Doctor Who and the Krikket Men The Lost Adventure

Doctor Who and the Krikket Men by James Goss (BBC Books/Penguin) (£16.99 Hardback/£8.99 Paperback)

Not a new book but one I missed whilst in hospital back in 2018. Written by James Goss by based on one of those "lost adventures" that were never made by the BBC this has has Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy written all over it. The reason being this was a Douglas Adams script and you'll find many a nod to the late authors best known work in this novel's pages.

There are 42 chapters...

The Doctor has promised to take Romana to the end of the universe and yet despite ending up at a cricket match in a round about way his promise has been kept. And the Doctor has put a tie on so this must be a very important cricket match. Of course Romana groaned very much as:

"At least a dozen races had given "cricket" as their reason for attacking the planet. It went a long way to explaining why most invasions began in the Home Counties"

Still it might rain. Of course we all guessed it might be a lot worse than that. Clouds? bring on the killer robots who materialise in a Cricket Pavilion chasing after the trophy decapitating and exterminating all who get in the way and don't just because they can.

These are the Krikkett Men. An explanation of times past, millions of times passed in fact of when they first appeared in the Universe so don't skip the first Chapter as if you would. There is a need to keep up.

The Ultimate weapon is at stake, when isn't these days. The fate of all creation is treated so the Doctor has kept his promise. Romana may yet see the end of the universe but not quite the way she expected to.

Did I mention a super computer with the brain the size of a planet. On the spoilers and misdirection. It's a lot of fun but outside any form of continuity or "canon" as Whovians tend to call it. Sad really. It's a book.

And don't forget your towel. Oh wait that's the other story isn't it? My bad....