I dunno, maybe I was in the wrong mood when I read this.
It just didn't seem to be as good as the other anthologies.
That being said, there's were some standouts...

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Model Train Set:  Nice start to the volume, with a lovely
story illustrating both his desire to be different from 
his predecessors and the danger that can lead to.  Very
8th Doctor.  9/10.

Old Flames:  On the one hand, the Doctor and Sarah were 
well done, and the young couple was interesting.  On the
other hand, the story dragged a lot, and Iris was so 
obnoxious I wanted the creature to kill her.  5/10.

War Crimes:  Boy, this was dull.  4/10.

The Last Days:  This, on the other hand, rocked.  Yes,
it's been done before, but who cares?  Everyone was
beautifully characterized, the angst was incredible,
the plot rolled along to its remorseless conclusion...
Wow.  10/10.

Stop the Pigeon:  This one was too complex for its own
good, had one too many villains, a rather faceless
Doctor and Ace, and didn't even MENTION Dastardly and
Muttly, despite the title.  5/10.

Freedom:  Well, it's a generic Third Doctor story, but
at least it's a GOOD generic Third Doctor story.  
Everyone done well, plot interesting, and a nice Klein
bottle of a prison.  7/10.

Glass:  Ouch.  If I say the Fourth Doctor and Romana
were characterised superbly here, I risk getting flamed,
but they WERE.  Easily the most disturbing story in the
collection.  8/10.

Mondas Passing:  Short, tries to be sweet, but doesn't
quite make it.  5/10.

There Are Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden:  An odd
duck, the first of two in this one, this was very well
told, but seemed a bit...distant.  Unemotional.  Oh
well.  6/10.

Mother's Little Helper:  Meh.  5/10.

The *Parliament of Rats*:  Leave it to Dan O'Mahony to
write something this bizarre.  The Fifth Doctor and
Nyssa are characterised differently (VERY differently),
but I didn't find it annoying or wrong.  And the plot
was intriguing.  8/10.

Rights:  Meh 2:  Electric Boogaloo.  5/10.

Wish You Were Here:  The plot leaves something to be
desired, but the Sixth Doctor is written so well that
it elevates it.  7/10.

Ace of Hearts:  Short, tries to be sweet, works a
it better than Mondas Passing.  6/10.

The People's Temple:  Incredibly dull, Sam tries to 
be worthy, I ended up skipping over huge gouts of text...
What a way to end a collection.  2/10.

Overall:  This collection just didn't work overall for
me.  There were a few excellent stories, a couple of 
dogs, but the big problem is the DULLNESS of so many.
It took be a long time to struggle thruogh this, and
it's an ANTHOLOGY, with easy breaks.  Not a good sign.

So, Great job to Evan Pritchard and Jon Blum, good job
to a couple of others, but still...

5/10.

--Sean Gaffney
--next up:  who knows...The Witch Hunters, I think