Roman Roads
THE REVIVED TARGET RANGE of Doctor Who books continues this month, with two more episodes novelised by their original writers. James Moran adapts 2008’s “The Fires Of Pompeii”, in which the Tenth Doctor must choose between letting Vesuvius erupt or allowing the alien Pyroviles to transform humanity. Meanwhile, Rona Munro tackles “The Eaters Of Light”, in which the Twelfth Doctor learns that the Roman Ninth Legion’s disappearance is due to an other-dimensional creature.
For Moran, who grew up reading the Target books, it’s a particular thrill. “They were my window into all the stories
