I'd question if Lance Parkin has ever encountered Doctor Who before now, but unfortunately I know that to be false. Still, I have to wonder if he paid attention.

The plot is mostly dull and the couple of interesting scenes don't make up for it. There is a consistently weird attitude towards the teenage girl characters. The ending is incredibly stupid and rushed. The Doctor is, for a reason I cannot fathom, described as "Thatcherism personified".

Bad book. Miranda I wish you'd been written in something better