2015 PopSugar Reading Challenge: Book 1

Crossing my first book off the challenge. I read Silent Stars Go By by Dan Abnett, part of the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary book collection. I like the choice of villain. Instead of being your standard lawful evil of Daleks and Cybermen, the Ice Warriors were a bit more neutral. 

As a fan of the new series, I'd never encountered them before and found them to be fairly interesting. As a past friend and foe of the Doctor, they were a wild card. The Doctor tried appealing to their idea of honor which is not something you see with a lot of his enemies. Empathy and humanity, yes. Honor? A pleasant rarity.

The book had a bit more freedom in creating other creatures and locations which I always enjoy. Live action TV has a lot of restrictions on locations and aliens that they can make look realistic. I like it when the books embrace their freedom and make things a little weird. 

The story read like a standard episode (perhaps a two part tale for length) with running, enemies, and humans who need help. If you miss 11 and the Ponds, you'll like this story.