The Drane Institute is home to the galaxy's most criminally deranged. Patients are kept locked
away for the protection of themselves and the rest of the universe... with their most
dangerous kept in active isolation.
The Master is one such convalescent. He has no memory of how he came to be there. All he
knows for certain is he should be: his presence is part of a greater design.
Confiding in the institute's staff, the Master shares stories of love and loss, madness and
glory... but there's still a final twist in the tale: one the Master's waiting to share with his
enemies. Contains four new stories:
9.1 The Walls of Absence by James Goss.
The Code Purgers of Chift have made a fortune cleaning up the galaxy's code: subroutines
assessed, and errors repaired. So when the Master loses his mind, quite literally, there is only
one place he can turn.
9.2 The Long Despair by Tim Foley.
On the ocean world of Mehr Kee, the Master enlists the help of a captain to voyage across its
seas. Their target: a beacon on a distant isle, shining across the waves. But what deadly trials
await?
9.3 The Life and Loves of Mr Alexander Bennett by Alfie Shaw.
Alexander Bennett lives a normal life. He has a job, a girlfriend, a plan for the future... and a
new home assistant - Maisu - that offers all the advice he could ever need... whether he
wants it or not.
9.4 The Kicker by Trevor Baxendale.
When a member of the Temporal Inquisition arrives at the Crane Institute, they discover more
to the Master's madness than meets the eye - and his secrets now threaten them all.
CAST: : Derek Jacobi (The War Master), Kae Alexander (Mia Chan), Silas Carson (Drane), Lois
Chimimba (Bartholom), Jacob Dudman (Alexander Bennett), Jason Flemyng (The Captain),
Jack Forsyth-Noble (Shilling), Mia Hope (Charrup) Neve McIntosh (Innkeeper), Mateo Oxley
(Glen Jackson), Siân Phillips (Mendrix), Eva Pope (Sendaya), Lucy Sheen (Michele Chan),
Amanda Shodeko (Elaine Redfield).
Other parts played by members of the cast.

Director: Scott Handcock
Performed by: Derek Jacobi
Cover design or artwork by: Sean Longmore
Composed by: Toby Hrycek-Robinson, Rob Harvey