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3.4 AVERAGE
3.4 AVERAGE
This one really is special, and probably one of the best of the New Series books. That's saying something, as it was one of the last that I purchased. I'm not really a huge fan of westerns to be honest, but James Swallow got me hooked on this book despite that.
The menace in this book is actually very clever and a neat Sci-Fi idea. The whole book is very well executed, other then one scene where a tense situation is sort of undermined by the need for a lot of explanations of the motivations of the characters. It's not as bad as that might sound though, and for the most part the book is uniformly excellent. The Doctor and Martha in particular are well served in the story, feeling very much like their show counterparts.
The menace in this book is actually very clever and a neat Sci-Fi idea. The whole book is very well executed, other then one scene where a tense situation is sort of undermined by the need for a lot of explanations of the motivations of the characters. It's not as bad as that might sound though, and for the most part the book is uniformly excellent. The Doctor and Martha in particular are well served in the story, feeling very much like their show counterparts.
The climax of this book didn't go quite where I think it should have.
*Spoilers*
The Doctor had the opportunity to rewrite the software of these alien killing machines that had overridden their initial programming, killed their creators, and were on a killing spree throughout the galaxy. He did overwrite their programming, but rather than allowing the command module to update the other machines and then propagate a new code throughout the galaxy. He only destroyed the three on Earth. Hmmmph.
*Spoilers*
The Doctor had the opportunity to rewrite the software of these alien killing machines that had overridden their initial programming, killed their creators, and were on a killing spree throughout the galaxy. He did overwrite their programming, but rather than allowing the command module to update the other machines and then propagate a new code throughout the galaxy. He only destroyed the three on Earth. Hmmmph.
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really liked this story. I could have easily imagined this was an episode of Doctor Who and James Swallow wrote perfectly the characters. I don't usually like Martha that much but she was pretty cool in this story.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Meh - 2.5*
I don't particularly enjoy Martha as a character so I knew I wasn't going to love this but... I really want to read all of this series. I promised myself a while back. It'll take me FOREVER but I plan on doing it.
Anyway, the plot was okay but not great. Yeah tbh could be skipped and you wouldn't miss much.
I don't particularly enjoy Martha as a character so I knew I wasn't going to love this but... I really want to read all of this series. I promised myself a while back. It'll take me FOREVER but I plan on doing it.
Anyway, the plot was okay but not great. Yeah tbh could be skipped and you wouldn't miss much.
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated