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A review by saroz162
The Beast of Babylon by Charlie Higson
2.0
Didn't care for this one, I'm afraid. It starts off well enough, but the first half becomes consumed in the perspective of a fairly straightforward new companion, with a lot of exposition by the Doctor. It actually starts to feel a bit like an advertisement for the Eccleston series of Doctor Who. Then there's a twist - but it's honestly not a good enough one to justify using up all that time. And then we've got a bit of danger, and a solution, and...oh, wait, we're back to the advert.
I think I can see what Higson was trying to do, but in the format of its own tiny little paperback "book," it's pretty underwhelming. It might have made a cute annual story, or an online tale for the official website - which, in fairness, is basically how it originated. So perhaps there's a bit of the "form factor" working against it, here.
I think I can see what Higson was trying to do, but in the format of its own tiny little paperback "book," it's pretty underwhelming. It might have made a cute annual story, or an online tale for the official website - which, in fairness, is basically how it originated. So perhaps there's a bit of the "form factor" working against it, here.