Publisher's summary
The human race is about to become extinct.
Mankind is fighting a long and costly war with its android creations in the Orion System. The deadlock must be broken at all costs. The President of Earth must think the unthinkable...
THERE IS NOTHING TO FEAR...
Cast
- Paul Hunt - Barnaby Edwards
- Samantha Thorn - Hannah Smith
- Captain Liam Barnaby - Mark McDonnell
- Admiral Karen Brett - Sarah Mowat
- President Duncan Levinson / Pilot - Toby Longworth
- Heliton / Vice-Admiral Charles Hendry / Glaust - Ian Brooker
- Comp - Samantha Sanns
- The Cybermen / The Cyber-Planner / Journalist - Nicholas Briggs
- Pilot - David Tennant (uncredited)
References
- The Isle of Wight is a penal colony.
- Paul Hunt is a weapons and strategic expert who belongs to a secret government organisation known as Scorpius.
- Although more than 50,000 Earth troops were killed on Orius Beta VIII, it is considered a tactical victory as Admiral Karen Brett destroyed the Android 8th Fleet and detonated a nuclear weapon on Orius Beta VIII, wiping out the Android Horde's remaining forces. She is promoted to the commander-in-chief of Earth's forces. Although the public see Brett as a hero, President Duncan Levinson regards her as dangerous.
- The Orion War has been going on for more than 20 years.
Notes
- Mark McDonnell (Liam Barnaby) and Sarah Mowat (Karen Brett) previously played Alby Brook and Susan Mendes respectively in the first two series of the Dalek Empire audio series.
- Hannah Smith (Samantha Thorn) previously played the Mentor in Dalek Empire II: Dalek War.
- David Tennant makes an uncredited cameo appearance as a pilot in the Orion War.
Continuity
- The White House is the official residence of the President of Earth. It would remain so until as late as 4041. (COMIC: Return of the Klytode)
External links
- Official Scorpius page at bigfinish.com
- Scorpius at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
