Review: Great 4th Doctor short story in YA format.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 28, 2013
Doctor Who: The Roots of Evil: Fourth Doctor: 50th Anniversary by Philip Reeve is the latest in YA short stories that celebrate the 50th anniversary of Dr Who.The author does a great job in capturing the feel of the Fourth Doctor and Leela. Classic line is when the Doctor says to a group of people and Leela 'Be back in two ticks', to which Leela looks at the person next to her and asks 'How long is a tick?'. That is something that Leela would have asked in a TV episode. Also a reference to the 11th Doctor puts this book in the perspective of being an anniversary special connecting the history of the show through the many faces of the Doctor.A great short read that would have made an excellent 2 part episode back in the 70s. I enjoyed this story very much.