Stories Book Past Doctor Adventures The Final Sanction 1 image Overview Characters How to Read Reviews 1 Statistics Quotes Overview Released Monday, July 5, 1999 Written by Steve Lyons Pages 285 Time Travel Future Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) War Synopsis The year is 2204. The final confrontation between humankind and the monstrous Selachians is about to reach its tragic conclusion. Once again the Doctor has become entangled in human history. Caught up in a brutal and bloody conflict, he knows he must do nothing to influence the outcome. But, when the TARDIS disappears and Zoe falls into Selachian hands, he is forced to intervene... In the struggle that ensues, Jamie fights alongside the human forces and discovers for himself the true horror of war. Zoe plans her escape from an alien prison camp, only to find herself, quite literally, out of her depth. Meanwhile, the Doctor comes face to face with a man who will become one of the most vilified figures in history. As the death toll mounts and events come to a head, the Doctor must make a painful choice: which is more important, the sanctity of the time stream or the lives of his companions? 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 Jamie McCrimmon The Selachians Zoe Heriot Show All Characters (4) How to read The Final Sanction: Books The Final Sanction Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Date (Newest First) Date (Oldest First) Likes (High-Low) Likes (Low-High) Rating (High-Low) Rating (Low-High) Word count (High-Low) Word count (Low-High) Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 1 review 8 January 2025 · 80 words Review by Shayleen 1 Rating this 8/10, I found this to be a solid, strong Second Doctor story, a fairly dark one for this Tardis Team, for they are all put through some quite traumatic events in a story that deals vary directly with war and death, much more brutal than the average Who story, though having read a few of Lyons other novels, this is standard for him. And one that raises the question of whether the Doctor can change events, big or small. Shayleen View profile Like Liked 1 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating139 members 3.55 / 5 GoodReads AVG. Rating139 votes 3.55 / 5 The Time Scales AVG. Rating10 votes 3.90 / 5 Member Statistics Read 19 Favourited 1 Reviewed 1 Saved 2 Skipped 0 Owned 1 Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote
