andystehr's review
3.0
It's always fun to read a Doctor Who adventure written by someone who worked on the show. This wasn't my favorite new adventure, but I found the supporting characters well writing and I like seeing another home of the Doctor’s.
datadog1's review
1.0
Deeply disturbing with violence, torture and the murder of innocents. Some very clumsy political opinions inserted as character dialogue. The Doctor is barely present, and the tardis crew itself has no impact on events.
nwhyte's review
4.0
http://nwhyte.livejournal.com/1986565.html[return][return][return]I thought this was a particularly good New Adventure, a partial (though independent) sequel to the much earlier Warhead, taking the Doctor, Ace and Benny to very near-future England and America to deal with a peculiar new drug and a truly horrible animal experimentation centre. I was hooked, and felt that Cartmel managed to control the plot and characters in a very grownup Who story. Looking through my records I can see some of the themes from this and Warhead cropping up in Cartmel's later Who work, but not as well co-ordinated as they are here. Really very impressed.
nukirisame's review
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
hammard's review
4.0
Quite a step up from Warhead. Only tangentially connected to Cartmel's this is a markedly better written book and has genuinely interesting things to say about the drug trade and animal testing. At times it does descend into cheap attempts at shock value but overall a stronger entry in the series.
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