Adam Graham's Reviews > Doctor Who: Illegal Alien: 7th Doctor Novel

Illegal Alien find the Doctor and Ace teaming up with an American Expatriate private eye living in London as a series of mysterious killings have gripped London and the government is hiding something sinister while a mysterious man known as the Professor is playing his own game.

This is a solid story. As the cover indicates, the Cybermen are involved which sets up lots of hijinx during World War II. The Doctor is given an interesting foil, and the story moves along at a solid pace. There's little to lift the story beyond being "pretty good" as we're given a whole host of stock villains that are hard to keep track of. The one big highlight is Ace being forced to look at her adventuring with the Doctor ina less whimsical light when faced with Nazi atrocities.

Sophie Aldred does a fine job reading. She gives each character a distinct feel and perfectly paces her reading to fit the book's tone.

Overall, this is a fine story, just not a great one.