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A review by andrew_j_r
Doctor Who: Timewyrm-Revelation by Paul Cornell
4.0
This is the final book in the four book Timewyrm sequence. It is also, clearly, the best.
The story is very different to anything that has gone before in the series, very original, and there are some great ideas, for example Saul the Sentient Church, and indeed the scene that takes us to the cover of the book (it shows the Doctor dancing with Death on he surface of the moon whilst a Spacesuited figure looks on, with a church in the background.). Quite how it gets there is for you to find out if you choose to read it.
The Timewyrm seems like a much more threatening entity in this book, and there are a couple of moments where it seems almost impossible that the Doctor will win. Initially the book seems to have a lack of structure, but once you get into it, it does all make sense.
Not going to say much more, but if the series has hit this level on the fourth book, the remaining fifty seven should (largely) be a joy!
The story is very different to anything that has gone before in the series, very original, and there are some great ideas, for example Saul the Sentient Church, and indeed the scene that takes us to the cover of the book (it shows the Doctor dancing with Death on he surface of the moon whilst a Spacesuited figure looks on, with a church in the background.). Quite how it gets there is for you to find out if you choose to read it.
The Timewyrm seems like a much more threatening entity in this book, and there are a couple of moments where it seems almost impossible that the Doctor will win. Initially the book seems to have a lack of structure, but once you get into it, it does all make sense.
Not going to say much more, but if the series has hit this level on the fourth book, the remaining fifty seven should (largely) be a joy!