This dreary, haphazard list of events featuring the Doctor was written with all the dramatic flair and attention to character that we saw in "Dimensions in Time."

But at least it has the Doctor walking around with a bag of crack. That's kind of hilarious. ( )

A very well written re-introduction to The Doctor, particularly his Eighth incarnation. ( )

It's as terrible as all the reviews say it is. ( )

A really basic story, twenty unnecessary pages at the start establishing a companion, who is then ignored till the last five pages. Horrible way to establish a character. The plot is reasonably non-existent, serving mostly to keep the reasonably dreary concept going through a novel. Which is a shame. ( )

The first Who novel I've read for years. This is Dr Who by numbers and aimed squarely at lifelong fans, so I found it compulsively readable and Dicks can always be relied on to write a decent story. I was moved to read this after watching the DVD of State of Decay, where the production notes mentioned that this book was set partly on the same planet. A minor quibble: this book involves a new locale and set of characters on the planet, whereas State of Decay had made clear that there was no other inhabited part of the planet. 5/5 for nostalgia's sake. ( )