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I waited a long time for this book from the library, and had read several good reviews of it, but it did not strike me as a great read. (It seemed to take FOREVER for those twins to be born!) The surgical descriptions and the hospital conditions in Ethiopia were enlightning, but I felt that it was an overdose of medical terms. It took me nearly halfway through the book to become attached to many of the characters. When the setting changed to America, it was alarming to compare the hospitals of Boston and New York; this part seemed sadly, too realistic. I wonder if the positive changes that came about in the novel can really happen. I liked the story in some ways, but I guess I had my expectations set higher. The ending seemed rushed and full of coincidences, which did not improve my rating. I struggled between a two and three on this one, but went with a two due to the "soap opera" feeling I got from it.
http://nwhyte.livejournal.com/1262193.html[return][return]It's not surprising that the 'Companions of Doctor Who' series of books was dropped; if anything it's more surprising that another two were published (Harry Sullivan's War by Ian Marter and Terence Dudley's novelisation of K9 and Company) after this very unimpressive start. The evil female leader's name is Rehctaht, which probably tells you all you need to know. The plot, such as it is, has Turlough, back on his home planet, reinventing the Tardis and trying to prevent nuclear destruction. There is much confusion of timelines, and too much material hastily thrown together. I think there are about three different novels in here, but it is difficult to tell if any of them would have been any good.