Doctor Who and the Krikkit Men

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James Goss: Doctor Who and the Krikkit Men (2018)

407 pages

English language

Published Sept. 10, 2018

ISBN:
978-1-78594-105-4
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OCLC Number:
1022073999

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Rediscover the lost Doctor Who adventure by Douglas Adams. Intergalactic war? That's just not cricket ... or is it? The Doctor promised Romana the end of the universe, so she's less than impressed when what she gets is a cricket match. But then the award ceremony is interrupted by eleven figures in white uniforms and peaked skull helmets, wielding bat-shaped weapons that fire lethal bolts of light into the screaming crowd. The Krikkitmen are back. Millions of years ago, the people of Krikkit learned they were not alone in the universe, and promptly launched a xenophobic crusade to wipe out all other life-forms. After a long and bloody conflict, the Time Lords imprisoned Krikkit within an envelope of Slow Time, a prison that could only be opened with the Wicket Gate key, a device that resembles - to human eyes, at least - an oversized set of cricket stumps ... …

2 editions

Subjects

  • Science fiction
  • Space warfare
  • Extraterrestrial beings
  • Juvenile literature
  • Time travel
  • Fiction