A decent quick read - Rated 
Yes, Terrance Dicks is still out there, still writing Doctor Who novels; this is in the BBC's £1.99 "quick reads" series. The Doctor and Martha get mixed up with a remnant cell of Cybermen (left over from "Doomsday") and also deal with thick and uncomprehending military types. Dicks makes a valiant effort to catch the Tenth Doctor's character, and on the whole succeeds, with only a few passages which I thought too reminiscent of the Third Doctor of Dicks' novelisations.
Steel yourself for a cracking mini-adventure! - Rated 
As an English teacher I am well aware of the barrage of criticism aimed at the literacy levels of many of today's children. What you have here is a superb range of stories that waste little time on preamble but plunge the reader instantly into the story and then keep them hooked right to the end. The new series of Doctor Who has thrown up a range of publications that even rival the golden era of the Target novelisations; the 'Quick Reads' range are just one example of these. Following on from 'I am a Dalek' this entry into the series once again pits The Doctor and Martha against the remorseless men from Mondas and delivers a fast-paced yet intelligent tale that admirably mirrors the current TV series. There is now a 'Doctor Who' reading club at my school and they are eagerly awaiting the return of the Judoon in the next Quick Read...
Remember, it's a Quick Read - Rated
I think it's worth remembering that this is a 'quick read' which is generally aimed at encouraging kids to read or a few adults when they have the time. For example, I read half of this book in bed last night and I'll no doubt read the other half tonight. For £1.99, you can't really fault that.
With that in mind, yes it is short, but then it is meant to be and i felt that I was reading a 10th Doctor and Martha story. It reminded me somewhat of the 'Short Trips' books that have previously been published for the preceding Doctors. The author has clearly watched enough of Tennant's episodes to know who he's writing about and how to write him.
So far, I've found the story easy to follow, easy to read and it has left me wanting to know what's about to happen.. and that in my mind, is a brilliant foundation for a good book.
return of the cybermen - Rated 
A doctor who novel published as part of the quick reads programme. These are very short books with large print designed to get those who don't read books to try one.
This features the tenth doctor and martha [and it actually came out prior to the broadcast of the third series, making this her very first appearance]. On a trip to london, the doctor finds that the cybermen may not all have been destroyed at the end of his last encounter with them. And he also encounters military types who want his help and won't take no for an answer.
This is written by terrance dicks who wrote up many of the old tv stories as short novels. His writing style is not great literature but it's clear and plain and very easy to read. He characterises the tenth doctor very well - the description of him as being hard to pin down is spot on - and does a good job with martha considering she hadn't been seen on screen at the time. the plot is nothing special but uses the cybermen well. And it's a decent little story.
This isn't as strong a piece of writing as I am a dalek, the previous doctor who quick read, but it's an entertaining short and quick read and worth getting
"Delete! Delete! Delete!" - Rated
'Made of Steel' is the 2nd novel in the Doctor Who Quick Reads series, featuring a very brisk story (100 pages of large type) ideally aimed either at children or adult non-readers. This story is a direct sequel to the Cyberman/Dalek war that climaxed the 2nd series of the revived Doctor Who on television, with the handful of remaining Cybermen who are trapped on Earth hunting the Doctor to force him to re-open the Void. A decent mix of light humour from the 10th Doctor and action as the Cybermen take on the army ensues, and while this doesn't quite match 'I Am A Dalek' in terms of new ideas this is still a fair facimilie of a 45-minute TV story. Author Terrance Dicks introduced a whole legion of children to the pleasures of reading with his Target Doctor Who novelisations of the 1970's, hopefully 'Made of Steel' will help some of the youth of today along the same road...
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