The Sorcerer's Apprentice

'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' is a Missing Adventure featuring the first Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan. In it, the TARDIS lands on a world where 'science' (in this case, pretty much anything electronic) is crippled and magic seems to rule the day. To take this ever so faintly bizarre situation a step further, the society seems to come straight out of an idealized mythological view of medieval Europe.

The action is brisk and, over the course of the story, manages to straddle the seeming divide between science and fantasy quite well. I thought the characterization was decent over all with fun moments for each of the characters, though I must admit I particularly enjoyed the bits with Susan as a 'damsel in distress' and the Doctor trying to show more overcome his skepticism and place events in context. This was a fun read and I don't hesitate to recommend it to anybody looking for a decent First Doctor story. show less

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Quite a neat story of the Doctor and companions appearing on a planet where knights, dragons, elves, dwarves and leprechauns all appear to thrive; yet at the same time they are under threat of invasion and domination by the local galactic empire. The bad guy's name is Marton Dahl, which of course must be a salute to Peter Purves' portrayal of Morton Dill in The Chase. It all tied together rather pleasingly.