Engines of War (novel)

Engines of War was a novel written by George Mann. It is the first literary work published under the license of the BBC to predominantly feature the War Doctor. The novel is set before the events of The Day of the Doctor and The End of Time. The novel expands on his violent history of conflict throughout the Last Great Time War.

It also marked the debut of Cinder, the first companion unique to this incarnation of the Doctor, but revealed the bleak circumstances a companion faced fighting beside the War Doctor, and chillingly justified his reluctance to travel with anyone in wartime.

Publisher's summary
(back cover)

"I've had many faces. Many lives. I don't admit to all of them. There's one life I've tried very hard to forget — the Doctor who fought in the Time War."

(inside front cover)

"The death of billions is as nothing to us Doctor, if it helps defeat the Daleks."

The Great Time War has raged for centuries, ravaging the universe. Scores of human colony planets are now overrun by Dalek occupation forces. A weary, angry Doctor leads a flotilla of Battle TARDISes against the Dalek stronghold but in the midst of the carnage, the Doctor's TARDIS crashes to a planet below: Moldox.

As the Doctor is trapped in an apocalyptic landscape, Dalek patrols roam amongst the wreckage, rounding up the remaining civilians. But why haven't the Daleks simply killed the humans?

Searching for answers the Doctor meets 'Cinder', a young Dalek hunter. Their struggles to discover the Dalek plan take them from the ruins of Moldox to the halls of Gallifrey, and set in motion a chain of events that will change everything. And everyone.

An epic novel of the Great Time War featuring the War Doctor as played by John Hurt.

Synopsis
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Characters

 * War Doctor
 * Cinder
 * Preda
 * Karlax
 * Rassilon
 * Borusa
 * Partheus
 * The Castellan
 * Grayvas
 * Jocelyn Harris
 * Coyne
 * Dalek Emperor

Continuity

 * The fate of Borusa is seen, and his plan to gain immortality using the first five Doctors is mentioned. (TV: The Five Doctors)
 * Rassilon sent the Doctor to find the Master, who had fled the War. (TV: Utopia)
 * The High Council mention The Moment as one of the weapons kept in the Omega Arsenal. (TV: The Day of the Doctor)
 * The Doctor mentions being President. (TV: The Invasion of Time)
 * The Doctor tells Cinder that the TARDIS has been hit by time torpedoes before. (AUDIO: Neverland)
 * The Doctor mentions his chance to avert the Dalek's creation. (TV: Genesis of the Daleks)
 * Rassilon's gauntlet is stated to have De-mat capabilities that let him remove individuals from history. He demonstrated this power against a Time Lady who lacked faith in his judgement at the end of the Time War. (TV: The End of Time)