borrowed from other genres in order to create atmosphere in a short space of time. Mix in Nazi spies and "some very old enemies" as the cover summary hints (blowing the surprise completely with the front cover and the caption "Featuring the Seventh Doctor and Ace - plus the Cybermen") and you have a marvellous début for the Tucker/Perry partnership.

Whenever the cyber-mats turned up during the tv series when I was a kid it wasn't a case of hiding behind the sofa, it was more like out the door, so it astounded me when I read somewhere that the critters weren't used in Silver Nemesis because they weren't convincing or scary. I wasn't quite out the door when the things turned up here but they still seem prettyeffective frighteners even in print.Due to the long running New Adventures published by Virgin, the pairing of the Seventh Doctor and Ace is one of the most published Doctor Who double acts but I don't think I've ever read a more accurate and faithful portrayal of the two before reading this book. The NA's Ace never really seemed like the same character - even before she underwent her transformation into a battle hardened super soldier. The original character seemed to me to have been abandoned with only Ace as a visual template remaining.The story is fast paced with many a twist and an about turn along the way. A very enjoyable read.

I found this adventure incredible. I loved all the characterizations. Ace going off and developing relationships with