One of the things I like most about these books is how quick they are to read. Started this one yesterday evening and then read the last 70 pages this morning.Richards wrote the first of these new type Doctor books - The Clockwise Man - which is probably my favourite of all the ones I've read thus far. This one is similar in a few ways - an unusual character around which the story coalesces, the placing of a little kid within the dynamics of the narrative and some others but it was, under these surface similarities a fun read.
The Doctor and Martha arrive in a castle in preparation for hosting a peace treaty between two warring races - a people race and a crocodile race - unfortunately the crocodile fellas have hidden an army within a dimensional portal inside a mirror left in the castle. Even more unfortunately the mirror is more than they realise.
There's also a sub-story regarding a little girl named Janna which was fun but a bit obvious.
I really did enjoy this one though. It was a decent romp with some good characters and a nicely twisted sort of vibe.
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