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|format = 2 CDs<br/>2 cassettes<br/>Download | |format = 2 CDs<br/>2 cassettes<br/>Download | ||
|production code = [[List of production codes#Big Finish production codes|7S]] | |production code = [[List of production codes#Big Finish production codes|7S]] | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-069-8 (physical) | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-069-8 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-84435-688-1 (digital) | ||
|trailer = {{StoryTitle}}.ogg | |trailer = {{StoryTitle}}.ogg | ||
|prev = The Marian Conspiracy (audio story) | |prev = The Marian Conspiracy (audio story) | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
=== Part one === | === Part one === | ||
While doing some sorting in [[TARDIS library|the TARDIS library]], [[Ace]] finds some books from the library at [[Kar-Charrat]], which is widely regarded as one of the [[Wonders of the Universe|wonders of the universe]], and is said to hold all the knowledge of every civilised world. It's a fanciful claim, but [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] takes it seriously enough; and he determines to return the books and own up to having unintentionally removed them—it's not a lending library, after all. Meanwhile, on Kar-Charrat an expedition of four individuals led by [[Bev Tarrant]] is exploring a [[ziggurat]] of more than a thousand years in age, hidden in the rain forest and the perpetual rain. The | While doing some sorting in [[TARDIS library|the TARDIS library]], [[Ace]] finds some books from the library at [[Kar-Charrat]], which is widely regarded as one of the [[Wonders of the Universe|wonders of the universe]], and is said to hold all the knowledge of every civilised world. It's a fanciful claim, but [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] takes it seriously enough; and he determines to return the books and own up to having unintentionally removed them—it's not a lending library, after all. Meanwhile, on Kar-Charrat an expedition of four individuals led by [[Bev Tarrant]] is exploring a [[ziggurat]] of more than a thousand years in age, hidden in the rain forest and the perpetual rain. The expedition — actually a mission of theft, aiming to steal the entire ziggurat — is cut down by a mysterious assailant. As Bev, the only survivor, crawls away, odd voices note that her now-dead partner Rappell no longer needs his body—but someone else does. | ||
The Doctor and Ace arrive, but the library appears to be in ruins. The Doctor explains that this is [[Time Lord]] technology at work; he was here with others at the time of construction. The Time Lords created not only a defensive grid, but also a time barrier that projects an impenetrable illusion of the way the library will look more than three thousand years in the future. Only one who is time-sensitive—like the Time Lords—or specially identified in the system can pass through it. He brings Ace through, and introduces her to the head librarian, [[Elgin (The Genocide Machine)|Elgin]], and his assistant Cataloguer, [[Prink]]. The return of the books prompts a momentary scandal; but Elgin relents, and shows them around. | The Doctor and Ace arrive, but the library appears to be in ruins. The Doctor explains that this is [[Time Lord]] technology at work; he was here with others at the time of construction. The Time Lords created not only a defensive grid, but also a time barrier that projects an impenetrable illusion of the way the library will look more than three thousand years in the future. Only one who is time-sensitive—like the Time Lords—or specially identified in the system can pass through it. He brings Ace through, and introduces her to the head librarian, [[Elgin (The Genocide Machine)|Elgin]], and his assistant Cataloguer, [[Prink]]. The return of the books prompts a momentary scandal; but Elgin relents, and shows them around. | ||
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Unknown to Bev, Ace is copied into a human-form Dalek operative. As Ace has been given a security tag for the library, the duplicate is able to return and infiltrate the library. At the same time, an alarmed Doctor begins to interrogate Elgin, and discovers that the Daleks did attack once, but failed to penetrate the defences. Worried about Ace, the Doctor takes Elgin out to find her, deeming the situation unsafe in case the Daleks are still around. He finds her—or rather, the duplicate—and Tarrant, and has them taken to the library's [[medical bay]]. He then has Elgin take him to the nearby ziggurat, which has piqued his curiosity. | Unknown to Bev, Ace is copied into a human-form Dalek operative. As Ace has been given a security tag for the library, the duplicate is able to return and infiltrate the library. At the same time, an alarmed Doctor begins to interrogate Elgin, and discovers that the Daleks did attack once, but failed to penetrate the defences. Worried about Ace, the Doctor takes Elgin out to find her, deeming the situation unsafe in case the Daleks are still around. He finds her—or rather, the duplicate—and Tarrant, and has them taken to the library's [[medical bay]]. He then has Elgin take him to the nearby ziggurat, which has piqued his curiosity. | ||
Near the ziggurat, they find the remains of Tarrant's crew, with some oddities about their corpses. Elgin tells him some unsettling stories about supposed phantoms in the jungle, dating from earliest colonisation. They then find that the ziggurat has been opened from the inside. Putting things together, the Doctor realises it's not an ancient artefact, but rather, a Dalek hibernation | Near the ziggurat, they find the remains of Tarrant's crew, with some oddities about their corpses. Elgin tells him some unsettling stories about supposed phantoms in the jungle, dating from earliest colonisation. They then find that the ziggurat has been opened from the inside. Putting things together, the Doctor realises it's not an ancient artefact, but rather, a Dalek hibernation unit — and its inhabitants have now awoken! He finds a cloning chamber in the corner, and realises that the Ace he sent to the medical bay is a Dalek operative. | ||
Meanwhile, "Ace" has lowered the defence grid, and the Supreme Dalek orders its ship in orbit to send in attack troops. | Meanwhile, "Ace" has lowered the defence grid, and the Supreme Dalek orders its ship in orbit to send in attack troops. | ||
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The Dalek's plan, it seems, is to seize control of the wetworks facility and its store of data. They kill everyone in the library except a few key individuals; they save Tarrant for use in luring out the Doctor if necessary, and send the real Ace to join her at the library. They require the Doctor for his Time Lord brain; without him, their download of the data in the wetworks will take far longer, delaying their invasion—in fact, a test run without the Doctor sends the test Dalek into madness. | The Dalek's plan, it seems, is to seize control of the wetworks facility and its store of data. They kill everyone in the library except a few key individuals; they save Tarrant for use in luring out the Doctor if necessary, and send the real Ace to join her at the library. They require the Doctor for his Time Lord brain; without him, their download of the data in the wetworks will take far longer, delaying their invasion—in fact, a test run without the Doctor sends the test Dalek into madness. | ||
The Doctor and Elgin try to return to the TARDIS, but are intercepted and captured by the Dalek Supreme. They are returned to the library; the Daleks explain that they plan to create a Dalek that can contain the data store, creating a mobile repository of information that can be used to conquer first the galaxy, then the universe. For this, they require a Time Lord brain. The | The Doctor and Elgin try to return to the TARDIS, but are intercepted and captured by the Dalek Supreme. They are returned to the library; the Daleks explain that they plan to create a Dalek that can contain the data store, creating a mobile repository of information that can be used to conquer first the galaxy, then the universe. For this, they require a Time Lord brain. The ziggurat — and others like it around the region of space — was a trap set to spring at first detection of a time capsule of any type. | ||
The Doctor is plugged into the system, and the experiment succeeds—the second test Dalek acquires the data. However, the strain appears to kill the Doctor. The Dalek Supreme returns to his ship to destroy the library. | The Doctor is plugged into the system, and the experiment succeeds—the second test Dalek acquires the data. However, the strain appears to kill the Doctor. The Dalek Supreme returns to his ship to destroy the library. | ||
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* [[Rappell]]/[[Kar-Charratan|Phantom voices]] - [[Daniel Gabriel]]e | * [[Rappell]]/[[Kar-Charratan|Phantom voices]] - [[Daniel Gabriel]]e | ||
* The [[Dalek]]s - [[Alistair Lock]] and [[Nicholas Briggs]] | * The [[Dalek]]s - [[Alistair Lock]] and [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
== Crew == | |||
* Cover Art - [[Clayton Hickman]] | |||
* Music, Sound Design & Director - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |||
* Executive Producer - [[Jacqueline Rayner]] | |||
* Producers - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and [[Gary Russell]] | |||
* Writer - [[Mike Tucker]] | |||
* Daleks created by Terry Nation | |||
== Worldbuilding == | == Worldbuilding == | ||
