Endgame (novel)


 * For other Endgames see End Game (disambiguation).

Endgame was the fourtieth novel in the BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures series. It continued the Earth arc, with the Doctor remaining companionless

Publisher's summary
Winning is everything -- and nothing.

Losing is nothing -- and everything.

All that matters is the game.

The Players have decided on an Endgame. Play ends only when one side has been annihilated -- even if the entire planet is destroyed in the process. They weren’t expecting the Doctor to be one of the pieces -- and neither was he. He really doesn’t want to get involved.

The Doctor doesn't know who he is -- but he's fast ceasing to care. Caught up in ennui, nothing seems to matter to him any more. He has no interest in the Cold War, in spies or double agents or secret documents.

But he's soon forced to take an active role. Because as far as the authorities are concerned, the Doctor is The Third Man...

Characters

 * The Eighth Doctor (John Smith)
 * Is deeply depressed about still being trapped on Earth.
 * Is fast and strong enough to break a man's ribs before he can react with a few punches.
 * Guy Burgess
 * Kim Philby
 * Donald Maclean
 * Kent Howard
 * Harry Truman
 * Is repeatedly said to be a "stubborn son of a bitch".
 * Joseph Stalin
 * According to the Countess, he likes to listen to the sound of mad dogs barking.
 * Guy Burgess
 * Igor Timenko
 * Jim Anderson
 * Jimmy Melville
 * John Philby
 * Krychov
 * Oskar Dolinski
 * Vasili Mikoyan

The Players

 * The Adjudicator
 * Myrek
 * Axel
 * Helga Stoll
 * Countess (Madame Razetskia)

Continuity

 * The Doctor witnesses the Seventh Doctor and Ace (but doesn't recognise them) at the Festival of Britain; this occurred in NA: Timewyrm: Exodus.
 * The events of EDA: The Turing Test are referenced many times in the novel.
 * T.I.G.H.T.R.O.P.E. is introduced as an organization that were working against the machinations of the players, and have forcefully enlisted the Doctor.

Timeline

 * This story takes place after EDA: The Turing Test
 * This story takes place before ST: Mordieu