A review by saoki
Doctor Who: Downtime by Marc Platt

2.0

This is a very uneven book, possibly because it's a novelization. There is a distinct difference in tone between the classic UNIT-era story and the fragmented, too-intimate way it is told. Do I really need to know about a secondary character's childhood trauma in order to appreciate her actions in a fighting scene? I don't think so, but the author seemed to believe it was necessary.
There is nothing specially wrong with the story, but it also doesn't gets high marks for originality. It probably flowed better as a film.