Book info

• Title Doctor Who: Sick Building
• Author Paul Magrs
• Year 2007
• Genre Science Fiction

Tiermann's World: a planet covered in wintry woods and roamed by sabre-toothed tigers and other savage beasts. The Doctor is here to warn Professor Tiermann, his wife and their son that a terrible danger is on its way. The Tiermanns live in luxury, in a fantastic, futuristic, fully-automated Dreamhome, under an impenetrable force shield. But that won't protect them from the Voracious Craw. A gigantic and extremely hungry alien creature is heading remorselessly towards their home. When it gets there everything will be devoured. Can they get away in time? With the force shield cracking up, and the Dreamhome itself deciding who should or should not leave, things are looking desperate...

Thoughts

There’s some interesting ideas in this novel, featuring the Doctor and Martha landing on a planet to save the inhabitants from a massive planet-devouring creature, only to find those on the ground aren’t necessarily much better! The humanised robots are really fun and fascinating, and the way they work together is inspiring, so a good read overall.

Rating: 4 / 5