Would you class this as a 7th doctor story or a 5th doctor story either way it f**king slaps

I was quite looking forward to this, though I don't know why as I didn't know much about it.

The Fifth Doctor along with Tegan, Adric and Nyssa arrive on a planet where some time disturbances are happening; the interesting thing is the the Seventh Doctor is also present accompanied by Roz Forrester and Chris Cwej, throw in another timelord and it would seem to be a packed adventure.

It took a bit of time for stuff to get going, and maybe the fact this was a novel is why. Also a few episodes in I was wondering what the plot was. Nyssa and Tegan separated from the Doctor early on and didn't seem to be achieving much, while the Doctor and Adric seemed to be drifting along with no real intent.

There are a number of strands in this, with the companions all off doing different things and it was a case of suddenly picking up from where we left them but it being so long that it took a bit of thinking to remember what they were up to. By which time you've missed what they're doing now.

Although I knew the names Roz Forrester and Chris Cwej it didn't really occur to me who they were till halfway through - I wasn't a follower of the new adventures and some of the references I wasn't that familer with.

Its 6 parts long the last being nearly 40 minutes, so its bit to get through.

I feel this was probably a good novel but hasn't translated as such in audio, there are some nice things going on, good settings, and possibly a relisten would help.