Doctor Who: Ultimate Foe

Rating:
Summary: Wow!
Review: An explosive tale of fantasy, reality, and sanity blending in the conclusion of the massave Dr. Who story, "Trial of a Time Lord". I can't say enough about this book. The only reason it doesn't have 5 stars is the language. Have a dictionary handy! Whew!

Rating:
Summary: And the villain is...
Review: The final part of 'The Trial of a Time Lord', which means you should be looking to ensure you have the rest (that's 'The Mysterious Planet', 'Mindwarp' and 'Terror of the Vervoids'). There is an overarching storyline that continues and develops between the four and the whole makes more sense together.

This story had an odd origin: it was to be written by Robert Holmes, who wrote the first half before falling ill. Tragically, he died shortly thereafter. The second half was then taken up by Doctor Who's then script editor Eric Saward, but tensions between the production team led to Saward's resignation and withdrawal of hios script. So enter Pip and Jane Baker, who also novelise this story, who get to finalise the story.

Featuring both new companion Mel and Sabalom Glitz (who first appeared in 'The Mysterious Planet'), the story is a little bit schizo. The two halves don't necessarily meld well into a whole, the second half being rather less impressive than the first, but having the book written by the same team (rather than two different sets of writers) results in it being more complete in presentation than the serial.

The big thing about this book is that it reveals all the hidden bits within the earlier three, some of which contradicts what we saw earlier. The true version, rather than the doctored version. And there are several surprises, the full nature of which you should read the book to find out.

Rating:
Summary: And the villain is...
Review: The final part of 'The Trial of a Time Lord', which means you should be looking to ensure you have the rest (that's 'The Mysterious Planet', 'Mindwarp' and 'Terror of the Vervoids'). There is an overarching storyline that continues and develops between the four and the whole makes more sense together.

This story had an odd origin: it was to be written by Robert Holmes, who wrote the first half before falling ill. Tragically, he died shortly thereafter. The second half was then taken up by Doctor Who's then script editor Eric Saward, but tensions between the production team led to Saward's resignation and withdrawal of hios script. So enter Pip and Jane Baker, who also novelise this story, who get to finalise the story.

Featuring both new companion Mel and Sabalom Glitz (who first appeared in 'The Mysterious Planet'), the story is a little bit schizo. The two halves don't necessarily meld well into a whole, the second half being rather less impressive than the first, but having the book written by the same team (rather than two different sets of writers) results in it being more complete in presentation than the serial.

The big thing about this book is that it reveals all the hidden bits within the earlier three, some of which contradicts what we saw earlier. The true version, rather than the doctored version. And there are several surprises, the full nature of which you should read the book to find out.