Army of Death (audio story)

Army of Death
Doctor:	[[doctor::Eighth Doctor]]
Companion(s):	Mary Shelley
Main enemy:	Karnex
Main setting:	Garrak and Stronghaven, Zelonia, Draxine
Key crew
Publisher:	[[publisher::Big Finish Productions]]
Writer:	Jason Arnopp
Director:	Barnaby Edwards
Release details
Release number:	155
Release date:	December 2011
Format:	2 CDs, 4 parts
Production code:	8A/AC
ISBN:	ISBN 978-1-84435-603-4

Army of Death is the third story in the 2011 Eighth Doctor audio trilogy.

Publishers summary

The TARDIS brings the Doctor and Mary Shelley to the continent of Zelonia, on the frontier world Draxine – where, many moons ago, the twin citystates of Garrak and Stronghaven bore testament to mankind’s colonial spirit.

That was before the sinister death cult of Garrak’s President Harmon took hold – and Garrak annihilated itself, utterly, in an apocalyptic explosion. Before the bones of Garrak’s dead came back to life, and its skeletal citizens began marching, marching, marching on Stronghaven itself.

But what do they want, this army of death? And can anything stop them? In search of answers, the Doctor and Mary must journey into the dead heart of a dead city to face a terrifying adversary, whose ambitions transcend the stuff of life itself.

Cast

• The Doctor - Paul McGann
• Mary Shelley - Julie Cox
• President Vallan - David Harewood
• Lady Meera - Carolyn Pickles
• Nia Brusk - Eva Pope
• Commander Raynar/Karnex - Mitch Benn
• Sherla/Baden/Tox - Joanna Christie
• Captain Maddox/Stennan/Sentries - Trevor Cooper

References

• Mary regards her husband Percy Shelley as her soulmate.
• The inhabitants of Draxine are tenth generation descendants of the original settlers from Earth.

Notes

• David Harewood (President Vallan) previously played Joshua Naismith in DW: The End of Time.
• Subscribers to Big Finish received BFA: The Five Companions as a free release if this story was part of their subscription.
• An after credits scene at the end of episode 4, has Mary Shelley writing a final entry on her old journal stating she has instructed the Doctor to return her to her own time, to a place where she, for better or worse, belongs.
• This audio drama was recorded on 7 and 8 April 2011.

Continuity

• The Doctor tells President Vallon that he was once accused of assassinating a president himself. (DW: The Deadly Assassin)
• The Doctor mentions to Mary and Nia that he used to have a flying car with a "great number plate." (DW: Invasion of the Dinosaurs, DW: Planet of the Spiders)
• The Doctor recalls the Cybermen and the witches. (BFA: The Silver Turk, BFA: The Witch from the Well)

Timeline

• This story is set after BFA: The Witch from the Well
• This story is set before BFA: Terror Firma (flashback)

External links

• Official Army of Death page at bigfinish.com