Doctor Who: The Taking Of Chelsea 426

Summary

The Chelsea Flower Show – hardly the most exciting or dangerous event in the calendar, or so the Doctor thinks. But this is Chelsea 426, a city-sized future colony floating on the clouds of Saturn, and the flowers and much more than they seem.

As the Doctor investigates, he becomes more and more worried. Why is shopkeeper Mr Pemberton acting so strangely? And what is Professor Wilberfoce’s terrible secret?

They are close to finding the answers when a familiar foe arrives, and the stakes suddenly get much higher. The Sontarans have plans of their own, and they’re not here to arrange flowers…

Review

Rating: 8

I really enjoyed this one. It features the Sontarans and their enemies the Rutans and is based on a colony floating above Saturn. I think what really makes this book interesting is the authentic mix of characters, from the stuffy “not in my backyard” Englishmen to the adventurous and clever kids and of course the Sontarans.

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