Book description
Arriving on the sun-baked veldt in the middle of the Boer War, the
Sixth Doctor is soon involved in the adventures of struggling
politician and war correspondent Winston Churchill. Of course, he
knows Churchill is destined for great things, but unseen forces seem
to be interfering with Winston's historic career. The Doctor suspects
the hidden hand of the Players, mysterious beings who regard human
history as little more than a game. With time running out, can the
Doctor find the right moves to defeat them?
An adventure featuring the Sixth Doctor as played by Colin Baker
and his companion Peri
Terrance Dicks worked on scripts for
The Avengers
as well as other series before becoming Assistant and later full Script
Editor of
Doctor Who
from 1968. Dicks worked on the entirety of the Jon Pertwee Third Doctor
era of the programme, and then turned to writing for the show, scripting
Tom Baker's first story as the Fourth Doctor. Terrance has written many
original
Doctor Who
novels for BBC Books.
