Doctor Who: Doom Coalition 1

Doom Coalition #1

by Matt Fitton, John Dorney, Marc Platt

EPISODE 1: THE ELEVEN written by Matt Fitton

When one of Gallifrey's most notorious criminals attempts to escape from prison, Cardinal Padrac turns for help to the Time Lord who put him there in the first place.

EPISODE 2: THE RED LADY written by John Dorney

A London Museum holds the key to many secrets from the past. But some secrets are so deadly they should remain locked away. Forever.

EPISODE 3: THE GALILEO TRAP written by Marc Platt

With a mysterious plague sweeping through Florence, a rampaging alien behemoth comes between the Doctor and the answers he seeks.

EPISODE 4: THE SATANIC MILL written by Edward Collier

Long buried animosities come boiling to the surface on an ancient and powerful satellite, in a final confrontation that could have unimaginable consequences.

Genres: Doctor Who, Audiobook, Science Fiction, Time Travel, British Literature

6 pages, Audio CD

First published October 1, 2015

Reviews

[Eric Allen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a review of all 4 parts and 16 episodes of this season, rather than just the first one.

The eighth Doctor is far from my favorite. I’ve always felt that Paul McGann wasn’t very interested in being the Doctor, and is just doing it for a paycheck. He always seems like he’s kind of sleepwalking through his Doctor Who performances, giving his incarnation of the Doctor a sort of bland, boringness that never really leaves, no matter how epic the story may be. HOWEVER, in this season he actually seems a lot more invested in the character and the story. He’s finally showing some signs of life, and actually seems to be putting in a little effort, and man, it is so much better for it.

I’ve been a lifelong Doctor Who fan. Some of my earliest memories are of watching the old series, which was still producing new episodes at the time, with my father, also a lifelong fan. Yes, I’m that old. I have seen every episode, (Lost episodes excluded, of course) the good and the bad, more than once, and I own most of the ones that I consider to be good. However, I have been incredibly disappointed with the last 6 or so seasons of the Doctor Who TV series. I feel that Steven Moffat is probably the worst thing to happen to the series, well, ever. I’d, honestly, rather have John Nathan Turner back over this garbage. At least JNT’s crap was usually entertaining crap. Moffat’s is just insulting most of the time. I stopped watching all together after season 8 of the new series and, for my Doctor Who fix, I’ve been going for episodes of the Big Finish audio series. Better Doctors. Better stories. Better writing. And show runners who actually respect the series, and the fans.

Doom Coalition seems like an answer to every single criticism I have against Steven Moffat’s run on the TV series. It does right, everything that Moffat attempts and fails to do. The characters are consistent throughout the season. They all have interesting moments of growth. The characters act like real people. The companions have really great chemistry with each other and with the Doctor. There is a season long story arch that actually has a meaningful climax and payoff at the end. The show still finds time to do a few one off adventures of the week, while the season long arch is going on in the background, visible, and not forgotten, and a lot of those one off adventures tie into the season long arch in some way once you look back on the story as a whole. There are fresh, new villains that actually pose a credible threat to our heroes. The sonic screwdriver is used very sparingly, and usually, and this may blow your mind, AS A FUCKING SCREWDRIVER!!! He even gives a throwaway line that is something the TV series probably should have given decades ago. “If the door knob has screws in it, I can open it with this.” Was that so hard? Does the damn thing have to be the magic wand that opens all doors? Can’t there be a quick explanation of WHY it opens all doors that makes sense? Whoever wrote that episode is a friggen genius for that line alone. The Doctor is not a wacky, zany imbecile. The companions manage to be helpful without physically assaulting the Doctor, belittling him in some way, or marginalizing him in the story, (I’m looking at YOU Clara Osyaaaaaaaaaawn) each of them playing to their strengths as a character, rather than being what the story of the week needs them to be. This season also did something I would have thought impossible. It made River Song actually seem like she belonged in the story, made good use of her in that story, and managed to do both without being horribly and unrepentantly annoying about it. It turns out that River Song can actually be, dare I say it, an enjoyable character, when she actually has a decent writer behind her. I have absolutely hated her character in almost every single appearance that she made in the TV series, and when she showed up in this season, I groaned aloud. But much to my surprise, I actually liked her here. She was utilized in a way that was actually relevant to the plot, instead of Moffat jumping up and down, waving his arms, and screaming, “look what I did. See? See? Did you see what I did there,” like a fucking moron as he does in literally every other appearance the character makes after Silence in the Library. I mean, this is literally the exact opposite of every single season of the TV series that Moffat has headed, and I absolutely loved it. If the TV series would be even half as good as this, I’d return to it in a heartbeat. It even made the Weeping Angels less of a joke than they became through repeated use by inept storytellers in the TV series. Imagine every Weeping Angel in the universe set loose on New York City during a blackout. That was all kinds of way more awesome than anything Moffat ever did with them beyond their introductory episode.

Anyway, a Timelord Serial killer called The Eleven, who was imprisoned by a previous incarnation of the Doctor, has escaped, and vowed to kill the Doctor. The personality of every one of his previous regenerations are still in his head, fighting him for control of his body. He meets up with another Timelord serial killer calling herself the Sonomancer, seeking vengeance against the TImelords for surgically removing her psychic abilities to make her fit into TImelord Society better. And how better to get revenge than by destroying all of creation? The Doctor and his companions must track them down and stop them before it’s too late. Or something like that.

I found this to be, probably, the best Big Finish Doctor Who story I’ve had the pleasure to listen to. It was better than the War Doctor, which I absolutely loved. It was better than Dark Eyes. It was better than The Light at the End, Spare Parts, the Apocalypse Element, The Time War, Trial of the Valeyard, The Two Masters, and The Last Adventure, all of my most favorite Big Finish stories. I really enjoyed it, and I hope that the new Doctor Who showrunner can turn the TV series around to be even half as good as this one was. I’m actually really looking forward to the Eighth Doctor’s next season Ravenous, which was recently announced. Hopefully he can bring back the same enthusiasm he showed for this season, rather than sleepwalking through it like he normally does. I really enjoyed this one, and as a lifelong Doctor Who fan, I’d say this season is an absolute must listen for any Doctor Who fan. This is Doctor Who at its best. I can’t recommend it enough.

[Mel · Rating 5 out of 5]

"You didn't tell me you were sporty at college?"
It is WONDERFUL to have new Paul McGann audios to listen to. This was some of his very best stories. It was wonderful to have Liv back as his companion, she's just so surly, sarcastic and smart.

It was wonderful to start back on Gallifrey. As expected from writers such as Matt Fitton there was a perfect gender balance to the stories. The women were all interesting and active in the plot. This wasn't just a story where the Doctor fixes everything and people sit around waiting for him to save them. The villain was a good justification of MPD for a time lord. It was a great introduction to a new arc.

The Red Lady is one of the best Doctor who stories I've EVER heard (and much better than a lot I've seen as well). It's done very M.R. James with artefacts in a museum being mysterious and deadly. It is done with just the write amount of terror and suspense, and also has a wonderful feminist angle in the character of the would-be-curator Helen Sinclair. Wonderfully atmospheric and brilliantly plotted.

The Galileo Trap has Helen join Liv and the Doctor on a historical adventure following the message left for them by Galileo. It's great to have another companion interested in history being transposed to a historical setting. Reading inscriptions! It's also interesting to see her relationship develop with Liv as well as the Doctor. It is always great to have a Team Tardis. It's also nice to have Paul's doctor in a historical setting. It seems like most of his adventures have been either science fiction or 20th century Earth and this made a wonderful change of pace to see a different side of him.

The Satanic Mill sees the return of the 11th. His MPD is a little too over the top in this, but the highly creepy setting more than makes up for that and it was a lovely resolution to this. It was also great for Liv and Helen to have so much more time together and to develop their friendship.

I always say Big Finish makes the best Doctor who and this is a perfect example of that. Wonderful spooky stories, fantastic roles for women, gender balance, and it's not up to the doctor to magically fix everything with his gadgets. It doesn't get better than this. Can't wait for volume two when they introduce River into this mix.

[Emilija · Rating 4 out of 5]

1.1 The Eleven by Matt Fitton

I just love stories with the Eighth Doctor set on Gallifrey or with other Time Lords. I just find them so interesting.

I loved the interaction between the Doctor and basically everyone, and between The Eleven and Liv. In fact, I just love Liv. I think she’s so great, and her little one liners, I’m laughing half the time she talks.

And The Eleven is such a great villain. Basically, it’s great to have a Time Lord villain that isn’t the Master, and to have an example of Time Lord illness and how it can affect them. He was very well acted by Mark Bonnar, and I’m looking forward to seeing him again.

Rating - 5* / 5*


1.2 The Red Lady by John Dorney

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This story was fantastic! I love the idea of pictures and artefacts in a gallery being deadly, and the way it’s done is so cool, and I kind of love the fact that they never figure out what they are. They were a bit like the Weeping Angels, but just different enough. I thought it was a really cool idea.

I also found Helen to be really interesting, and I do like it when the Doctor has multiple companions (except C’rizz, because I hated him with a passion), so I’m looking forward to seeing Helen more.

Rating - 5* / 5*


1.3 The Galileo Trap by Marc Platt

Hmmm, this one was not as interesting as the previous two. It’s important because it sets up the story for the final part, but it’s just not as compelling a listen as the others.

I did however, like Helen. I like that she’s interested in history and has a liking for the historical settings - mainly because it’s what I want to see as a historian.

Rating - 3* / 5*


1.4 The Satanic Mill by Edward Collier

This was the ultimate end of Doom Coalition 1, and it was cool to see the interactions between the Doctor and the Eleven, but aside from that, it was just a little boring. For how good the first two stories in this boxset were, these final two stories just fall a little short.

Rating - 3* / 5*


Overall Rating - 4* / 5*

[Chrissy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ho. Lee. Cow.

So when I finished "Dark Eyes," I was a little worried that something had gone wrong in the glorious kingdom of Big Finish. There was just something... off about the end of that particular series and I hoped that they didn't end up having some post-50th-anniversary hangover and just think they could coast on goodwill alone.

I needn't have worried. Because Doom Coalition 1 is not only a return to form, but a a return to beyond form (that makes sense in my head, in much the same way "To Infinity and Beyond" makes sense in my head. Just go with me here).

As I understand it, Doom Coalition was originally planned out to be a four-box-set story, where Dark Eyes was not (that explained sooooo much about my issues with the last two DE sets). And it shows right here from the outset. It's more the way seasons of New Who will have through-lines in the story over all the episodes, but most of the episodes can and do stand on their own.

First off, the creation of an amazingly interesting new villain - The Eleven. The Eleven is a Time Lord with the problem of all the personalities of his regenerations being active at the same time, which results in some kind of split personality thing. And, as stated in one of the Behind the Scenes interviews - Why has no one thought to do something like this before? I mean, the Doctor (and other Time Lords) often suggest that all the regenerations previous to the current one are still part of his life, even if they are all different (and often don't get along on the rare occasions they happen to meet up, with hilarious results). So why couldn't you have a Time Lord where something had gone horribly wrong and all those voices and lives were trying to occupy the same body at the same time? The idea is so simple, but it's also new and exciting.

Also, it's an excuse to go back to Gallifrey and flesh out some lore to the franchise, which is also something Big Finish does brilliantly. I'm certainly not going to complain about that.

I will say this - of course it would be an arrogant grad student to inadvertently release one of the most evil and insane Time Lords in existence, just so she could complete a research paper. But even though I could see Kaylani (sp?) being the catalyst for The Eleven's release, I was kind of sad when she died. I mean, couldn't The Eleven have a companion (of sorts). Kind of an anti-Doctor or something. But even with that minor missed-opportunity, I still liked the beginning.

Then the next two stories - "The Red Lady" and "The Galileo Trap" - were just great. I especially loved the ideas behind "The Red Lady" - where there is a monster that can only kill you if you look at it. Kind of a riff on the Weeping Angels, but in a different enough way that it's unique in its own way. There was plenty of mystery and creep-factor to keep me interested in the story. Though I do hope Helen manages to become more than the chip-on-her-shoulder academic from the 1960s as she travels with the Doctor (honestly, I think they picked Timid Timothy over her for the promotion because Timothy would have just rubber-stamped all the Old Guard's ideas and never challenged them about anything. Inertia had definitely taken control of that department and Helen would have been too much for their old hearts to take).

"The Galileo Trap" was fun, though I noticed a slight theme coming through. Both this story and "The Red Lady" dealt with characters who were blind and that trait was important to the plot. I don't know if that on purpose because it was never mentioned again. But it's something I wanted to comment on.

Then "The Satanic Mill" was a great endcap to this set, with the promise of more to come. And seeing that the next set involves a certain time-traveling archaeologist from New Who... yes, I am VERY excited for this. Also, I'm glad that I don't have to wait :D

[TheSmilingDragon · Rating 3 out of 5]

This four part collection begins a new set of audio adventures starring Paul McGann as the Doctor and is an effective jumping on point for new listeners.

1.The Eleven by Matt Fitton ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Doctor and Liv are summoned to Gallifrey to re-capture the Eleven, a Time Lord criminal who has retained his previous incarnations within his own mind and who was originally imprisoned by the Doctor. Previous Eighth doctor adventures have been taken us to Gallifrey, but this story takes place almost exclusively there, giving the writer the chance to expand the planet’s mythology and introduce the Eleven. This well constructed tale revolves around an elaborate scheme devised by the Eleven as the Doctor’s tries to anticipate his next move. These elements provide intrigue and set up a new chapter for the Eighth Doctor. Overall a great start to the set, even though at times I felt that the Eleven could have been toned down as some of his personalties came across as too unsettling at times. I am aware however that this is a testament to the talent of Mark Bonnar who is excellent in the role

2.The Red Lady by John Dorney ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Doctor travels to the National Museum in the 1960s to inspect a time anomaly, but accidentally becomes embroiled in a mystery involving an unusual art collection. “The Red Lady” creepy mystery story, one that like the previous episode is a well constructed and engrossing story, and although it seems to be relatively disconnected from the overall series arc, it still feels relevant. This is partly down to the introduction of new companion Helen Sinclair, a language scholar that finds herself involved in the Doctor’s latest adventure. “The Red Lady” is a well told and compelling listen.

3.The Galileo Trap by Marc Platt ⭐
The Doctor is lead to Galileo who is under house arrest for heresy, whilst a beast is on the loose in Florence. Whilst there are some good moments moments and interesting concepts “The Galileo Trap” struggles to be intriguing throughout, feeling too drawn out. My biggest issue was with the villain “Cleaver” who absorbs the life force of children before feeding their remains to his pet alien dogs. Whilst being repulsive and unnecessary, it also feels completely inappropriate for Doctor Who and more inline with Torchwood or something of that vein. Doctor Who is a family show and I feel that the extended media should reflect that.

4.The Satanic Mill by Edward Collier ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The final story in this set sees the Doctor confront the Eleven on an ancient satellite that appears to be a Victorian factory. The satanic mill successfully continues the mystery and intrigue of the first episode in the set and delivers a dramatic ending that feels very much like an episode of the New Series whilst managing to once again delve in to the mythology of the show and hinting at what is to follow. Unfortunately one element of the plot felt unnecessary, but overall this is a fitting end to the set.

The first set in the Doom Coalition series successfully follows in the footsteps of Dark Eyes and promises that more to come from Gallifrey and the Timelords, but is unfortunately let down by what I felt was a misguided third episode.

[Jamie Revell · Rating 4 out of 5]

The beginning of a new arc of 8th Doctor stories, this continues with the companion from the previous arc, but otherwise kicks off the story from scratch – although it does make a number of indirect references to earlier stories from across the range.

• The Eleven – The first episode introduces us to the Big Bad for the new ‘season’, the titular Eleven. The villain himself is an interesting one, a Time Lord suffering from a sort of multiple personality disorder in which the personae of his previous incarnations keep re-surfacing and conflicting with one another. At this early stage, only about four or five of them are readily identifiable (at least to me), but there’s only so much one can do in a single hour-long story, and there’s plenty of time to flesh out the others in the episodes to follow. On the other hand, the story itself isn’t particularly remarkable, being set entirely on Gallifrey and not anything very interesting with the setting. Much is made of what the Eleven might be trying to achieve, but it turns out to be pretty much what you’ll have expected all along. 4.5 stars.

• The Red Lady – This is effectively a standalone story, which doesn’t really need to belong to the larger arc at all, beyond the fact that it introduces new companion Helen Sinclair. It’s also set (again) in 1963, which feels redundant by this point. It is, however, a very good story, a horror piece about something deadly in an archaeological collection. Helen immediately seems to have potential as a companion, with her Earthly background perhaps making her easier to identify with than existing companion Liv. The story has a strong build-up, with the entity remaining mysterious throughout, even as the Doctor and Liv try to piece together its background. It may have nothing much to do with anything else, but it’s the strongest story in the collection. 5 stars.

• The Galileo Trap – The Doctor visits Galileo towards the end of his life, while he was under house arrest near Florence. Both of the companions are used well here, contrasting Liv’s experience at time travel with its novelty for Helen, as well as emphasising Liv’s medical background. The historical parts of the story are well written, creating a nice atmosphere, and at least some insight into Galileo as a character. The focus, however, is more on the alien interlopers, who have some nice touches but are mainly just a generic threat. 4 stars.

• The Satanic Mill – The climax is, unfortunately, not as strong as the stories that precede it. The idea of the setting – a space station built like a Victorian workhouse – is nice enough, but it’s often not terribly clear what’s going on. It’s clear enough what the villain is trying to do, but less so why he thinks this is a particularly good way of going about it, and at times it’s also hard to follow the action. The Eleven is back again, of course, but while his motives are clearer, there’s little further development of his character(s), which is a bit of a pity, given his potential. Since there are three further releases in the series, the ending is obviously left open, but it’s not a clear-cut cliffhanger. 3.5 stars.

[Josh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Doctor Who: Doom Coalition 1 - 3.625/5 stars

Mark Bonnar as the Eleven is an amazing and creative villain for Doctor Who. Paul McGann as the Eight Doctor, Nicola Walker as Liv Chenka and Hattie Morahan as Helen Sinclair are an enjoyable TARDIS team, even fresh and despite the latter half of the boxset pushing the companions away from the Doctor in the story so there are few interactions between Doctor and Companions. The first half of Doom Coalition 1 is amazing but the stakes are raised a bit too high and the second half falls from that great height.

1.1 The Eleven by Matt Fitton - 4.5/5 stars

This is the introduction of the Eleven and what an introduction. Cold, calculating, insane, dangerous and homicidal. The politics on Gallifrey are kinda fun to explore and this story sets up what the rest of the boxset will be, the Doctor hunting down the Eleven.

1.2 The Red Lady by John Dorney - 5/5 stars

An excellent introduction for Helen. Nice little horror story Can’t wait to see where this goes. This story is fun, exciting, and a bit of a thriller.

1.3 The Galileo Trap by Marc Platt - 2/5 stars

Continuing from the award-winning The Red Lady this is a massive step down. Helen is interesting, reacting to different things as this is her first trip in the TARDIS but the story is all over the place.

1.4 The Satanic Mill by Edward Collier - 3/5 stars

Concluding the boxset, basically, the Eleven is stopped by the Doctor at the end resolving the boxset and ending the story. Leaving the Eleven presumed dead. Liv and Helen don’t get to interact with the Doctor much again, like in the previous story, and the dilemma’s in this story put the characters in thrilling situations but they are just a bit bland.

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

Doom Coalition 1 is an incredibly mixed bag. It opens with one of the best Eighth Doctor audio stories and then proceeds to plummet into a mixture of mediocrity and downright dreadful. It’s a shame that they squandered such a promising premise with dreadful execution. At this point, the only thing I’m looking forward to in Doom Coalition 2 is the appearance of River Song. Hopefully, that box set can win me back over with its plot as well, but I’m not exactly holding my breath. It’s a shame since Dark Eyes was, on the whole, fairly solid and consistent. It’s never a great sign when your opening installment stutters its way into existence. I hope the latter three box sets can make up for this.

(Full review at my website)

[Gareth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, this was a great boxed set, especially the first two episodes which were fantastic, and the second two while not as strong were certainly still good. I haven't heard any stories with Liv in them before, so was interesting listening to her as a new companion, and then also joining the crew, and a very good crew it became. The Doctor is in fine form here, and some very interesting new antagonists here with the Eleven and the Red Lady, and hints at others. All in all a very good listen.

[Derelict Space Sheep · Rating 3 out of 5]

42 WORD REVIEW:

Doom Coalition introduces one of the most striking and original Who villains ever: the Eleven, a Time Lord with trans-incarnational dissociative identity disorder. Unfortunately, having featured in the first story, he subsequently becomes a background presence à la the Key to Time.

[Xander Toner · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think I might've preferred this to the majority of Dark Eyes. Despite the finale having planet-destroying stakes, the box set feels much smaller and more personal than seen previously, and I think that suits this interpretation of the Doctor and his companions more than the usual end-of-universe schtick.

[Rob · Rating 3 out of 5]

All the stories were good, the four of them fitted well together were a good mix, and well paced.

The reason this lost a star for me was the sound quality. Some of the voices were so quiet whilst others were really loud. Big Finish are usually pretty good with their audio levels, so this was a real shock and disappointment for me.

[E · Rating 5 out of 5]

DISCLAIMER: I have only listened to The Eleven - I do not have access to the rest of the series yet. BUT I have listened to it at least 4 times and plan to listen again! I love the premise and it is executed very well, with a fast-moving plot, nice character moments, great sound design and some wonderfully fun dialogue from the Eleven. “Now I have a stazer.” Five stars.

[Tim Murray · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was easily the best Big Finish audio play that I've ever heard (which unfortunately isn't saying a lot).
Great voice acting and effects, fantastic and varied storylines. Immediately went and bought the second series.

It loses a star because, unfortunately, the mixing is terrible. The levels are all over the place, with people whispering (not stage whispering, real whispering), so you have to turn up the volume to hear it, then there is an explosion that blows the speakers.

[Steven Shinder · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Eleven is a really creative idea for a villain, and it's surprising that something like this had not been done before. The Sylvester McCoy cameo at the beginning was nice to have, and McGann is superb as usual.

[Marcel Driel · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first story was pretty good, but went along a bit too long. The second one was good too, as was the third. Unfortunately the last story was boring, stupid and turned both The Doctor and The Eleven into irrational and irritating archetypes in a poor James Bond ripoff.

[Alyce Caswell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every episode kept me hooked and the overarching plot was engaging. Although he might've grated as a character if pitted against another incarnation, the Eleven works really well as a villain for the 8th Doctor.

[Magdalena · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Red Lady is amazing, other two not so much. Or maybe I just slept through them? You'll never know.

[April Mccaffrey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very enjoyable boxset though some parts I found quiet. But third time lucky and i enjoyed it :) I love the Eleven and Padrac.

[Anneli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic!
Great story and fabulous cast.
Makes me wish for a full telly story featuring Eight and Liv.

[Jon Huff · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very solid entry into the canon of my favorite audio Doctor. It’s good to get back to these.

[Idamus · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall 2.5 stars, not a favourite Doctor and the stories didn’t do much for me.

[Lee Gannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Eleven only.

[November · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this. The Red Lady especially.

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of fun!
Big Finish does a fabulous job with these audio productions, and Paul McGann does a fantastic job as the 8th Doctor; he's maybe one of the best ever.

[Jurgen · Rating 5 out of 5]

1.1 'The Eleven' by Matt Fitton: 5*
1.2 'The Red Lady' by John Dorney: 5*
1.3 'The Galileo Trap' by Marc Platt: 5*
1.4 'The Satanic Mill' by Edward Collier: 4*

[Darren Pearce · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great start to this story arc

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Eleven - 4 stars
The Red Lady - 4.5 stars
The Galileo Trap - 4.5 stars
The Satanic Mill - 3 stars

[Donavon · Rating 4 out of 5]

EPISODE 1: THE ELEVEN - 3 stars

EPISODE 2: THE RED LADY - 5 stars

EPISODE 3: THE GALILEO TRAP - 4 stars

EPISODE 4: THE SATANIC MILL - 3 stars

[Ellen Schoener · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great audioplay, even better than Dark Eyes. Especially the first two stories were great.