Endgame

The Doctor is amnesiac and clearly clinically depressed and caught up in a Cold War spy game. Fun to imagine him in various mid-century suits, even if the ending is a bit of a damp squib and I don't find Burgess, Philby, et al, as fascinating as Terrance Dicks seems to. The Doctor's struggle to reclaim a sense of purpose despite his lack of memory is the best part.

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Continuing the arc of the amnesiac Eighth Doctor, this novel actually has some similarities with The Turing Test, its immediate predecessor in the series, but I enjoyed it more (not saying much, I'm afraid). We are now in 1951, with the Players trying to resolve their Game through causing, or preventing, nuclear war. The story swirls round the Cambridge Spies, with Burgess, MacLean and Philby playing key roles and the Doctor and Peri eventually flying to Washington and Moscow to prevent the Players from working their way on the minds of Truman and Stalin, with a final emotional appeal on behalf of humanity melting their inhuman hearts. The research was clearly meticulous, but the results show more not all that inspiring. show less