Coming to Dust was the first audio story in Magic Bullet Productions' series The True History of Faction Paradox.
Publisher's summary[[edit]]
Naples, 1763. The Great Ape of Posto di Foraggio is on show, an exhibition to amuse jaded foreign tourists. However, there are three Englishmen who recognise that the creature is no mortal beast, but a harbinger of ancient evil from before the time of the Pharaohs -- and one which may presage the return of something thought long buried.
To prevent this, they must turn to Cousins Justine and Eliza, the mysterious representatives of the Faction Paradox -- but any dealings with the Faction Paradox always come at a price.
Faction Paradox was originally created by Lawrence Miles for the BBC's acclaimed Doctor Who series of novels.
Plot[[edit]]
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Cast[[edit]]
- John Pennerton - Alistair Lock
- Captain - William Johnston
- Ellainya / Merytra - Isla Blair
- Abelard Finton - David Bickerstaff
- Sutekh - Gabriel Woolf
- Don Escuro - Francesco Calabretta
- Gennarino - George Bertwell
- Jala - Robin Fry
- Corwyn Marne - Robert Lock
- Prostitute - Maria Fontanetti
- Astarte Marne - Patricia Merrick
- Cousin Justine - Wanda Opalinska
- Cousin Eliza - Jane Lesley
- Upuat - Julian Glover
Worldbuilding[[edit]]
- The Turks captured Constantinople in the mid-15th century.
- Pennerton mentions that Voltaire has recently finished writing another book.
- Cleton and Endlebee are members of the Society of Sigismondo di Rimini.
- Corwyn Marne's father was a member of the Freemasons.
Notes[[edit]]
- Isla Blair was cast as Merytra Ellainya because Julian Glover, her husband, recommended her to director Alan Stevens for the role. (REF: Downtime – The Lost Years of Doctor Who)
- This story was recorded along with The Ship of a Billion Years in three different recording blocks at The Moat Studios: 16 October 2004, 9 December 2004, and 10 February 2005. (REF: Downtime – The Lost Years of Doctor Who)
- This story was reviewed in the "Off the Shelf" section of DWM 362.
Continuity[[edit]]
- Sutekh says of the Mal'akh "where they pass they leave nothing but dust. I find that pleasing". He would later describe himself in a similar manner in the earlier-published TV: Pyramids of Mars.
- The Earl of Sandwich has told Finton about strange events which occurred in London the previous year involving Faction Paradox. (AUDIO: Sabbath Dei, In the Year of the Cat)
- Corwyn Marne mentions the signing of the Gregorian Compact eleven years previously in COMIC: Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses.
- Justine mentions the destruction of the Eleven Day Empire. (AUDIO: The Shadow Play)
- The Faction bolthole has remembrance tanks, first seen in PROSE: Interference.
External links[[edit]]
- Official Coming to Dust page at Magic Bullet Productions
- Official Coming to Dust page at Random Static