Book info

• Title Doctor Who: The Nameless City
• Author Michael Scott
• Year 2013
• Genre Science Fiction

When Jamie McCrimmon brings the Second Doctor a mysterious book, little does he realise the danger contained within its pages. The book transports the TARDIS to a terrifying glass city on a distant world, where the Archons are intent on getting revenge on the Time Lord for an ancient grudge.

Thoughts

I love the concept of these celebratory books, one short story for each Doctor. Unfortunately, there are a lot of references in these early ones that I don’t get, due to my limited knowledge of the early Doctor Who episodes. I had to research all about the Scottish companion once I was finished reading.

In terms of the story, it was good - a little corny in places, particularly how they landed in amongst a puddle of the exact ingredients the TARDIS needed to fix itself. But I enjoyed the backstory of the Time Lords and how they got control of time itself, with even the Doctor learning a thing or two about his people.

Rating: 3 / 5