Doctor Who and the Space War
by Malcolm Hulke
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The year is 2540, and two powers loom large in the galaxy - Earth and Draconia. After years of peace, their spaceships are now being mysteriously attacked and cargoes rifled. Each suspects the other, and full-scale war seems unavoidable.Tags
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I was getting a bit worried about Malcolm Hulke after the disappointments of Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon and Doctor Who and the Sea Devils, but this was a welcome return to form; the slightly odd politics of the human and Draconian governments seem a bit less improbable on the page, and everyone is given decently believable motivations. The one slightly odd thing is that the ending just has the Master tidying up his desk, rather than shooting the Doctor. I suppose this was a quiet tribute to Roger Delgado.
I was getting a bit worried about Malcolm Hulke after the disappointments of Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon and Doctor Who and the Sea Devils, but this was a welcome return to form; the slightly odd politics of the human and Draconian governments seem a bit less improbable on the page, and everyone is given decently believable motivations. The one slightly odd thing is that the ending just has the Master tidying up his desk, rather than shooting the Doctor. I suppose this was a quiet tribute to Roger Delgado.
The Doctor in the crossfire of tho galactic empires. Plus the Master. Plus the Daleks. What not to love? A good novelisation of a rather political classic Doctor Who story.
Jan 27, 2021Piratical
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Doctor Who {non-TV} (Novelisations — Novelisation)
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- Original publication date
- 1976-09-23
- People/Characters
- The Doctor (3rd); Jo Grant; The Master; The Ogrons; The Daleks
- Important places
- Earth; The Moon; Draconia; Braah
- First words
- The year 2540.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)'Oh well,' he said to himself, 'there's always tomorrow.'
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- Reviews
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- (3.25)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 7
- ASINs
- 6
