Archaeology should be left for dead stuff.

That is, do not dig up killer robot men that are only in stasis. Especially if expert people suggest that this is a really bad idea.

Or, this is exactly what happens on this particular planet. So it is up to The Doctor to try and stop everyone being cyber-crushed.

A better example of a Cyberman novel.

http://notfreesf.blogspot.com/2009/11... ( )

Typically, I try to pick up any Target novelization I see that's not by Terrance Dicks, especially if it's by the writer of the serial. The original writer typically adds something to the story I saw on television, a dimension they had in their head that didn't make it to screen. Gerry Davis does not does not do this. If anything, this is worse than the serial it is based on, which is already not a favorite of mine due to the fact that the story makes very little sense. Without the serial's strong direction, and thus its sense of spookiness/suspense and its excellent visuals, the story really has nothing going for it. At all. Even at a mere 140 pages, it wore out its welcome quickly.

http://nhw.livejournal.com/1028958.ht...

I have been unimpressed by Davis' previous Cyberman books, which were nothing like as good as my fond memories of them. But in this case, writing up what is certainly the best Cyberman story, Davis rose to the occasion and produced what is probably the best Cyberman book. He even succeeds in injecting Victoria with some gravitas, making her both courageous and assertive in total contrast to her screen character (he makes her blonde as well for some reason). It is not bad at all. ( )