Douglas Adams and James Goss

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 game is interrupted by eleven figures in white uniforms and peaked skull helmets, wielding bat-shaped weapons that fire lethal bolts of light. The Krikkitmen are back, and the Doctor and Romana are tugged into a pan-galactic conga with fate as they rush to stop a fiery retribution that will leave nothing but ashes…