The collected edition of the Time Trips short stories was released recently. I’ve reviewed each story here as they were released individually but I missed this one by Jake Arnott out.
Arnott's Time Trips story stars Colin Baker's Sixth Doctor and companion Peri. They meet Dr. John Dee and soon discover the Master is pulling his strings and has big plans for a supernova in the constellation of Cassiopeia.
This really captures the Sixth Doctor's era well, as well as the 16th century. We have an egotist Doctor here, but it's the Master who really shines. I really thought the Master was captured as a proper nasty villain here. There's also a clever throwaway line which links to something revealed about the Master in the New Series which I thought was a brave but effective thing to do.
Dee was also well characterised- it's nice to see him portrayed as something other than a villain for once. His apprentice, John, is also well used and the reveal of who he really is is excellent. It really felt like 16th century science when magic and science were interchangeable.
It probably could have done with being a little longer but I thought this was one of the best Time Trips stories and I really enjoyed it.
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