Book info

• Title Doctor Who: Wetworld
• Author Mark Michalowski
• Year 2007
• Genre Science Fiction

When the TARDIS makes a disastrous landing in the swamps of the planet Sunday, the Doctor has no choice but to abandon Martha and try to find help. But the tranquillity of Sunday's swamps is deceptive, and even the TARDIS can't protect Martha forever. The human pioneers of Sunday have their own dangers to face: homeless and alone, they're only just starting to realise that Sunday's wildlife isn't as harmless as it first seems. Why are the native otters behaving so strangely, and what is the creature in the swamps that is so interested in the humans, and the new arrivals? The Doctor and Martha must fight to ensure that human intelligence doesn't become the greatest danger of all.

Thoughts

The audiobook version of this was read by Freema Agyeman and I thought it worked really well - she put some great heart into the situations, and it felt like a proper old school Doctor Who story. A civilisation being used and abused by aliens, with the Doctor and Martha helping out but not the only ones to save the day, some of the natives show real courage too. A good read.

Rating: 4 / 5