City at World's End (novel)

City at World's End was the twenty-fourth novel in the BBC Past Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Christopher Bulis, released 6 September 1999 and featured the First Doctor, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright and Susan Foreman.

City at World's End

Key crew

Publisher:

BBC Books

Writer:

Christopher Bulis

Release details

Release number:

24

Release date:

6 September 1999

Format:

Paperback Book, 37 Chapters, 281 Pages

ISBN:

ISBN 0-563-55579-3

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This was the second novel of the BBC series to feature this line up of Doctor and companions. Along with Interference - Book One this is the first novel to feature the new blue Doctor Who logo; previous to this novel the logo was silver coloured.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor and his companions land in the city of Arkhaven, the last bastion of civilisation on a doomed world.

The inhabitants of the city are pinning all their hopes on a final desperate gamble for survival. Behind the scenes there are jealous factions at work, secretly contesting for the chance to shape the destiny of a new world. Beneath its ordered surface, Arkhaven is a city of secrets and mysteries where outward appearances can be deceptive.

Is the thing they call the "Creeper" really at large in Arkhaven's eerie outer zone — and is it beast or machine? What is the hidden force at work that has acted so strangely upon Susan?

With Barbara lost and the countdown to doomsday drawing to a climax, the Doctor must discover the true nature of the final enemy — or is that enemy simply fear itself?

Chapter titles[[edit] | [edit source]]

Prologue
Chapter One - The City
Chapter Two - The Mayor of Arkhaven
Chapter Three - The Wall Zone
Chapter Four - Underground
Chapter Five - Hospital
Chapter Six - Break-Out
Chapter Seven - End of the Tunnel
Chapter Eight - Sport
Chapter Nine - Visitors?
Chapter Ten - The Survivors
Chapter Eleven - Puppet Show
Chapter Twelve - The Deception
Chapter Thirteen - Nightmare
Chapter Fourteen - Class Barriers
Chapter Fifteen - The Thing in the Dark
Chapter Sixteen - Questions Without Answers
Chapter Seventeen - So Close
Chapter Eighteen - The Ship
Chapter Nineteen - Lost and Found
Chapter Twenty - Investigation
Chapter Twenty-One - '...You Are Nothing.'
Chapter Twenty-Two - Inquisition
Chapter Twenty-Three - Skin Deep
Chapter Twenty-Four - The Plateau
Chapter Twenty-Five - Flesh and Blood
Chapter Twenty-Six - Tidal Stress
Chapter Twenty-Seven - Rift
Chapter Twenty-Eight - Exodus
Chapter Twenty-Nine - The Will to Live
Chapter Thirty - The Taking of the Ship
Chapter Thirty-One - Last Chance
Chapter Thirty-Two - Reunion
Chapter Thirty-Three - Justification
Chapter Thirty-Four - Masquerade
Chapter Thirty-Five - At World's End
Epilogue

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Biology[[edit] | [edit source]]

After being injured, Susan thinks that it's time to take the "final option".

Computers[[edit] | [edit source]]

Monitor is a computer created to help the Mayor and to control the Ship.

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Keldo is Prince of the Taklarians.

Politics[[edit] | [edit source]]

Brantus Draad is mayor of Arkhaven.

Religion[[edit] | [edit source]]

Bishop Fostel is leader of the Church.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

This is the first novel in the BBC Past Doctor Adventures line to use the blue Doctor Who logo on its cover and spine. Before this it was a silver logo.
There is an advertisement at the end of the book, that allows readers to order the newly released (at the moment of publishment) Big Finish audiodramas - Sirens of Time and Phantasmagoria.
The back cover places this story between the TV episodes The Reign of Terror and Planet of Giants.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Ian mentions the Daleks. (TV: The Daleks)
Susan mentions seeing a human-colonised planet with its history lost or distorted before. (PROSE: The Sorcerer's Apprentice)

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]