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|range = Dalek Empire (audio series) | |||
|image=Dalek War CH1 cover.jpg | |series in range = Dalek Empire II: Dalek War | ||
|series= ''[[Dalek Empire (audio series)|Dalek Empire]]'' | |series number in range = 2 | ||
|number= | |number in series = 1 | ||
|script=Dalek Empire: The Scripts | |series = ''[[Dalek Empire (audio series)|Dalek Empire]]'' | ||
|main character= [[Kalendorf]] | |number = 2.1 | ||
|featuring= | |script = Dalek Empire: The Scripts | ||
|enemy= | |main character = [[Kalendorf]], [[Alby Brook|Alby]] | ||
|setting= | |featuring = Susan Mendes | ||
| | |featuring2 = Mirana | ||
| | |featuring3 = Saloran Hardew | ||
| | |featuring4 = Siy Tarkov | ||
|publisher= Big Finish Productions | |enemy = [[Silver Dalek]]s, [[the Mentor]] | ||
|release date= | |setting = {{il|[[Sol System]]|[[Pkowik system station]]|[[Velyshaa]], 2500 years later}} | ||
|format= 1 CD | |writer = Nicholas Briggs | ||
|production code= | |director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
|isbn= ISBN 1-84435-018- | |producer = [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | ||
|prev= | |music = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
|next= Dalek War: Chapter Two (audio story)}} | |sound = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
|cover = [[Clayton Hickman]] | |||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |||
|release date = January 2003 | |||
|format = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>Part 1 of 4 | |||
|production code = BFPCDDE05 | |||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-018-6 | |||
|prev = Project Infinity (audio story) | |||
|next = Dalek War: Chapter Two (audio story) | |||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first instalment of ''[[Dalek Empire II: Dalek War]]'', and the fifth release in the ''[[Dalek Empire (audio series)|Dalek Empire]]'' series overall. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first instalment of ''[[Dalek Empire II: Dalek War]]'', and the fifth release in the ''[[Dalek Empire (audio series)|Dalek Empire]]'' series overall. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
The galaxy is in the grip of a terrible war. [[Kalendorf]] and his alliance forces are fighting alongside [[Dalek]] | The galaxy is in the grip of a terrible [[war]]. [[Kalendorf]] and his alliance forces are fighting alongside [[Dalek (Project Infinity)|Daleks]] from [[parallel universe|another dimension]]. Their common cause? The defeat of the [[Dalek Supreme (Invasion of the Daleks)|Dalek Supreme]]'s mighty army. | ||
But where is the evil [[Dalek Emperor|Emperor of the Daleks]]? And can it be that the legendary Angel of Mercy, [[Susan Mendes]], has already been exterminated? | But where is the evil [[Dalek Emperor (The Genocide Machine)|Emperor of the Daleks]]? And can it be that the legendary Angel of Mercy, [[Susan Mendes]], has already been exterminated? | ||
With civilisation on the brink of destruction, it may now be impossible to tell friend from foe... | With [[civilisation]] on the brink of destruction, it may now be impossible to tell friend from foe... | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
Once the Daleks from the [[parallel universe]] (the [[Dalek ( | Once the Daleks from the [[parallel universe]] (the [[Dalek (Project Infinity)|Alliance Daleks]]) entered the primary universe, they joined forces with the rebelling humans and the remnants of the [[Earth Alliance]] forces against the Daleks from that universe (the Enemy Daleks). In the five years since the Alliance Daleks crossed over from their own universe, the surviving Enemy Dalek forces have been forced to retreat into the [[Sol|Sol system]], making [[Earth]] their final stronghold from where the [[Dalek Supreme (Invasion of the Daleks)|Dalek Supreme]] coordinates the war effort. An Alliance fleet under the commander of Kalendorf aboard his flagship, the Earth Alliance battle cruiser ''[[Courageous]]'', endeavours to retake Earth in order to achieve final victory over the Enemy Daleks. Herrick is his first officer. The Alliance fleet had earlier succeeded in cutting off the Dalek Supreme's retreat to the [[Seriphia Galaxy]]. In spite of their efforts, raiding parties of Enemy Daleks still exist in outlying areas but are not considered a serious threat. | ||
In the parallel universe, the female creator of the Alliance is | In the parallel universe, the female creator of the Alliance is [[the Mentor]]. She regularly communicates with Kalendorf in the form of a [[hologram|holographic transmission]] through the executive communications centre aboard the ''Courageous''. | ||
Mirana has been given command of the Alliance scout ship ''[[Defiant]]''. Her first officer is named Marber whereas Dr. Johnstone, who oversaw the deactivation of the psychotropic implant in Mirana's brain almost six years earlier, is the ship's chief medical officer. | Mirana has been given command of the Alliance scout ship ''[[Defiant]]''. Her first officer is named Marber whereas Dr. Johnstone, who oversaw the deactivation of the psychotropic implant in Mirana's brain almost six years earlier, is the ship's chief medical officer. | ||
[[Susan Mendes]] was not exterminated on [[Yaldos]] but only stunned. She was then transported off the planet by the Daleks and placed in [[suspended animation]] in preparation for her [[roboman|robotisation]] and ultimate conversion into a Dalek. According to the Mentor, the process is irreversible and she must be terminated as a result of the length of time that she spent as a captive of the Enemy Daleks. When the Alliance Daleks first arrived, the [[Dalek Emperor]] transferred its consciousness into Suz's mind. Unbeknownst to the Mentor, Kalendorf charges Alby and Mirana with the mission to retrieve her. Still in suspended animation, Suz was being transported aboard the cargo freighter ''Omega N-7'', which was destroyed by Alby. The ''Defiant'' retrieves the cryogenic pod from the debris and Dr. Johnstone revives her. | [[Susan Mendes]] was not exterminated on [[Yaldos]] but only stunned. She was then transported off the planet by the Daleks and placed in [[suspended animation]] in preparation for her [[roboman|robotisation]] and ultimate conversion into a Dalek. According to the Mentor, the process is irreversible and she must be terminated as a result of the length of time that she spent as a captive of the Enemy Daleks. When the Alliance Daleks first arrived, the [[Dalek Emperor (The Genocide Machine)|Dalek Emperor]] transferred its [[consciousness]] into Suz's mind. Unbeknownst to the Mentor, Kalendorf charges Alby and Mirana with the mission to retrieve her. Still in suspended animation, Suz was being transported aboard the cargo freighter ''Omega N-7'', which was destroyed by Alby. The ''Defiant'' retrieves the cryogenic pod from the debris and Dr. Johnstone revives her. | ||
Over time, Kalendorf, Alby and Mirana begin to develop doubts about the Mentor and the Alliance Daleks. Reports suggest that they enforce peace and order with the same ruthlessness with which the Daleks from the primary universe subjugate and conquer. Several planets which refused to provide troops to the war effort were reduced to a mediaeval level, having had their industrial infrastructure destroyed. In a more extreme example, [[ | Over time, Kalendorf, Alby and Mirana begin to develop doubts about the Mentor and the Alliance Daleks. Reports suggest that they enforce peace and order with the same ruthlessness with which the Daleks from the primary universe subjugate and conquer. Several planets which refused to provide troops to the war effort were reduced to a mediaeval level, having had their industrial infrastructure destroyed. In a more extreme example, [[Emmeron]], which had been embroiled in a [[nuclear war]] by the time that the Dalek War began, was reduced to a [[Distant past|Stone Age]] level. These worlds came to be known as the [[Punished Planets]]. The actions of the Alliance Daleks led Kalendorf to conclude that they have merely swapped one dictatorship for another, outwardly more benign one. | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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* [[Alby Brook]] - [[Mark McDonnell]] | * [[Alby Brook]] - [[Mark McDonnell]] | ||
* [[Mirana]] - [[Teresa Gallagher]] | * [[Mirana]] - [[Teresa Gallagher]] | ||
* | * [[The Mentor]] - [[Hannah Smith]] | ||
* [[Saloran | * [[Saloran Hardew]] - [[Karen Henson]] | ||
* [[Siy Tarkov]] - [[Steven Elder]] | * [[Siy Tarkov]] - [[Steven Elder]] | ||
* [[Marber]] / [[Drudger]] - [[Ian Brooker]] | * [[Marber]] / [[Drudger]] - [[Ian Brooker]] | ||
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* [[Herrick (Dalek War)|Herrick]] - [[Jeremy James]] | * [[Herrick (Dalek War)|Herrick]] - [[Jeremy James]] | ||
* [[Morli]] - [[Dannie Carr]] | * [[Morli]] - [[Dannie Carr]] | ||
* The [[Dalek]]s / The [[Dalek ( | * The [[Dalek]]s / The [[Dalek (Project Infinity)|Alliance Daleks]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Although he was aware of Kalendorf, [[Siy Tarkov]] had never heard of the Daleks until he was told of them by [[Saloran | * Although he was aware of Kalendorf, [[Siy Tarkov]] had never heard of the Daleks until he was told of them by [[Saloran Hardew]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* All of ''Dalek War'' is told in retrospect. | * All of ''Dalek War'' is told in retrospect. | ||
* This story's title in its first draft was ''Liberation?'' ([[REF]]: ''[[Dalek Empire: The Scripts]]'') | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* After being revived from suspended animation, Suz recalls the Earth Alliance battle cruiser crash-landing on [[Vega VI]] and the consequent destruction of Vega City | * After being revived from suspended animation, Suz recalls the Earth Alliance battle cruiser crash-landing on [[Vega VI]] and the consequent destruction of Vega City. This was the first indication that the Dalek invasion of [[Mutter's Spiral]] had begun. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Invasion of the Daleks (audio story)|Invasion of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* Mirana recounts the events of [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Project Infinity (audio story)|Project Infinity]]'' to Suz. | * Mirana recounts the events of [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Project Infinity (audio story)|Project Infinity]]'' to Suz. | ||
* The [[Dalek Emperor]] was captured by the Alliance Daleks on [[Lopra Minor]] almost immediately after they crossed over from their own universe approximately six years earlier. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Project Infinity (audio story)|Project Infinity]]'') | * The [[Dalek Emperor (The Genocide Machine)|Dalek Emperor]] was captured by the Alliance Daleks on [[Lopra Minor]] almost immediately after they crossed over from their own universe approximately six years earlier. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Project Infinity (audio story)|Project Infinity]]'') | ||
* | * 2,500 years later, it was discovered that Morli was an advanced form of [[Roboman]]. Their creators, the Alliance Daleks, referred to them as [[Demon (Dalek War)|Demons]]. Others of her kind included [[Galanar]] and [[Elaria]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Demons (audio story)|The Demons]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/dalek-empire-2-dalek-war---chapter-one-357}} | |||
{{dwrefguide|dalek05_1.htm|Dalek War: Chapter One}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:09, 18 January 2024
Dalek War: Chapter One was the first instalment of Dalek Empire II: Dalek War, and the fifth release in the Dalek Empire series overall.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The galaxy is in the grip of a terrible war. Kalendorf and his alliance forces are fighting alongside Daleks from another dimension. Their common cause? The defeat of the Dalek Supreme's mighty army.
But where is the evil Emperor of the Daleks? And can it be that the legendary Angel of Mercy, Susan Mendes, has already been exterminated?
With civilisation on the brink of destruction, it may now be impossible to tell friend from foe...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Once the Daleks from the parallel universe (the Alliance Daleks) entered the primary universe, they joined forces with the rebelling humans and the remnants of the Earth Alliance forces against the Daleks from that universe (the Enemy Daleks). In the five years since the Alliance Daleks crossed over from their own universe, the surviving Enemy Dalek forces have been forced to retreat into the Sol system, making Earth their final stronghold from where the Dalek Supreme coordinates the war effort. An Alliance fleet under the commander of Kalendorf aboard his flagship, the Earth Alliance battle cruiser Courageous, endeavours to retake Earth in order to achieve final victory over the Enemy Daleks. Herrick is his first officer. The Alliance fleet had earlier succeeded in cutting off the Dalek Supreme's retreat to the Seriphia Galaxy. In spite of their efforts, raiding parties of Enemy Daleks still exist in outlying areas but are not considered a serious threat.
In the parallel universe, the female creator of the Alliance is the Mentor. She regularly communicates with Kalendorf in the form of a holographic transmission through the executive communications centre aboard the Courageous.
Mirana has been given command of the Alliance scout ship Defiant. Her first officer is named Marber whereas Dr. Johnstone, who oversaw the deactivation of the psychotropic implant in Mirana's brain almost six years earlier, is the ship's chief medical officer.
Susan Mendes was not exterminated on Yaldos but only stunned. She was then transported off the planet by the Daleks and placed in suspended animation in preparation for her robotisation and ultimate conversion into a Dalek. According to the Mentor, the process is irreversible and she must be terminated as a result of the length of time that she spent as a captive of the Enemy Daleks. When the Alliance Daleks first arrived, the Dalek Emperor transferred its consciousness into Suz's mind. Unbeknownst to the Mentor, Kalendorf charges Alby and Mirana with the mission to retrieve her. Still in suspended animation, Suz was being transported aboard the cargo freighter Omega N-7, which was destroyed by Alby. The Defiant retrieves the cryogenic pod from the debris and Dr. Johnstone revives her.
Over time, Kalendorf, Alby and Mirana begin to develop doubts about the Mentor and the Alliance Daleks. Reports suggest that they enforce peace and order with the same ruthlessness with which the Daleks from the primary universe subjugate and conquer. Several planets which refused to provide troops to the war effort were reduced to a mediaeval level, having had their industrial infrastructure destroyed. In a more extreme example, Emmeron, which had been embroiled in a nuclear war by the time that the Dalek War began, was reduced to a Stone Age level. These worlds came to be known as the Punished Planets. The actions of the Alliance Daleks led Kalendorf to conclude that they have merely swapped one dictatorship for another, outwardly more benign one.
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Fleet Commander Kalendorf - Gareth Thomas
- Susan Mendes - Sarah Mowat
- Alby Brook - Mark McDonnell
- Mirana - Teresa Gallagher
- The Mentor - Hannah Smith
- Saloran Hardew - Karen Henson
- Siy Tarkov - Steven Elder
- Marber / Drudger - Ian Brooker
- Dr. Johnstone - Simon Bridge
- Herrick - Jeremy James
- Morli - Dannie Carr
- The Daleks / The Alliance Daleks - Nicholas Briggs
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Although he was aware of Kalendorf, Siy Tarkov had never heard of the Daleks until he was told of them by Saloran Hardew.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- All of Dalek War is told in retrospect.
- This story's title in its first draft was Liberation? (REF: Dalek Empire: The Scripts)
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- After being revived from suspended animation, Suz recalls the Earth Alliance battle cruiser crash-landing on Vega VI and the consequent destruction of Vega City. This was the first indication that the Dalek invasion of Mutter's Spiral had begun. (AUDIO: Invasion of the Daleks)
- Mirana recounts the events of AUDIO: Project Infinity to Suz.
- The Dalek Emperor was captured by the Alliance Daleks on Lopra Minor almost immediately after they crossed over from their own universe approximately six years earlier. (AUDIO: Project Infinity)
- 2,500 years later, it was discovered that Morli was an advanced form of Roboman. Their creators, the Alliance Daleks, referred to them as Demons. Others of her kind included Galanar and Elaria. (AUDIO: The Demons)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Dalek War: Chapter One page at bigfinish.com
- Dalek War: Chapter One at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
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