A review by lavenderlazarus
Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters, by Malcolm Hulke

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.