chicafrom3 's review for:

Doctor Who - The Waters of Mars by Phil Ford

3.75

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The Tenth Doctor, post-Donna, lands on Mars in 2059 at the first human base at what he quickly realizes is a fixed point in time: the day the base is destroyed and all the colonists killed. The Flood is coming... A novelization of one of the darkest episodes of the Tenth Doctor's run, exploring the concept of the Doctor declaring himself the master of time and ignoring all red flags in his own behavior and ends with a suicide. A very solid novelization; spends a lot of time delving into Adelaide as a character, which is appreciated.