Army of Death (audio story)

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

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