Product Description

A Fifth Doctor and Peri novel. The planet Rocosia consists of nothing but immaculately-cultivated plant life, that dazzles visitors to the planet. However, as the Decimators try to destroy the planet, the Doctor is rescued by the Valethske, creatures who are holding Peri captive.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #461241 in Books
• Published on: 2001-06-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 288 pages

Customer Reviews

Pointless & Dull
Superior Beings is a very poor entry into this series of past doctor boks. the characters are poorly drawn and the whole thing feels pointless. races are introduced in great detail only to be pushed out of the story and serve no real purpose. the doctor doesn't feel like the fifth doctor atall and just about the only redeeming feature is how well peri is charaterised which is strong and also reflects her American nationalty which is something few books have failed to do. A shame given how enjoyable Walter's Dry Pilgramage and Dominion were.

one book to avoid like the plague, i'm afraid!

A real threat at last!
Walters captures the fifth doctor effortlessly - try to imagine any other incarnation speaking and behaving in the way Walters describes the Doctor. And the Valethke are a wonderful creation - they are relentlessly evil and ruthless in their purpose....imagine how it would feel to see the Daleks or Cybermen treated as real threats, rather than the comedy villians they became. It was a joy to see the Doctor come up against a foe that seemed genuinely threatening for a change, where you had no idea how - or if - he could survive.

A Poor Entry Into the Who Cannon
I found this book to be incredibly generic and tedious. The plot contains many elements which are covered previously in "Last Man Running", and it fails to establish any momentum at all.

If you want to read a fifth Doctor novel, I'd go for "Deep Blue" instead.