lavenderlazarus's review
3.0
A quick Doctor Who adventure with hundreds and millions of years in between. Apart from the climax that seemed to have a few convenient badly-made decisions to ramp up the tensions, I enjoyed reading this book. It sets up the different species well, defining the main characters with well-presented traits, and moves along quickly. As with any decent sci-fi, there are some interesting ideas presented about humanity. It's not meant to be philosophical so I didn't expect any in-depth explorations but the dabbling of themes of ownership of the planet lends it just enough extra meaning to make it more than a straightforward human vs different species plot.
fastfinge's review against another edition
2.0
This book would have been much better with a better narrator.
halftimelord's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
nwhyte's review against another edition
http://nhw.livejournal.com/1032344.html?#cutid2[return][return]This was the second original novel in Target's series of novelisations after Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion, the first of Hulke's six books for the range. It is a good one; Hulke tells the story in part from the point of view of the eponymous cave monsters (the word "Silurian" is not used here), showing us humans as alien vermin. He also makes the story a more overt parable about authority and power, and adds little bits of character especially for the Brigadier and Liz. I suspect this will be near the top of my list of Third Doctor novels.
scarlettsims's review against another edition
3.0
Unlike the other Doctor Who novelization I've read, this one was based on one of the serials from the third Doctor. It was a quick and enjoyable read. I could really picture everything in the book through the lens of old-school BBC...tape? film? I never remember. I think it's tape. Anyway, at the end there's a bit of an explanation of the things that the author changed between the script for the serial and the novel. Apparently, he added a bit more characterization and backstory to the minor characters, which is something cool that can be done in a book that's a bit harder with the limited time and budget of television. If you like Doctor Who, definitely give it a go it's not world-class literature or anything but that's not the point.
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