Doctor Who:
Battlefield
By Ben Aaronovitch
Reviewed By Paul Bowler
DESTROYER: Pitiful. Can this world do no better than you as their champion?
BRIGADIER: Probably. I just do the best I can.
When the TARDIS arrives in the countryside near the village of Carbury, the Doctor and Ace see that a UNIT missile convoy is based in the area. After a brief meeting with Brigadier Winifred Bambera they set out to explore the local area, where they discover a secret entrance at Peter Warmsly’s archaeological dig by Lake Vortigern. The tunnel leads to a submerged spaceship from another dimension, where King Arthur’s body is stored in suspended animation, along with his fabled sword Excalibur.
Knights from this other dimension begin to land
on Earth, drawn by the sword presence. Ancelyn arrives to help the King, but he
is soon confronted by his enemy, Mordred, who along with his mother - the
powerful sorceress Morgaine - have also travelled across the dimensional
barriers to face Arthur one last time on this, their final
battlefield.
