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merryghoulVery much like my last review, I think this might not be as long and detailed as my other reviews. But it's a review, right?
The stories are set at various points of River's life, to keep it short before getting in depth.
"The Two Rivers" by Tim Foley does what it says on the tin. It gives you two Rivers. No, they're not both played by Alex Kingston. These two Rivers end up investigating a menace following one of the Rivers. Without going heavily into spoilers (they're at the Doctor Who Wiki already if you care for them), I liked this story and especially looking at a River Song possibility that never was explored in the TV canon, but could have.
Lizzie Hopley's "Beauty on the Inside" starts with a painting of royals at an action, but then becomes an investigation into why these royals are acting out of character. This story wasn't terrible, but it didn't capture my attention unlike the other stories in this collection.
"Black Friday" by Lauren Mooney and Stewart Pringle finds River receiving an invitation to Omnia Forum, an old and large mall IN SPACE. Predictably (or not predictably), Autons find their way into this mall. But there are more twists and turns to be found with this mall and its staff. And because of these twists, "Black Friday" is my favorite story of this collection.
The last story is "Firewall" by Barnaby Kay. River's Library expedition crew and one of her post-death children are reunited for this story. Something is disrupting the peace of River's digital afterlife, and River and her crew have to stop the problem. While not one of my favorite DORS stories, I adore that it gives the Library crew something to do other than wear white and hang out in digital suburbs.
For a loose set of stories (especially in comparisons to other DORS series where stories can arch over the whole collection), this was a fun ride.
The stories are set at various points of River's life, to keep it short before getting in depth.
"The Two Rivers" by Tim Foley does what it says on the tin. It gives you two Rivers. No, they're not both played by Alex Kingston. These two Rivers end up investigating a menace following one of the Rivers. Without going heavily into spoilers (they're at the Doctor Who Wiki already if you care for them), I liked this story and especially looking at a River Song possibility that never was explored in the TV canon, but could have.
Lizzie Hopley's "Beauty on the Inside" starts with a painting of royals at an action, but then becomes an investigation into why these royals are acting out of character. This story wasn't terrible, but it didn't capture my attention unlike the other stories in this collection.
"Black Friday" by Lauren Mooney and Stewart Pringle finds River receiving an invitation to Omnia Forum, an old and large mall IN SPACE. Predictably (or not predictably), Autons find their way into this mall. But there are more twists and turns to be found with this mall and its staff. And because of these twists, "Black Friday" is my favorite story of this collection.
The last story is "Firewall" by Barnaby Kay. River's Library expedition crew and one of her post-death children are reunited for this story. Something is disrupting the peace of River's digital afterlife, and River and her crew have to stop the problem. While not one of my favorite DORS stories, I adore that it gives the Library crew something to do other than wear white and hang out in digital suburbs.
For a loose set of stories (especially in comparisons to other DORS series where stories can arch over the whole collection), this was a fun ride.
