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Chargement... City at World's Endpar Christopher Bulis
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The Tardis lands the time travellers on the deserted observation deck of a skyscraper-like building. Giant screens show programmes about an evacuation procedure and reveal that Zero Time is an estimated 35 days away. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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I liked the story a lot - mainly an illustration of the religious and powerful fighting over cosmetic aspects of the culture while the scientists and engineers do the only work that matters to the survival of the people (while ignoring, to their detriment, some of the potential outcomes of their growing technological advances).
It isn't an easy book to describe/review without giving away plot surprises - suffice it to say, there are a lot of twists (maybe one or two too many, as some seem to either come from, or go into, blind alleys). Delightfully - a reason for the dimensional instability resulting in the adventure that follows (Planet of the Giants) is given, as well as a 'promise' to revisit the scene in the afterward.
An 'episodic feel' is chosen rather than the most well constructed story with a distinctive beginning, middle and end. I liked this about it, for the way it reflects the stories of the first TARDIS crew.
It may not be "The Witch Hunters", but it is a very good read that I recommend to anyone who is a fan of this period of the series. ( )