5/5

At time of writing this review I have read around 50 Doctor Who books: Fallen Gods is my favourite, easily.

Strong dialogue and imagery, plenty of action, interesting setting, characters, character dynamics, moral dilemma and conflict, and most importantly for my opinion of this novella, such a well-rounded characterisation of The Eighth Doctor. While of course one single (shorter) story can’t capture every single aspect of a character (especially one so complex) and their accompanying themes, this novella captures so many aspects of the character that it basically might as well do. Definitely a book I would recommend to fans of the EDAs (especially those already fond of Orman and Blum’s contributions) and also people new to The Eighth Doctor, as with such a comprehensive portrayal of The Doctor, I believe it would make a great introduction.

If this story was in a less obscure series than the Telos Novellas, it would be at least as popular as Vampire Science, Genocide, Alien Bodies, Seeing I etc.