"Deep in the heart of a hollowed-out moon the First Doctor finds a chilling secret: ten alien corpses, frozen in time at the moment of their death. They are the empire’s most wanted terrorists, and their discovery could end a war devastating the galaxy. But is the same force that killed them still lurking in the dark? And what are its plans for the people of Earth?"
To celebrate Doctor Who's 50th anniversary, BBC Books is re-releasing one novel per Doctor. This is the First Doctor's contribution.
My thoughts. I first read this book when it was first realised over ten years ago. It obviously didn't make much of an impression on me because I couldn't remember anything about it (except for the title). In his introduction to this new edition Stephen Cole calls the story a cross between Agatha Christie meets Starship Troopers. Personally I found it really disappointing. I always thought the criteria for the past Doctor range was it should feel like the era it belongs too (but with a much bigger budget) and this to me didn't feel like the Hartnell era to me (though the First Doctor, Ben and Polly did feel spot on). I'm not sure what the criteria for selecting the novels for re-realise was either but looking back I thought that Steve Lyons' Salvation and The Witch Hunters were stronger stories.
Nice cover though.
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