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Outside the walls of a remote [[12th century|12th Century]] [[Abbey (Abbey of Heretics)| | Outside the walls of a remote [[12th century|12th Century]] [[Abbey (Abbey of Heretics)|Abbey]], [[England]] is at war. | ||
Inside, a strange sickness runs rife, and there are rumours of a devil in the woods. Death stalks the novices. When [[River Song|Sister Melody]] arrives in search of a book, she may be their only salvation. | Inside, a strange sickness runs rife, and there are rumours of a devil in the woods. Death stalks the novices. When [[River Song|Sister Melody]] arrives in search of a book, she may be their only salvation. | ||
Revision as of 06:52, 11 January 2020
Abbey of Heretics was the second story of the audio anthology The Diary of River Song: Series Seven. It was written by Lizbeth Myles and featured Alex Kingston as River Song.
Publisher's summary
Outside the walls of a remote 12th Century Abbey, England is at war.
Inside, a strange sickness runs rife, and there are rumours of a devil in the woods. Death stalks the novices. When Sister Melody arrives in search of a book, she may be their only salvation.
Plot
to be added
Cast
- River Song - Alex Kingston
- Sister Patrick - Aurora Burghart
- Sister Ursula - Jaye Griffiths
- Sister Magdalene - Janet Henfrey
- Thomas Aspley - Paul Heath
References
- River finds many "lost" books in the abbey library, including Agrippina's Misfortunes, Memoirs of Sulla, and Emperor Claudius' Guide to Gambling, and the Book of Stars.
- Thomas Aspley was the son of Lord Godfred Aspley.
- Lord Aspley fought for Empress Maude but his lands were taken by another claimant to the throne of England, Stephen.
- The church, and therefore the abbey, supports Stephen's claim to the throne of England.
- Empress Maude was the heir to King Henry.
Notes
to be added
Continuity
- River will later disguise herself as a nun. (AUDIO: The Eighth Piece, The Doomsday Chronometer, The Crucible of Souls)
External links
- Official Abbey of Heretics page at bigfinish.com
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