Stories Audio Book Short Trips (Audio) The Way of the Empty Hand 1 image Overview Characters How to Listen Reviews 2 Statistics Quotes 1 Overview Released Thursday, October 22, 2015 Written by Julian Richards Narrated by Frazer Hines Runtime 28 minutes Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) War Location (Potential Spoilers!) Combatia Synopsis The war world of Combatia. A great mechanised planet that traverses the universe, overseen by its benevolent and infallible overlord, plucking up the finest warriors of every world it passes and pitting them against each other to determine which of them is greatest. Their consent is irrelevant - all that matters is the battle. The greatest warrior must be found. Will it be Bloodbane, King of Carnage? Jamie McCrimmon? Gichin Funakoshi? Or the strange little man who calls himself the Doctor? 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 Second Doctor Jamie McCrimmon Zoe Heriot Show All Characters (3) How to listen to The Way of the Empty Hand: 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 18 March 2025 · 34 words Review by Azurillkirby This was great. Second Doctor short trips that are more comedic make for a great time. This story and The Year of the Drex Olympics have been my favorite Short Trips so far. A+. Azurillkirby View profile Like Liked 0 16 November 2024 · 20 words Review by Rock_Angel 1 sadly this story I found really hard to get into which is a shame as the ending is really good Rock_Angel View profile Like Liked 1 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating30 members 3.45 / 5 Member Statistics Listened 58 Favourited 0 Reviewed 2 Saved 2 Skipped 1 Quotes Add Quote Link to Quote Favourite Tags: Funny Bloodbane the poet would sing of their storming the fortress for years to come. The song would be heard across the galaxy. Everyone who heard it agreed that the bast part was when the evil custodian ran away, screaming like a little girl. — , The Way of the Empty Hand