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Subject:      The Sorceror's Apprentice - review from the happy guy
From:         gaffney@pcnet.com (Sean Gaffney)
Date:         1995/09/03
Message-Id:   <42cf8f$etu@pcnet2.pcnet.net>
Newsgroups:   rec.arts.drwho
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Time for another happy-go-lucky review - the last for a while...

No, I'm not leaving, I just didn't think much of the August books.

SPOILERS for The Sorceror's Apprentice!!!!!!!

This surprised me.  It's very good.  I think that we can now assume Shadowmind
to be an aberration, as both State of Change and Sorceror worked very well.  Despite
the magic, and the Empire landing, this is pretty much true to its time.  The characterization
that I complained about in The Menagerie is spot on here.  All four regulars work well,
especially Susan with Ping-Cho...um...I mean the Princess.   Ian and Barbara care about
each other, but are not madly in love, thank you, Mr. Whitaker.  Best of all, the Doctor remains
spot on throughout.  In State of Change, I felt that Colin sounded too much like Bill Hartnell.
Well, here it fits exactly right.

The plot is excellent, with the scientific side of things explained away very first-seasony.
The magic and dragons would not have made it on screen, but then these aren't supposed
to be Target novels, as I think many people forget.  The plot is sufficiently devious, and...
well, overall a good read.  I look forward to The Eye of the Giant.

9/10.

Next MA is Cat-People, which may be the first one since Parasite that I can't finish.
God, this book is a struggle...

Review of Decalog 2 next.

--Sean Gaffney
--"You git!  I thought you were dead!  Git git git!" - Benny, No Future
--"What are you doing with that squeegee bottle?" - Paul Merton & Ryan Stiles, WLIIA (You had to see it, I guess.)

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