Doctor Who: Shada: The Lost Adventure by Douglas Adams by Gareth Roberts
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I heard about this book from a coworker and subsequently got it out from the library.
I will state two things right away: I have not seen much Classic Who, and I have only been through the Hitchhiker's Guide for the first time within the past year or so. I blame this on my upbringing (too full of other wonders, but sadly lacking in the Science Fiction department). So I come at this novel without the baggage of childhood adoration, and cannot vouch for it against those who do.
That disclaimer made, I found in it the same whimsy and delightfully madcap qualities that I associate with Douglas Adams. As a new Whovian, I was continually fascinated by the presence of multiple Time Lords. I've known for years that I really ought to watch some stories with Romana in them, and now I'm doubly determined to do so.
I reserve the final star for books that I cannot live without (or at least, I intend to do so in future, I'm not sure that I've been entirely consistent on my ratings in the past), and I'm not going to award that honor to this book, but I do recommend it and got grouchy whenever I had to put it down. I even gave up some napping opportunities in order to keep reading, and that's a high accolade!
I did get frustrated at Clare's character from time to time. I know that not all characters are supposed to be perfect (that would be boring), but it really irks me to have females shouting empowerment in the workplace and then falling into passive, waiting roles when it comes to romance.
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