta and Trading Futures all left me excited, intrigued and badge-wearingly proud to be a Doctor Who fan. This just kept me entertained
Colin Burden
This had a very good start and built up a good atmosphere built up, but was let down by an overly violent end, and a rather sadistic act that I feel the character of Anji would be incapable of.
Michael Mills
This has got to be one of the best Eighth Doctor Adventures so far.
Silver made an excellent villain and I really hope we see him again at some point. I really couldn't figure out who the mysterious assassin was, and the idea of the sea of acid and the special submarines that could withstand it brought back shining memories of the Keys of Marinus.
It took the average sci-fi formula and changed it to something wonderful and exciting.
David
This was very good. In some books to date, Anji has just been thinking of Dave a little too much, and hopefully this will end that.
It was a good idea to have the Eighth Doctor deal with what he's become since he lost a heart, and realising that it didn't really make him less of himself.
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