Doctor Who:
The Spear of Destiny
By Marcus Sedgwick
The Doctor and Jo are on
the case to steal the Spear of Destiny from a museum in London. The Brigadier is convinced something is
strange with that historical piece and will give what help he can to The Doctor
in stealing it. The theft doesn’t go as
planned as there were some strange security devices protecting it. Plus it turns out that it is a fake. So The Doctor worried about the power that
the Spear possesses wants to get the real thing and proceeds to go back to the time
of the Vikings. While there things aren’t what they seem as there are traces of
technology and an old enemy waiting for them.
Of all the stories that
have been released for Penguins 50th Anniversary Doctor Who
celebration The Spear of Destiny actually felt like a story that could fit in
that particulars Doctor’s era. It had
the feel of a Jon Pertwee story as it had UNIT and of course The Master involved. Marcus Sedgwick captured the 3rd
Doctor to a T and that was pretty good to see considering how the previous
stories were close but no cigar.
Using the Spear of Destiny
was a pretty good idea and having it something dangerous that the Time Lords
wanted it removed was a pretty good idea and made for a good story. I enjoyed The Spear of Destiny very much and
was entertained throughout the story. It
was fun and interesting to read and kept my interest throughout. I loved the twist the added in Viking times
and would have been disappointed if The Master hadn’t shown up at some
point. It really had that third Doctor
feel to it and thankfully someone wrote a story that didn’t mess with the
mythos.
The Spear of Destiny was a
fun short story and so far to this point the best story from the Penguin short
stories of Doctor Who 50th Anniversary stories.
Grade A
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