nwhyte's review
http://nhw.livejournal.com/1041222.html#cutid1[return][return]Oddly enough, Dicks is not especially good at making his own stories transition happily to the printed page. There are some good bits added/changed here, especially the characterisation of the new Doctor, but in general it is competent rather than exciting.[return][return]One point that struck me on reading this (rather than on watching the TV original) was the similarity between the Robot and the Hangman in Roger Zelazny's Hugo/Nebula winning novella, "Home is the Hangman". The Who story came first, but I would be surprised to learn that Zelazny had had a chance to see it; both he and Dicks were, of course, drawing from many other sources going back at least as far as Mary Shelley.[return]
dodau's review
3.0
again a target book, so not much to it. I have to admit to not liking Tom Bakers Doctor much and liking Sarah Jane Smith even less so not one of my favourite adventures. Typical 70's twaddle I'm affraid.
wealhtheow's review against another edition
3.0
I believe this is the debut of The Fourth Doctor. I love his interactions with UNIT (and the rest of us earthlings)--he utterly confounds them.
simsbrarian's review against another edition
4.0
A really good retelling of the fourth Doctor's first episode. Tom Baker is an enthusiastic reader and the story came to life. Great to have the extra insight into character feeling and thought which can easily be missed of misinterpreted in episodes when you're going on just a shared glance on-screen!
A giant robot is stealing classified items and with the Doctor still recovering from his latest regeneration it is at first up to Corporal Benton, Sarah Jane Smith, and the Brig to suss out what is going on.
A giant robot is stealing classified items and with the Doctor still recovering from his latest regeneration it is at first up to Corporal Benton, Sarah Jane Smith, and the Brig to suss out what is going on.
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