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gingerreader99's review against another edition
5.0
A fitting end to my goal of 50 books this year! For a Target novel this is packed full of action in it's pages and my appreciation of the 7th Doctor continues to grow! (He may be in competition for my favorite at this point!)
That said, anyone who knows me well enough knows I enjoy British history and myth like King Arthur (see my review of Bernard Cromwell's first Arthur book or his The Last Kingdom books). This story was exciting and fitting as it turned that original myth on its head. Of course it's no surprise who Merlin is/was/will be, who else would it be? Special shoutout to Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart who apparently does not believe in retirement.
Seriously this Target novel has everything you need and is likely one of the most exciting I have had the chance to read.
That said, anyone who knows me well enough knows I enjoy British history and myth like King Arthur (see my review of Bernard Cromwell's first Arthur book or his The Last Kingdom books). This story was exciting and fitting as it turned that original myth on its head. Of course it's no surprise who Merlin is/was/will be, who else would it be? Special shoutout to Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart who apparently does not believe in retirement.
Seriously this Target novel has everything you need and is likely one of the most exciting I have had the chance to read.
nwhyte's review
http://nhw.livejournal.com/1081346.html#cutid1[return][return]I'm not the greatest fan of Ben Aaronovitch, who wrote the original script, but Platt has taken the story and makes it work really well on paper. It makes you realise just how much of the TV version's problems were down to poor direction, bad music and lousy acting. We get some lovely back-story for the Brigadier and Doris; we get just enough explanation for the Doctor being Merlin to leave room for further speculation without just being stupid; we get the Bambera/Ancelyn relationship decently treated as well. Interestingly Platt has broken the story up into four parts which more or less coincide with the episodes as broadcast, the only novelisation where I remember this being done.[return][return]An easy pass for the Bechdel test, with Ace and Shou Youing defending each other against the forces of darkness (in the book, we are not distracted by their awful acting).
sshabein's review
4.0
A really solid Doctor Who tale made imaginatively better because I know my gal Jean Marsh plays Morgaine in the televised version. I read this aloud to my 9 year old son, a few pages at a time most nights, and we both enjoyed it.
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