'A Higher standard has been set...'
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Well, just when I was despairing of reading another worthwile installment in the Virgin New Adventures series Gareth Roberts comes up with a very satisfying read. Some of the plot strands are unsatisfactorily resolved but the rest of the novel makes up for that; fast-paced, entertaining and intriguing from start to finish.
The Doctor has to use all his experience and ingenuity to deal with the insane but deadly criminal mastermind named Sheldukher as well as the bloodthirsty human-hating Chelonians and the so-called 'Fortean Flicker', a disturbance in the space/time continuum that could herald an apocalypse. Bernice meanwhile becomes dangerously addicted to a narcotic soft drink (some for-once subtle satire) and caught up with a group of anarchic tearaways, with their own agenda.
The body-count is high, The Doctor is at his mischievous best and the aliens are impressive.All-in-all a decent addition to the series.
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