ðɪ ˈɛpɪlˌɑːɡ ʌvðə nˈɑːvəl ˈɔfɚz ɐ pˈɑːsᵻbəl ɛksplɐnˈeɪʃən tə ðə fˈæn ˈæskt kwˈɛstʃən ʌv hˌaʊ ðə dˈɑːktɚ kæn stˈɪl ɛɡzˈɪst ˈæftɚ ðə dᵻstɹˈʌkʃən ʌv ɡˈælɪfɹi ɪnðɪ ˈænsɛstɚ sˈɛl.
The epilogue of the novel offers a possible explanation to the fan asked question of how the Doctor can still exist after the destruction of Gallifrey in The Ancestor Cell.