This is part of a series of reviews of Doctor Who in chronological timeline order.

Previous Story: House of Blue Fire

What's this? An actually good Project story? One that doesn't make me roll my eyes with writing that sounds as though it's been written by a 14 year old? One that actually has something meaningful to say beyond "how many people can we violently kill in a story for no good reason"?

I'm impressed. It's no masterpiece, but it's properly enjoyable. Sally and Lysandra are actually quite interesting as characters, unlike their other stories would have led me to believe. The companion chronicle format gives us some great insight into them as characters, which I really appreciate. And it's just a fun adventure in general, feels like an action movie (in a good way, as opposed to a Briggs way).

I don't really like the Doctor in this but that's mainly because I just don't like this manipulative and frankly mean Doctor. The so-called "elder God" also wasn't particularly impressive. They really just let anyone be an elder God nowadays? I mean when compared to Gods like the Toymaker and Fenric, Derleth doesn't really hit the same.

Still I enjoyed it, great development for the companion team and good vibes. Certainly wasn't expecting the Projects to end on a high note.

Next Story: Protect and Survive