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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. http://nwhyte.livejournal.com/2635668.html A Seventh Doctor novel published in 1997, featuring Ace and Cybermen in wartime 1940s London; grittily imagined, with good characterisation; one of the better Past Doctor Adventures that I have read. It shares certain resonances with The Doctor Dances / The Empty Child, but is really very true to the spirit of McCoy era Who, to the point that I wondered if it could have been a script in its own right. As indeed, apparently, it was - submitted for the 1990 season that was never made. Illegal Alien by Mike Tucker and Robert Perry, finds the Dr. and Ace in 1940 London arriving in a private detective’s office straight out of a novel. Now, stories about the Cybermen are not my favorite. This one is different, the Cybermen are the back bone of the story but not the whole story. The plot weaves and bobs then weaves again. There are many almosts and very close calls that kept me on the edge of my seat to the end. no reviews | add a review
The Blitz is at its height. As the Luftwaffe bomb London, Cody McBride, ex-pat American private eye, sees a sinister silver sphere crash-land. He glimpses something emerging from within. The military dismiss his account of events - the sphere must be a new German secret weapon that has malfunctioned in some way. What else could it be? Arriving amid the chaos, the Doctor and Ace embark on a trail that brings them face to face with hidden Nazi agents, and encounter some very old enemies... An adventure featuring the Seventh Doctor, as played by Sylvester McCoy, and his companion Ace No library descriptions found. |
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I love it when the Doctor goes back into Earth history. It’s like having a very interesting and enjoyable history lesson. Even if it’s not all fact. I love how the start of the story is like a diary entry by the Private Eye Colby McBridge and it’s the same for the end. It’s nice to find out what happens to McBridge and Mullen. A great plot twist also which what they discover under the pumping station.
The epilogue suggests the possibility of a sequel. It is easy to see why this story was included in the monster specials to celebrate the 50th anniversary. ( )