AND ANJI REALISED: HE WASN'T POSSESSED, HE WASN'T TRANSFORMED. HE WAS, AT LAST, ABSOLUTELY HIMSELF.

The fastest way I can recommend what EDAs someone should read is "if Kate Orman wrote or co-wrote it, you're in for a good one", and this is so incredibly true for The Year of Intelligent Tigers. The story is phenomenal, all the characters are on top form, and the writing is just so good.

This is one of those stories where we see the Doctor at his most alien, siding with the "enemy" to the humans and then abandoning both sides to pick their own mess up. The character dynamics (Fitz's love, Anji's distrust) are done really well, building on where we've already been. The conflict is also excellent - this isn't a "we say both sides are equally bad but only one ever gets humanised" cheat's way out.

Also god the MUSIC. This has been written by someone who really loves music and by god it SHOWS. Just. Just an incredible book