Independence Day

This was my book at bedtime and it took me forever to get into this Seventh Doctor story and I kept imagining him as Third Doctor in my mind—perhaps because I haven't actually seen that many Seventh Doctor episodes in the first place. There was nothing special in the story of one group of humans enslaving the other, and I thought the story cheapened the Doctor's ability to regenerate his body by relying on that plot device on several occasions. I liked Ace in this story for getting things done, but was less impressed by the treatment of Tevana who just ended up as a prisoner and a piece in other people's games. ( )

http://nwhyte.livejournal.com/2726103.html

A story about the Doctor and Ace visiting twin planets and freeing the population of one of them enslaved by the other. All fairly standard, though there is some gruesome offstage violence, torture and sexual assault. Ace gets to have a little fun but both she and the Doctor are thinly drawn. I see other reviewers on the net complaining that this was a disaster; not really fair, it's just a little below average. ( )