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http://nhw.livejournal.com/683725.html[return][return]Gosh, Terrance Dicks can actually come close to writing tolerably well. Here we have the Seventh Doctor and Ace pursuing the Timewyrm (last seen in ancient Babylon) to Nazi Germany - or rather, first to a 1951 Festival of Britain celebrated after a German victory; then following Adolf Hitler from the Munich putsch to 1940. It would be easy to do this very crassly, but Dicks manages to stay (for my money) the right side of the line. Still a slight feeling that he wished he was writing a TV series rather than a novel, but satisfying enough. Also brought back a villain from one of the series I have not yet seen...

count_zero's review

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4.0

This was a nicely written novel. The completing colliding schemes are plotted very well.

geoff's review

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5.0

The best New Adventure I've ready so far. Though that isn't saying much (this is my second), it's still miles above the quality of Genesys. It's a fun, fast-paced alternate history yarn that explores an alternate Britain where the Nazis won World War II. The Doctor is at his manipulative best, and it manages to reference and use continuity in a way that doesn't distract. I blazed through this one in a day.

fullfledgedegg's review

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

nukirisame's review

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funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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