Paul Cornell must’ve been absolutely chuffed to bits when he saw that cover art - imagine your debut adventure having such a bold image, of the Doctor dancing with death on the moon!
The Timewyrm Arc is an absolute car crash, I think we can all agree on that, so it’s shocking that the conclusion turned out as good as it did!
Ishtar has been defeated thrice already by the Doctor and Ace, so has went on a recruitment drive to find people who will assist her… including the jack-booted sadist from ‘Exodus’. Hemmings was exceptionally well-written here, and really intimidating.
Also brought in to help deal with Ace was someone who - in an alternate timeline - stoved her head in with a brick (no, really)! Chad becomes this sadistic and horrible presence throughout the book, and he appears to be one of the few things in the cosmos that leaves Ace trembling with fear.
Genuinely, I don’t think Cornell could’ve asked for a better debut.
Feel free to read my review of ‘Timewyrm: Revelation’.
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