A review by simsbrarian
Doctor Who: Hornets' Nest, Part 1 - The Stuff of Nightmares by Tom Baker, Richard Franklin, Paul Magrs

2.0

I'm torn. This was fun to hear performed so well by Tom Baker and Richard Franklin (as Mike Yates) but the story is slow and, until nearly the end of the Classic Who style of cliff-hanger ending, a bit dull.

It's a Night at the Museum meets an alien hive-mind creature intent on taking over the world (and then the Doctor!) for its flesh and warmth by using discarded museum stuffed animals as their golem-soldiers.

Since much of hte story is just the Doctor telling Mike Yates about what has happened to this point it is a lot of "And then I did that...and then this happened..." and not as exciting as the moments which happen in-scene. Not a great start to the 5-book series; unsure if I'm enthused enough to continue.