A review by zmull
Doctor Who: Love and War by Paul Cornell

4.0

The Doctor and Ace arrive on Heaven, a beautiful planet used as a graveyard for interplanetary war dead. What could go wrong here? Ace falls in with a group of crust punks and starts thinking about she really wants out of her life. The Doctor meets Bernice Summerfield, a 26th century archeologist, who goes on to be a major character in the non-TV Doctor Who universe. Given Benny's debut here, I assumed she'd be given the featured role. Actually, Love and War is Ace's story, with Benny and Doctor in supporting roles. This the book where Ace "grows up." It's nice to see some care given to classic companions. Author Paul Cornell has gone on to a successful career as a novelist and comics writer, but at this time he was one of the best Doctor Who writers contributing to the wilderness years. In 1992, he was definitely the man for the job of evolving Ace as a character.