Our review of the third 50th Anniversary eBook is here.BBC Books have certainly made a strong decision in bringing these Doctor Who 50th Anniversary eBooks to our digital devices each month- Eoin Colfer gave us a whimsical First Doctor in A Big Hand For The Doctor (4/5) and Michael Scott's rendition of the Second Doctor was great too in The Nameless City (3/5). Nevertheless, this reviewer reckons the range's finest outing yet is its March Third Doctor release, The Spear Of Destiny from the mind of Marcus Sedgewick.
Sedgwick's passion for Jon Pertwee's incarnation of the Time Lord becomes apparent from the moment the reader 'opens' the book, with the Third Doctor's dialogue and witty raporrt with Jo Grant instantly matching that of the 1970s era of the show. Moreso than that, though, whereas past instalments in the range have sacrificed strong narratives for accurate character depictions, there's a brilliant storyline here that well represents elements of that time for show including UNIT, the Doctor's exile on Earth, the Master and more.
It's safe to say that there seems to be no ongoing 'arc' in the vein of AudioGo's Destiny Of The Doctor audio dramas for fans to follow, yet that really doesn't seem to matter. Although the simplistic historical sections involving the Vikings are rather stereotypical, they don't intrude on the quality of the piece at all. Doctor Who: The Spear Of Destiny is a lighthearted little read for fans of the classic era of the show that earns its place as a brilliant 50th Anniversary novelised instalment.
4.5/5
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