Twilight of the Gods (MA novel)

Twilight of the Gods was the twenty-sixth novel in the Virgin Missing Adventures series.

Publisher's summary

 * "They're Menoptera," the Doctor exclaimed, "and this must be Vortis! But why are you treating them like this? They're a peaceful people, not slaves! What's been happening here?"

Many years have passed since the Doctor's first visit to the Web Planet, and he finds a very different world from the one he knew; a world now embroiled in a bitter interplanetary war between the opposing factions of a divided race.

To restore peace, the Doctor must first resolve a deadly ideological conflict, solve the paradox of the nature of life on Vortis, and finally confront the Gods of Light themselves.

As the stakes are raised, can the Doctor contain the ancient terror that threatens to devastate an entire star system?

Characters

 * The Doctor
 * Jamie McCrimmon
 * Victoria Waterfield

Continuity

 * This is the Doctor's fifth visit to Vortis. The First Doctor visited Vortis in DWAN: The Lost Ones, DW: The Web Planet, DWAN: The Lair of Zarbi Supremo and TVC: On the Web Planet. The Fourth Doctor visited Vortis in DWM: The Naked Flame. The Fifth Doctor visited Vortis in BFA: Return to the Web Planet.
 * This is a sequel to DW: The Web Planet.
 * The Doctor left his sonic screwdriver in the TARDIS (which is called a "sonic emitter" in the story, suggesting he has not called it the sonic screwdriver yet).
 * Victoria talks about her late father Edward Waterfield. (DW: The Evil of the Daleks)
 * The Doctor reminds Jamie of the time that they walked on the Moon. (DW: The Moonbase)

Timeline

 * Twilight of the Gods occurs after: ST: The Cutty Wren
 * Twilight of the Gods occurs before: MA: The Dark Path