A review by saroz162
Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon by Brian Hayles

3.0

Not much to say about this one. It's original writer Brian Hayles' perfectly good novelization of his own perfectly good TV serial - and, because it's one of the earliest novelizations, he's taken the opportunity to flesh out the backgrounds of the characters and the situations a little bit. I'm not sure Peladon comes over as a more realistic society, but King Peladon himself carries a bit more weight when you learn some of his childhood, his relationship with his mother, and so on. The big change - the one that everyone remembers - is that here, Hayles is free to depict Alpha Centauri without the limitations of budget. He has fully-functional tentacles, a "watery eye," and the ability to change color depending on his emotions. He's a walking mood ring!

David Troughton reads the book well; his Ice Warriors are excellent and his high-pitched, modulated Alpha Centauri is certainly very funny.