Stories Audio Book BBC Audio Originals BBC Audio Originals The Elysian Blade 1 image Overview Characters How to Listen Reviews 2 Statistics Quotes Overview Released Thursday, February 7, 2019 Written by David Bishop Narrated by Frazer Hines Runtime 68 minutes Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Spaceship Inventory (Potential Spoilers!) Recorder Synopsis Fleeing from the rising tide on a distant planet, the Doctor and his friends are attacked by a swarm of what appear to be tiny insects. Wracked by hallucinations, Jamie is transported back to his home in the Highlands, whilst Victoria sees her late father. The travellers meet the survivors of Elysian Fields, a travelling hospital that offers patients a choice between the Blade of Longing and the Angel of Forgetting. When next the spaceship lands, the TARDIS crew are offered the chance of a lifetime. For Victoria, the promise of meeting her father again proves too alluring to resist. But what terrible price must she pay, along with anyone else who makes a pact with Elysian Fields? Listen Listened Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Characters Second Doctor Jamie McCrimmon Victoria Waterfield Show All Characters (3) How to listen to The Elysian Blade: BBC Audio The Elysian Blade Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Newest First Oldest First Most Likes Highest Rating Lowest Rating Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 2 reviews 12 August 2024 · 209 words Review by MrColdStream Spoilers This review contains spoilers! ✅(8.6) Very Good! Thworping through time and space, one adventure at a time! Frazer Hines reads this original adventure for Two, Jamie and Victoria, written by David Bishop. Bishop taps into the era effectively, delivering an atmospheric sci-fi story with strong themes and intriguing concepts. There's a bit of an experimental quality to this story, and it takes a while to get going. However, I appreciate the central concept of a company that allows people to either relive or forget their most memorable experiences, even if it means sacrificing one of their senses. It raises important points about the significance of important memories for us, no matter how painful they can be. The story is told from Jamie's point of view, which he colours with his usual shticks. Also, I feel that this “Jamie hallucinating that he's back on the Highlands” plot point has been done to death already. Hines' narration is a bit breathless and rushed here and there, but he's competent at voicing the Doctor and Jamie. He also gives the other characters distinct voices. I appreciate how Bishop skillfully captures Victoria's yearning to reunite with her family. Making her blind means that she's pretty useless in the second half of the story. Like Liked 0 30 May 2024 · 27 words Review by Rock_Angel 2 Another perfect Victoria story love how this marathon has given me a new way of seeing the character of Victoria and I think that’s really cool Like Liked 2 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating40 members 3.53 / 5 GoodReads AVG. Rating40 votes 3.53 / 5 The Time Scales AVG. Rating4 votes 4.15 / 5 Member Statistics Listened 17 Favourited 0 Reviewed 2 Saved 1 Skipped 0 Owned 0 Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote