(Apologies: this failed to post last week, and I somehow didn't notice!)
Okay, I'm sorry to say this is my least favourite short story so far in
this marathon, and as a result this will be a short review. I don't like
to dwell on negatives.
My main problem was the prose, which I found a real effort to read. The
initial setting and mystery were interesting, but I don't think the
story managed to follow through. I admit I didn't even understand the
ending: I picked up on the tone, but couldn't make sense of the actual
events. The Doctor's explanation of the solution to the mystery was
straightforward, but didn't seem to lead to the enforced decision the
travellers had to take.
It's a shame because Griffiths obviously had a handle on the character of the TARDIS crew, and I think he might have had a good idea for a story; but here the execution let it down, to the point where I can't even tell if that feeling is correct or not.
You know what? I think I'm going to do short reviews for short stories,
as a rule. Because I don't usually have so much to say about them
anyway. Although, at a meagre 210 words including this paragraph, Corridors of Power will hopefully be the limit case.
Published:
Date: December 2003
ISBN: 1-84435-045-2
Rating:
1/10.
Next Time:
The Schoolboy's Story.
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