Reviews

The War Master: Escape from Reality by Rochana Patel, David Llewellyn, Lizzie Hopley, Alfie Shaw

romanjones's review against another edition

5.0

I’ve been marathoning through every single release in the War Master range and I cannot overstate enough how much I thoroughly enjoyed this boxset. This is my favorite release since Anti-Genesis. Derek Jacobi’s iteration of the Master is the character at his most cunning, vile, and deadly. He’s also the most entertaining.

In this release, the War Master takes a break from the Time War to go on holiday in the Land of Fiction, a pocket dimension in the Doctor Who universe where fictional characters are alive. The Master proceeds to interact with various literary icons and disrupt their stories, just because he can.

There were parts where I kept rewinding the audio to hear certain bits of dialogue over again and laugh or murmur to myself, “You bastard!”

zimb0's review against another edition

4.0

legit fantastic. Evil never sounded so good

stephen_on_a_jet_plane's review against another edition

3.0

The Master in his Derek Jacobi form spends some time in the land of fiction, manipulating and betraying some classic characters; Dorian Grey, Perseus and Sherlock Holmes to name a few. Audio is the right format for these stories where the imagination can fill in the blanks and make the incredible more credible. Most of the fun of this box set is trying to work out what the Master is planning as his motivations are constantly shrouded in mystery. It’s a little flimsy but quite fun.

sshabein's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

The Master causing problems with fictional characters we already know? Yes of course this is a good time.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism