Book info

• Title Doctor Who: Apollo 23
• Author Justin Richards
• Year 2010
• Genre Science Fiction

An astronaut in full spacesuit appears out of thin air in a busy shopping centre. Maybe it's a publicity stunt. A photo shows a well-dressed woman in a red coat lying dead at the edge of a crater on the dark side of the moon - beside her beloved dog 'Poochie'. Maybe it's a hoax. But as the Doctor and Amy find out, these are just minor events in a sinister plan to take over every human being on earth. The plot centres on a secret military base on the moon - that's where Amy and the TARDIS are. The Doctor is back on Earth, and without the TARDIS there's no way he can get to the moon to save Amy and defeat the aliens. Or is there? The Doctor discovers one last great secret that could save humanity: Apollo 23.

Thoughts

Just as a change from the festive books, I’m dipping back into the Doctor Who audiobooks. I like this one, obviously, being set somewhat on the moon. This time we have a moonbase and some quantum science allowing super quick travel, all of which is being misused by the big bad aliens. Good book, great Doctor - we’re onto the Eleventh now, with Amy Pond running around beside him - so a thumbs up from me.

Rating: 3 / 5