You would have thought that after all his adventures on Earth that this would be the Doctor’s favourite place. With this story we learn that Nocturne is another place that the Doctor likes to visit. According to this story he has visited many times but its not clear as to in which incarnations. This story was written by Dan Abnett who previously wrote the 2004 story The Harvest.
The first thing that strikes me is how as a long term fan I feel that I am missing something by not knowing the events of the Doctor’s previous visit. Like in Timelash (1985) when we learnt that the Third Doctor had visited the planet that the Sixth Doctor finds himself. In this story the Doctor is faced with a home truth and that is something which was a common feature especially in the Seventh Doctor’s time. That is knowing about things on a planet without explaining the dangers that lay ahead. I like how the Doctor faces this truth after Ace is hurt in Episode 3.
The story is quite a simple one. Bio-Harmonies have been created on Nocturne but they have gone bad and all that has to be done is to destroy them. Dan Abnett has done a good job in creating enough interesting characters and interesting sub-plots to keep the main plot going at a gentle pace before taking centre stage towards the end of Part Four. The characters are very impressive and help create a very diverse range of character ranging from Cate Reeney who was a police officer who found everything that was strange then there was Will Aloran who I found to be a likeable character but obviously with emotional issues.
The story is a nice strong story with a curious setting and some wonderful characters. All these things work well together to make a story that I think is one of the finest stories to feature the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Hex.
The first thing that strikes me is how as a long term fan I feel that I am missing something by not knowing the events of the Doctor’s previous visit. Like in Timelash (1985) when we learnt that the Third Doctor had visited the planet that the Sixth Doctor finds himself. In this story the Doctor is faced with a home truth and that is something which was a common feature especially in the Seventh Doctor’s time. That is knowing about things on a planet without explaining the dangers that lay ahead. I like how the Doctor faces this truth after Ace is hurt in Episode 3.
The story is quite a simple one. Bio-Harmonies have been created on Nocturne but they have gone bad and all that has to be done is to destroy them. Dan Abnett has done a good job in creating enough interesting characters and interesting sub-plots to keep the main plot going at a gentle pace before taking centre stage towards the end of Part Four. The characters are very impressive and help create a very diverse range of character ranging from Cate Reeney who was a police officer who found everything that was strange then there was Will Aloran who I found to be a likeable character but obviously with emotional issues.
The story is a nice strong story with a curious setting and some wonderful characters. All these things work well together to make a story that I think is one of the finest stories to feature the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Hex.
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