Reviews

Doctor Who: The Monster of Peladon by Brian Hayles

imakandiway's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

nwhyte's review against another edition

http://nhw.livejournal.com/1038662.html#cutid4[return][return]This really isn't particularly good. Hayles' original story was over complex anyway, including activist miners, imperialist exploitation, and feminism in a confusing tangle of plot strands which Dicks' novelisation rather fails to untangle and clarify. Definitely for completists only.[return][return]It is interesting that this and the previous story are both about external aliens (here, the Ice Warriors) forcing the natives to mine the planet's indigenous mineral resources. Though in this case the human character is one of the bad guys. No wonder people thought the show was running out of ideas.[return]

dodau's review against another edition

3.0

The Doctor - check, Fainting/Screaming/Both companion - check, Alien villian/monster of the week - check, 90ish pages of running,being shot at, being a smart ass, being mistaken for the bad guy - check. It must be a Target DW book.

simsbrarian's review

4.0

Enjoyable audio soundtrack of the TV episode; with good linking narration to describe events the listener can't see.

The Doctor returns to Peladon but this time with Sarah Jane Smith in tow; and now the ruler is a queen; daughter of the Doctor's old royal friend. Alpha Centari returns as does Agador the monster/god from the tunnels. This time around; the Doctor gets embroiled in a plot involving mines and ice warriors and high tech equipment. It's a good episode and nicely narrated by Elisabeth Sladen. There's also a small interview with Sladen at the end but only a few minutes.