Fiction

Doctor Who: The New Adventures
Timewyrm: Exodus by Terrance Dicks
Prologue
Part 1, Chapter 1

Finally picking back up on something I started as part of my Doctor Who 60th celebrations last October — so, it's been six months (eek!) So much for "promptly continuing" it. The "it" in question is Virgin's New Adventures novels; in particular, the linked quartet that began the series in 1991. This is book two of that series-within-a-series.

It's also notable for being the first original novel by Terrance Dicks, who was a staple of the Target novelisations range (writing 67 of the 156 titles). Indeed, my first proper experience of Who was reading one of his novelisations, borrowed from my primary school library, so there's always a certain significance to his work for me. And, based on the opening chapter, he remains one of the best to ever do it. He just captures the 7th Doctor and Ace, and the tone and style of their era, so effortlessly.