Extraction Point · Doom’s Day

The finest time-travelling assassin in the cosmos is running scared. Doom’s own death is coming for her in a matter of hours. And the only person in the universe who might just be able to save her is the Doctor – so long as it’s the right Doctor.

But as Doom searches for aid, the hits keep coming in. Kill a crabby Kraal and his replica world! Assassinate a ghost on Satellite Five! Eliminate a living asteroid! Doom finds her talents – and patience – stretched to breaking point.

But these apparently random jobs are linked in a way Doom could never imagine. And when not one but TWO different Doctors get involved, on the trail of an old enemy, the ensuing fireworks might just end the lives of billions. Can Doom solve the mystery before her allotted hours are up? It’s not only a planet she must save from destruction, but herself…

This review contains spoilers!

I'll be honest, I enjoyed this book but the last hour really kinda lost me. It just felt they threw everything at it. The inclusion of the 9th Doctor throughout multiple hours was great, but the 2nd Doctor one felt shoehorned and rushed, and unnecessary. Nice tie-in to the S6B BF stuff though! The Slitheen plot twist is spoiled by the cover, stupidly, and also happens very late in the game. I think the characterisation of Doom here is great, it really does sound like Sooz when you read the dialogue. The choice to make the hours interconnect was great, it really elevated the plot. Again though, I did feel it lost its way at the end.