wynwicket's review
3.0
I liked the initial premise of this, the Victorian rocket ships, the homage to Jules Verne (whom I love), and Turlough getting a chance to shine. But the Doctor never really felt like the Doctor, and I'm not sure I liked the plot twist. I'd give the book 3-and-a-half stars.
nwhyte's review
http://nwhyte.livejournal.com/1335947.html?#cutid2[return][return]Bulis has made some effort to get to grips with the Victorian boys' adventure genre, and here we have a British expedition landing on the Moon in 1878, seen off by the Queen herself. There's also a slightly contrived but not too horrible subplot of the Tardis crew crossing their own timeline, and Bulis even finds two useful things for Kamelion to do (which is two more than ever happened on television). I didn't quite swallow the ultimate reveal about the aliens or the Doctor's trigger-happy way of dealing with the problem, but it is at least a decent effort.
saemiligr's review
3.0
I wanted to give this book one more star, but in all honesty the entire first half was just kind of boring. It wasn't until the Doctor stepped in and the plot twist was reveled that I found myself hooked enough to finish it. Not one of the best Doctor Who books.
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