The Eyeless (novel)

The Eyeless was the twenty-third Tenth Doctor novel to be released. It was the first book in the series to have the Tenth Doctor travelling alone.

Publisher's summary
At the heart of the ruined city of Arcopolis is the Fortress. It's a brutal structure placed here by one of the sides in a devastating intergalactic war that's long ended. Fifteen years ago, the entire population of the planet was killed in an instant by the weapon housed deep in the heart of the Fortress. Now only the ghosts remain.

The Doctor arrives, and determines to fight his way past the Fortress's automatic defences and put the weapon beyond use. But he soon discovers he's not the only person in Arcopolis. What is the true nature of the weapon? Is the planet really haunted? Who are the Eyeless? And what will happen if they get to the weapon before the Doctor?

The Doctor has a fight on his hands. And this time he's all on his own.

Characters

 * The Doctor
 * Alsa
 * Gar
 * Dela

Continuity

 * The Doctor mentions the Pyroviles. (DW: The Fires of Pompeii)
 * The Doctor suggested that the Waterhive were responsible for the ghosts, they appeared in NSA: The Feast of the Drowned.
 * It is suggested that the Ninth Doctor travelled by himself for a while after he regenerated, explaining why he appears in Clive Finch's photographs without Rose as a travelling companion. (WEB: Who is Doctor Who?)
 * The Cybermen are mentioned as a reason for the ghosts. (DW: Army of Ghosts)
 * In the Last Great Time War, Gallifrey was destroyed in the same manner as it had been previously at the aversion of the Second War in Heaven. (EDA: The Gallifrey Chronicles)

Timeline

 * The Eyeless occurs after: TDL: The End of Time
 * The Eyeless occurs before: NSA: The Sontaran Games

Audio release

 * The story was released as an audiobook on 2x CD read by Russell Tovey.