Bringing the three April "Who" novels to a close is "The Forgotten Army", a fast-paced 250 page romp set in 2010 New York, and focusing on Amy's perspective on her life as a time traveller as the city is rampaged by ancient mammals who are themselves heading an all out invasion by the Vykoid army. It's once again back to standard "Doctor Who" for this book, with author Brian Minchin keeping healthily away from any main story arcs (bar Amy's crush (of sorts) on the Doctor, and her impending wedding with Rory), and instead maintaining a constant but rapid flow of events to keep things more than interesting. Matt Smith and Karen Gillian's frantic on-screen friendship is portrayed well by Minchin, and his uses of references to the recent "Victory of the Daleks" (the Doc mentions Winston Churchill) and "The Time of Angels" (he says next they're going to the "Derilium Archive") are more than welcome in light of just how fast Series 5 seems to be going. Overall, "The Forgotten Army" is the best of the three April novels, and serves as a great reminder to why "Doctor Who" can have his own adventures in novels which feel just like his television ones- a must read for fans!
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