Engines of War

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Engines of War
Engines of War Book.jpg
AuthorGeorge Mann
SeriesDoctor Who book:
New Series Adventures
Release number
S4
SubjectFeaturing:
War Doctor
PublisherBBC Books
Publication date
31 July 2014
Pages320
ISBN978-1-84990-848-1
Preceded byShroud of Sorrow 
Followed byThe Blood Cell 

Engines of War is a BBC Books original novel written by George Mann and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the War Doctor.[1]

Synopsis[]

During the Great Time War, the War Doctor and a Time Lord battle fleet attack Dalek Saucers above the planet Moldox. The fleet is destroyed and the TARDIS crashes to the planet below, where the Doctor meets human resistance fighter Cinder, a young woman whose family were killed by the Daleks when she was a child. The Doctor learns that the Eternity Circle, a group of Daleks created by the Dalek Emperor, have produced temporal weapons which they plan to use against the Time Lords, removing them from History. Travelling to Gallifrey to warn the Time Lords, he finds them preparing to counter-attack using a weapon that will cause the death of billions, Dalek and non-Dalek alike. Vowing to stop both the Time Lords and the Daleks, the Doctor must avoid being killed by a Time Lord assassin and confront the Eternity Circle as he seeks to bring the war to an end and prevent his people from becoming as evil as the Daleks themselves.

Continuity[]

  • The Doctor recalls that he had the chance to prevent the creation of the Daleks, referencing the television serial Genesis of the Daleks (1975).[2]
  • The Skaro Degradations, referred to by the Tenth Doctor in "The End of Time" (2009/2010), feature in the story.[3]
  • The Daleks refer to the Doctor as "the Predator", first heard in "Asylum of the Daleks" (2012).[4]
  • The Time Lord High Council refer to their having a weapon called "The Moment", which appeared in the television episode "The Day of the Doctor" (2013).[5]

Audiobook[]

Engines of War
AuthorGeorge Mann
Audio read byNicholas Briggs
SeriesDoctor Who
SubjectFeaturing: War Doctor
PublisherBBC Audio
Publication date
18 December 2014 (2014-12-18)
Media typeAudiobook
Audio CD (7 Hours 57 Mins)
ISBN978-1-910281-82-6

An unabridged audiobook version of Engines of War, read by Nicholas Briggs, was released on 18 December 2014.

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References[]

  1. ^ Varnham, Scott (13 May 2015). "Book Review: DOCTOR WHO – ENGINES OF WAR". Starburst. Starburst Magazine Ltd. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  2. ^ Terry Nation (writer), David Maloney (director), Philip Hinchcliffe (producer) (8 March – 12 April 1975). Genesis of the Daleks. Doctor Who. BBC. BBC1.
  3. ^ Russell T Davies (writer), Euros Lyn (director), Tracie Simpson (producer) (25 December 2010 – 1 January 2010). The End of Time. Doctor Who. BBC. BBC One.
  4. ^ Steven Moffat (writer), Nick Hurran (director), Marcus Wilson (producer) (1 September 2012). "Asylum of the Daleks". Doctor Who. BBC. BBC One.
  5. ^ Steven Moffat (writer), Nick Hurran (director), Marcus Wilson (producer) (23 November 2013). "The Day of the Doctor". Doctor Who. BBC. BBC One.

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