Ever since this season of Doctor Who ended, it seemed as if there would be a huge gap in continuity for fans of each episode, with the Christmas Special months away. They needn't have worried though, as DVDs; BBC Proms; hard-back behind the scenes titles and even a special edition novel are on their way in the coming months. One novel that's been released is The Glamour Chase: it stars the Doctor, Amy and Rory, however somewhat sadly it takes place in between Amy's Choice and The Hungry Earth (Arthur Darvill's character mentions trying to get to Rio, which I suspect was Amy's eventual "choice"!) and not after the events of The Big Bang. Ah well, this doesn't affect it much, so we can see it as a somewhat light-hearted take on their travels with some predictable twists and easy-to-grasp characterisations. Given it's his first time writing for Doctor 11, Gary Russell seems to struggle with Matt Smith's essence, casting him like Tom Baker and Patrick Troughton instead of his own seperate Time Lord. This often plagues the book, as does a not-very-compelling story which doesn't dare you to read on with exciting cliff-hangers so can't overly impress. In the end, while it provides a nice look at Amy and Rory's relationship before the latter's death in the dreary Silurian two-parter, The Glamour Chase is by no means essential, doing nothing to advance our knowledge of any of the main characters or side inclusions.
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