Publisher's summary
"I'll survive, Doctor. I always do."
Unfinished business.
A frightened girl is stalked in a land of eternal night.
A hunter longs for recognition and power.
A traveller in time returns to correct the mistakes of the past and faces a danger that could rob him of his future. Unless his future intervenes.
And in the shadows stands Nimrod. Waiting...
Welcome to the Forge.
Cast
- The Sixth Doctor - Colin Baker
- The Seventh Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
- Evelyn Smythe - Maggie Stables
- Cassie Scholefield - Rosie Cavaliero
- Nimrod - Stephen Chance
- Oracle - Emma Collier
- Sergeant Firth - Adam Woodroffe
- Dr. Crumpton - Ingrid Evans
- Professor Harket - Vidar Magnussen
References
- The Decree of Rassilon is mentioned in relation to Vampires.
- The Seventh Doctor later meets Thomas Hector Schofield or Hex.
- The Forge's archive room contains zanium and a sample of Axonite.
- Upon arriving in the Forge in 2008, the Seventh Doctor claims that "a century or three" have passed in his personal timeline since his previous incarnation visited it in 2004.
Notes
- This is the sequel to BFA: Project: Twilight.
- Along with BFA: The Sirens of Time, BFA: Zagreus, BFA: The Wormery, BFA: Thicker than Water and BFA: The Four Doctors, this is one of six Big Finish audio dramas in which both Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy appear.
Continuity
- From the cover art and Nimrod's comment, the Doctor is wearing his blue coat featured in WC: Real Time.
- The tension between the Sixth Doctor and Evelyn from this audio leads straight into BFA: Arrangements for War.
- The Seventh Doctor, having met Hex in BFA: The Harvest, goes to see Evelyn on Világ in BFA: Thicker than Water to inform her of this.
- The Forge is mentioned in BFA: No Man's Land.
Timeline
For the Sixth Doctor
- Project: Lazarus occurs after WC: Real Time
- Project: Lazarus occurs before BFA: Arrangements for War
For the Seventh Doctor
- Project: Lazarus occurs after TN: Companion Piece
- Project: Lazarus occurs before BFA: Master