I dove into The Harvest expecting a fun story and a nice introduction to the companion Hex. I feel I got a serviceable audio that largely delivers on both counts, but the end result hardly felt exceptional to me, either. The Cyberman content didn't really stand out and I don't think I was given a lot for Hex's character that left much of an impression on me. Everyone does a pretty good job in the cast, but I think the writing lacks those essential memorable moments that would have made The Harvest a little more special for me. Compared to Evelyn Smythe's introduction, it felt like it left a lot less of an impression on me. I normally like Dan Abnett than this (currently reading a Warhammer 40k novel by him I'm enjoying quite a bit) but he struggles with endings and it shows here a bit. I do like this take on the "near future" of 2021 - now, of course, our past - that's always pretty neat to see in fiction. Really the whole story has some cool ideas, I'm just not sure it comes together into something I found all that satisfying, and more just average in comparison.