Jay's Reviews > Doctor Who: The Time Travellers

I think this book really looked at some interesting topics in the Doctor Who mythos, namely, "Can time be changed?" While this interesting premise extrapolates on the stories around it (both TV and original novels) and actually gives the main characters some development, its kind of slow moving and repetitive at times.

While some of the constant back-and-forth and running around in the first half of the book is similar to a lot of storylines of the time, it would have been nice to break away from that and provide a more driven tale. The second portion of the book fairs better, even though it pulls on the trope of "missing TARDIS."

Ian and Barbara definitely come out as the featured players in this story. It's great that Guerrier gives them a lot of narrative and development that the main series lacked. It will make the remainder of their stories more interesting and compelling. Susan gets her moments as well, but it mostly sets up what's directly ahead for her in "Dalek Invasion of Earth." While the Doctor himself has a few wonderful moments, most of his narrative is focused on Susan and maintaining some distance from the experiments going on.

While some of the background and exposition is muddy, this book is well worth reading just for the character development. Who fans will like to see what stirs the hearts of these classic characters.