Stories Book Target Collection Doctor Who and the Keys of Marinus 1 image Back to Story Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Date (Newest First) Date (Oldest First) Likes (High-Low) Likes (Low-High) Rating (High-Low) Rating (Low-High) Word count (High-Low) Word count (Low-High) Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 1 review 20 June 2024 · 207 words Review by IceAgeComing Spoilers 1 This review contains spoilers! I was curious about this novelisation as its by Phillip Hinchcliffe; who produced one of the best periods of Doctor Who history; especially as this was a story from a very different era. However - as perhaps expected by the era that this was novelised - this isn't massively different from the TV story. The writing itself is a very good description of the TV story - although that means that there's not much reason to read this on top of the TV story. There are a few moments when the writing explains a few differential things and a few times where Hinchcliffe went slightly off script (mostly to add to the intrigue of the story - especially the section when they are in the mountains) but not a lot. This contrasts with some elements that don't translate as well to the written page - in particular the hunt for the first key where the TV show gets over the idea that the others are brainwashed while Barbara isn't in a much greater way than this story initially (where it looks like she's the one in the wrong initially). On the whole; worth a look if you enjoy the TV story but not remarkably different to it. IceAgeComing View profile Like Liked 1