Trevor baxendale conversion
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What’s it about:A thousand years ago, the evil Cult of the Dark Flame infiltrated every star system in the galaxy. In the history books the Cult is legendary, its despotic leader a terrible memory. But for some the Dark Flame still burns. For some, its horrifying power is the ultimate goal. All that is required is for the right people to be in the wrong place and time. An archaeologist and his robot are on the poisonous world of Sorus Alpha, where they will uncover a hideous relic. The Doctor and Ace are on their way to the deep space research centre Orbos, where Professor Bernice Summerfield is soon to start the countdown to universal Armageddon. Four acolytes of Evil. Three mad scientists. Two companions. One Doctor.
The Real McCoy:People are going to think that I am mad but I genuinely think the Doctor is beautifully characterised in this story. If there is one good thing you can say about Trevor Baxendale it is that he manages to capture whatever Doctor he is writing
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BBC Books Eater of Wasps |
Author | Trevor Baxendale | |
ISBN | 0 563 53832 5 | |
Published | 2001 |
Synopsis: The Doctor and his friends discover a rival group of time travellers prowling around in the English countryside in the 1930s. |
A Review by Finn Clark26/6/01
This review contains no spoilers and is safe even for servants and impressionable young persons to read.
I've been extremely rude about Trevor Baxendale's books in the past, with good reason. Stock characters ran around in wind-up-and-go plots to give an impression of studio sets and last-minute scripting. Gareth Roberts and Mark Gatiss have written books along similar lines, but they did it with wit and self-aware irony. The Janus Conjunction and Coldheart, on the other hand, weren't being ultra-trad and formulaic as a species of post-modern joke. They played it straight. They meant it.
However there's always been a rede
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On a måne of the ruined planet Akoshemon, an age-old terror is about to be reborn. Something that remembers the spiral of war, pestilence and deprivation - and rejoices in it. The Fifth Doctorjoins a team of archaeologists searching for bevis of the planet's infamous past, and uncovers more than just ancient history. Forced to confront his own worst fears, even the Doctor will be pushed to breaking point - and beyond. An adventure featuring the Fifth Doctor as played bygd Peter Davison andshow more his companions Tegan and Nyssashow lessTags
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The Doctor, Tegan, and Nyssa confront an ancient evil on one of the moons of Akoshemon in this spine-tingling tale. This måne is reputed to have been a haven for depravity and corruption over many centuries, and a team of archaeologists fryst vatten on grabb to learn more about the civilizations that lived through such terrible times. But th
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The Doctor, Tegan, and Nyssa confront an ancient evil on one of the moons of Akoshemon in this spine-tingling tale. This måne is reputed to have been a haven for depravity and corruption over many centuries, and a team of archaeologists fryst vatten on grabb to learn more about the civilizations that lived through such terrible times. But th