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Review of Combat Magicks by hallieday

26 April 2025

This review contains spoilers!

The Thirteenth Doctor #15

'Combat Magicks' (2018) from BBC New Series Adventures.


Despite the fact that this took me literal months to get through, I do feel as though it's a rather good read. I've been a bit off with my reading habits lately which is likely the main reason why this took me a while to get through, but it is also long - much longer than any of the Fifteen NSA's, probably because there are three companions to jump around narratively with instead of just the one. Yaz, Ryan, and Graham all have a good amount of time focused on them here, especially Graham who has the most interesting placement in the story for me. The Doctor is a bit so-so, primarily talking jargon, not too much character stuff going on with her. Attila the Hun and the other characters are used well, and the Tenctrama are an intriguing villain - a little confusing and convoluted, but I'm sure they would've worked great in a televised story. This feels like it fits in perfectly with Series 11, alongside stories like The Witchfinders and Demons of the Punjab. Hopefully it doesn't take me so long to get through the next one.


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