A compelling tale, with a good take on the characters of the Doctor and Ace, and satisfyingly revisits an old foe, without feeling like a Greatest Hits montage, by doing something slightly new.

The issue is just constrained by the media, resulting in rushed resolutions, and not enough time to fully flesh anything to a finished degree - but doesn't stop you enjoying the ride along the way.

So the sequel to The Masque of Mandragora wound up being the most invested I’ve been reading this range front to back since the early stuff. It has a really compelling take on 7, which very much justifies this story for me. Ace is also great, and since this is technically an event I guess, the stakes do seem appropriately grand. I would unfortunately say the ending is a major cop out, but for the most part this story is great.