A review by squidbag
Doctor Who: The Roundheads by Mark Gatiss

4.0

Steeped in the details of the history of the aftermath of the English Civil Wars, this one carries with it a sort of grim inevitability that is missing from some of the books and shows in the series. The characterizations are excellent well done, and the events of the story slip neatly between those of history itself - in short, everything a Doctor Who story should accomplish, and with pirates, too. The Second Doctor stories always seem to have a starker line between the comedy and the tragedy, and this book is no exception. Once the mood captures you, you're in to the somewhat bitter end.