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novel name= Players| | |||
image=[[Image:players_cover.jpg|250px]]| | |||
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] | | |||
number= 21 | | |||
doctor=[[Sixth Doctor]]<br/>[[Second Doctor]] | | |||
companions= [[Peri Brown|Perpugilliam "Peri" Brown]] | | |||
enemy= [[Players|The Players]] ([[Countess (Players)|Countess Malika Treszka / Andrea Razetki]], [[Count (Players)|Count Ludwig Kroner / Ludwig Praetorius]])<br>[[Wallis Simpson]]<br>[[Edward VIII|King Edward VIII]]<br>[[Joachim von Ribbentrop]] | | |||
writer= [[Terrance Dicks]] | | |||
publisher= [[BBC Books]] | | |||
release date= [[April]] [[1999]] | | |||
format= Paperback Book, 251 Pages | | |||
isbn= ISBN 0-563-55573-4}} | |||
Written by [[Terrance Dicks]], "'''Players'''" is the twentyfirst installment in the series of [[BBC]] ''[[Doctor Who]]'' paperback novels. A [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures|Past Doctor Adventure]], it features the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown|Peri]]. | |||
==Publisher's Summary== | |||
''Promising his companion, Peri, high society elegance in fin-de-siecle [[London]], the Doctor manages to hit the right time, but the wrong place...'' | |||
[[ | The TARDIS has landed on the sun-baked veldt in the middle of a [[Boer War]] skirmish. And soon the Doctor and Peri are involved in the adventures of a struggling politician and war correspondent who they know is destined for greater things - a certain [[Winston Churchill]]. But mysterious forces seem to be interfering in his potentially great career... | ||
by | Arriving in London, the Doctor and Peri enter high society but find themselves in a world of intrigue populated by notorious figures from [[Wallis Simpson]] to [[Joachim von Ribbentrop]]. And behind everything, the Doctor senses the hidden hand of the [[Players]] - mysterious beings who regard human history as no more than a chess board. Can the Doctor and Peri find the right moves to defeat them - before it's too late? | ||
==References== | |||
[[Swamp Thing]], [[Cybermen]], [[Punishment Zone]], [[Metebelis Three]] | |||
===Character References=== | |||
[[Adelebert|King Adelebert]] | |||
==Characters== | |||
[[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Peri Brown]], [[Second Doctor|The Second Doctor]] | |||
==External Links== | |||
* [http://gallifreyone.com/books.php?id=bbcp-21 Outpost Gallifrey '''Players''' page] | |||
* [http://drwhoguide.com/whobbk21.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''Players'''] | |||
{{BBC Past Doctor Adventures Series Box | before = [[Deep Blue]] | after = [[Millennium Shock]]}} | |||
[[Category:Doctor Who stories|Players]] | |||
[[Category:Prose stories|Players]] | |||
[[Category:BBC Past Doctor Adventures|Players]] | |||
Revision as of 00:21, 29 March 2006
Written by Terrance Dicks, "Players" is the twentyfirst installment in the series of BBC Doctor Who paperback novels. A Past Doctor Adventure, it features the Sixth Doctor and Peri.
Publisher's Summary
Promising his companion, Peri, high society elegance in fin-de-siecle London, the Doctor manages to hit the right time, but the wrong place...
The TARDIS has landed on the sun-baked veldt in the middle of a Boer War skirmish. And soon the Doctor and Peri are involved in the adventures of a struggling politician and war correspondent who they know is destined for greater things - a certain Winston Churchill. But mysterious forces seem to be interfering in his potentially great career...
Arriving in London, the Doctor and Peri enter high society but find themselves in a world of intrigue populated by notorious figures from Wallis Simpson to Joachim von Ribbentrop. And behind everything, the Doctor senses the hidden hand of the Players - mysterious beings who regard human history as no more than a chess board. Can the Doctor and Peri find the right moves to defeat them - before it's too late?
References
Swamp Thing, Cybermen, Punishment Zone, Metebelis Three
Character References
Characters
The Doctor, Peri Brown, The Second Doctor
