Stories Book Past Doctor Adventures Players 1 image Overview Characters How to Read Reviews Statistics Quotes 1 Overview Released Tuesday, April 6, 1999 Written by Terrance Dicks Pages 251 Time Travel Past Location (Potential Spoilers!) South Africa, Earth, England, France, London Synopsis Promising his companion, Peri, high society elegance in fin-de-siecle London, the Doctor manages to hit the right time, but the wrong place... The TARDIS has landed on the sun-baked veldt in the middle of a Boer War skirmish. And soon the Doctor and Peri are involved in the adventures of a struggling politician and war correspondent who they know is destined for greater things — a certain Winston Churchill. But mysterious forces seem to be interfering in his potentially great career... Arriving in London, the Doctor and Peri enter high society but find themselves in a world of intrigue populated by notorious figures from Wallis Simpson to Joachim von Ribbentrop. And behind everything, the Doctor senses the hidden hand of the Players — mysterious beings who regard human history as no more than a chess board. Can the Doctor and Peri find the right moves to defeat them — before it's too late? Read Read Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Edit date completed Custom Date Release Date Archive (no date) Save Characters Second Doctor Sixth Doctor Peri Brown Winston Churchill The Players First Appearance Show All Characters (5) How to read Players: Books Players Reviews Add Review Edit Review Submit a Review Statistics AVG. Rating32 members 3.69 / 5 GoodReads AVG. Rating596 votes 3.75 / 5 Member Statistics Read 51 Favourited 6 Reviewed 0 Saved 6 Skipped 2 Quotes Add Quote Link to Quote Favourite DOCTOR: The manager of Cholmondeley's Bank and the manager of the Ritz know absolutely everybody between them. And then there's their respective staff. It won't take long for news to get round that a rich and mysterious stranger, and an even richer American heiress, have arrived in town. PERI: So we start networking, making a few social contacts? DOCTOR: Not a bit of it. We sit back and let them come to us. PERI: Why? DOCTOR: Because you can't get into society if you let them see you want to get into society. They'll only accept you if you make it clear you couldn't care less! Peri finished her cocktail, and looked round the luxurious suite. Then she sighed theatrically. PERI: I guess I can handle staying here for a few days The Doctor looked pleased. DOCTOR: Just until I can hire a house, of course. We'll rent somewhere furnished in a good part of town. Then there are servants to be hired...Oh, and we'll both be needing several new outfits. It'll mean a good deal of shopping, I'm afraid, especially for you... Peri sighed again and stretched luxuriously. PERI: In a good cause, Doctor, I'm prepared to make any sacrifice! How about another of these champagne cocktails? — Players
