Book info

• Title Doctor Who: The Eyeless
• Author Lance Parkin
• Year 2008
• Genre Science Fiction

At the heart of the ruined city of Arcopolis is the Fortress. It's a brutal structure placed here by one of the sides in a devastating intergalactic war that's long ended. Fifteen years ago, the entire population of the planet was killed in an instant by the weapon housed deep in the heart of the Fortress. Now only the ghosts remain. The Doctor arrives, and determines to fight his way past the Fortress's automatic defences and put the weapon beyond use. But he soon discovers he's not the only person in Arcopolis. What is the true nature of the weapon? Is the planet really haunted? Who are the Eyeless? And what will happen if they get to the weapon before the Doctor? The Doctor has a fight on his hands. And this time he's all on his own.

Thoughts

This one was a companionless Doctor story, so he was wandering around feeling a bit lonely before getting caught up in plot on a futuristic planet. There’s a fortress and a mystery, and some weird ‘repopulating the planet’ moments, and lots of talk about eyes. I don’t think this story lives up to some of the more recent ones, and the lack of companion makes it a bit less effecting, but it’s an okay read. On to the next!

Rating: 2 / 5