'By moving he had spoiled her grasp, and instead of clamping his windpipe, she succeeded only in tearing a chunk of flesh out of his neck. It hurt like hell, and Harry cried out. He could feel the blood already oozing out of the ragged wound. And now she was between him and the door...'
This the Doctor Who response to the Millennium. Not the first, I might add, since the Paul McGann TV movie also partly partied on this night of festivities. Justin Richards takes his starting point from the Millennium Bug, something which really might cause catastrophe on the night of 1 January 2000. Condef, a British electronics company, has developed a chip to counter the bug. But the British Government is also preparing to bring out the troops to help people when the crisis hits. But some people are determined to take advantage of the chaos. Could there really be a coup? And just who is trying to steal Russian nuclear weapons? What does it have to do with a pen given to Harry Sullivan by Sarah? The Doctor and Harry (now of MI5), must battle to expel a snake from netparadise...
'Millennium Shock' starts slowly, and the Fourth Doctor is a bit of a disappointment here. Richards gets his mannerisms right, but what's left is merely a cipher. Once the action does get going, the book is quite exciting. However, there is something iffy about the resolution. And as for the millennium? Well, even Ian McEwan's Booker Prize winning Amsterdam mentions that.
Kevin Mahoney
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