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Doctor Who: Engines of War
by George Mann
Another one I finished in one sitting! Engines of War attempts the biggest Doctor Who story of all, the Time War, and gets it mostly right -- better than any other attempt in any medium has so far. The War Doctor is well depicted (though the narration can't help but call him The Doctor, even though he objects to that name; it is addressed well in dialogue between him and temporary companion Cinder, though, at least), the scale is appropriate, the stakes appropriately high, and some of the action is incredible!
The book bogs down a bit when our heroes get to Gallifrey, but then, what Doctor Who story doesn't bog down on Gallifrey? I would much rather the Time Lords had never been directly depicted, personally, but must bow to the desires of the greater populace. I didn't tap my foot *quite* as much through the Gallifrey scenes, but I still did, and that harmed my overall impression of the book, but everything else? Everything else is great!
The book bogs down a bit when our heroes get to Gallifrey, but then, what Doctor Who story doesn't bog down on Gallifrey? I would much rather the Time Lords had never been directly depicted, personally, but must bow to the desires of the greater populace. I didn't tap my foot *quite* as much through the Gallifrey scenes, but I still did, and that harmed my overall impression of the book, but everything else? Everything else is great!