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''Promising his companion, [[Peri]], high society elegance in fin-de-siecle [[London]], [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] manages to hit the right time, but the wrong place...'' | ''Promising his companion, [[Peri]], high society elegance in fin-de-siecle [[London]], [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] manages to hit the right time, but the wrong place...'' | ||
The [[The Doctor's TARDIS|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... | The [[The Doctor's TARDIS|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 [[Player]]s - 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? | 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 [[Player]]s - 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? | ||
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*The Pinkerton Private Investigation Agency first appeared in [[NA]]: ''[[Shakedown]]''. | *The Pinkerton Private Investigation Agency first appeared in [[NA]]: ''[[Shakedown]]''. | ||
*Tom Dekker first appeared in [[NA]]: ''[[Blood Harvest]]''. | *Tom Dekker first appeared in [[NA]]: ''[[Blood Harvest]]''. | ||
*The Doctor says he met [[Dracula]] ([[BFA]]: ''[[Son of the Dragon]]'') | *The Doctor says he met [[Dracula]]. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Son of the Dragon]]'') | ||
*This is the first time Winston Churchill meets the Doctor. He would go on to once again meet the Sixth Doctor ([[PDA]]: [[The Shadow in the Glass]]) and the Eleventh Doctor ([[DW]]: [[Victory of the Daleks]]) | *This is the first time Winston Churchill meets the Doctor. He would go on to once again meet the Sixth Doctor ([[PDA]]: [[The Shadow in the Glass]]) and the Eleventh Doctor. ([[DW]]: [[Victory of the Daleks]]) | ||
==Timeline== | ==Timeline== | ||
Revision as of 16:02, 14 January 2011
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?
Characters
References
Notes
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Continuity
- The Pinkerton Private Investigation Agency first appeared in NA: Shakedown.
- Tom Dekker first appeared in NA: Blood Harvest.
- The Doctor says he met Dracula. (BFA: Son of the Dragon)
- This is the first time Winston Churchill meets the Doctor. He would go on to once again meet the Sixth Doctor (PDA: The Shadow in the Glass) and the Eleventh Doctor. (DW: Victory of the Daleks)
Timeline
For the Second Doctor
- Players occurs after DW: The War Games
- Players occurs before PDA: World Game
For the Sixth Doctor
- Players occurs after: DW: The Mark of the Rani
- Players occurs before: DW: The Two Doctors
