tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8800091210753201638.post8941306648870718137..comments2023-06-04T17:53:06.332+01:00Comments on Neil Is The Best Dalek: Doctor Who: The Virgin Novels #43 – Set Piece by Kate OrmanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8800091210753201638.post-89858737952400581782017-04-12T12:13:13.900+01:002017-04-12T12:13:13.900+01:00For me, this novel is a tour de force. Ancient Egy...For me, this novel is a tour de force. Ancient Egypt, Napoleon's invasion of Egypt, the 1871 Paris Commune; convincing secondary and minor characters from all three eras; plus there is a shocking but very compelling opening act on an alien spaceship. Ace is fun and interesting, and she gets a heart-felt good bye from the Doctor and the author. The Doctor and Benny are thoroughly compelling and at times amusing.<br /><br />One of my favourite bits was the cafe which moved through space and time because of a time travel experiment gone awry. An experiment conducted by Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart who makes a spectacular return in this novel.<br /><br /><br />I have a hard time thinking of any criticisms of this book. Even the alien threat is both believable (in the context of the Whoniverse) and defeated in an interesting way (several different plans and counter-plans work out and fail to work out). Talliferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541684895097153972noreply@blogger.com