Stories Audio Book Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trips Forever Fallen 1 image Overview Characters How to Listen Reviews 2 Statistics Quotes Overview Released Thursday, December 29, 2016 Written by Joshua Wanisko Narrated by Nicholas Briggs Runtime 38 minutes Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Space Station Synopsis Until now, an offered chance from the Doctor has never stopped the villain's schemes. Until now, the android armies, the powerful space stations, the mind-control rays, have gone unchecked to disastrous effect. Until now... ...But then what happens? Listen Listened Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Edit date completed Custom Date Release Date Archive (no date) Save Characters Seventh Doctor Ace How to listen to Forever Fallen: View on Big Finish Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Date (Newest First) Date (Oldest First) Likes (High-Low) Likes (Low-High) Rating (High-Low) Rating (Low-High) Word count (High-Low) Word count (Low-High) Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 2 reviews 14 April 2025 · 216 words Review by Yar_Nazarenko 1 Original (Ukrainian) Translation (English) Вже не перша історія в франшизі, котра майже повністю спирається на Різдвяну пісню Чарльза Дікенса, і тоно не остання. Проте працює вона з цим сюжетним концептом набагато веселіше ніж її серіальні колеги, бо поки телеепізоди кладуть на ці рейки тематично різдвяно/зимові епізоди, що дуже очікувано, автор цього оповідання загортає цей сюжетний скелет в зовсім не святкову обгортку. Сьомий Доктора застає молодого генія — Шона Келвіна, за процесом захоплення власної планети, з метою врятувати свій народ від них самих. І, вловлюючі його невпевненість, переконує його зупинитись. А щоб довести Шону, що відмова від захоплення рідного світ вартувало всього пропонує зустрічатися щороку. Ну і далі думаю ви зрозуміли, як все розвивається. Це насправді дуже гарна історія, котра зовсім не містить в собі лиходія чи монстра тижня, просто дев’ять зрізі життя чоловіка зі своїми гріхами та демонами. Персоналію якого висвітлюють доволі адекватно, він хоч і ред флег, проте і отримує за це співмірні наслідки, й до того ж росте як персонаж. Сьомий Доктор тут теж дуже гарно зроблений, хронологічно сюжет лежить вже після останнього епізоду класичного серіалу, і тут автор продовжує цей характер Доктора-шахіста, котрий не тільки рятує людей в малих масштабах, але й планує все в більшому масштабі. Бо так, він врятував “душу” Шона Келвіна, та чи було це його головною метою? Дуже раджу послухати, аби дізнатися! Already not the first story in the franchise that almost fully relies on Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol, and it's not the last one either. However, it works with this plot concept much more cheerfully than its serial colleagues, because while the television episodes lay this thematic Christmas/winter episodes track, which is very expected, the author of this story wraps this plot skeleton in completely non-festive packaging. The Seventh Doctor encounters a young genius—Sean Kelvin, in the process of taking over his own planet, in order to save his people from themselves. And, catching his uncertainty, convinces him to stop. And to prove to Sean that giving up the conquest of his home world was worth everything, he suggests meeting every year. Well, and then you probably understand how everything develops. This is actually a very good story, which does not contain a villain or monster of the week, just nine slices of a man's life with his sins and demons. This character is highlighted quite adequately, he is a red flag, but he also receives proportional consequences, and moreover, grows as a character. The Seventh Doctor is also very well done here, chronologically the plot lies after the last episode of the classic series, and here the author continues this character of the Doctor-chess player, who not only saves people on a small scale, but also plans everything on a larger scale. Because yes, he saved the "soul" of Sean Kelvin, but was that his main goal? I highly recommend listening to find out! (Translation generated by AI, so mistakes are possible). Yar_Nazarenko View profile Like Liked 1 3 January 2025 · 124 words Review by 15thDoctor Spoilers 2 This review contains spoilers! Once you realise that this story is a take on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, there isn’t much room left for surprise. The narrative progresses in a slow, sequential, and predictable manner, which makes it quite a boring listening experience. This is compounded by the fact that Doctor Who has already done its own take on A Christmas Carol—and did it exceptionally well—long before this story was released. As a result, this feels both unnecessary and tedious, making it a difficult listen overall. I hesitate to criticise a new writer too harshly, especially someone whose story was recorded through Big Finish’s excellent Paul Spragg Memorial Free Short Trips series. However I think there have been several entries since that showcase stronger ideas and execution. 15thDoctor View profile Like Liked 2 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating105 members 4.02 / 5 GoodReads AVG. Rating168 votes 3.99 / 5 Member Statistics Listened 168 Favourited 19 Reviewed 2 Saved 3 Skipped 1 Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote