Oct, 1930. His Majesty’s Airship, the R1010, sets off on her maiden voyage towards the farthest-flung gets to of the British Empire, transporting the brightest lamps of the Imperial fleet. Holding the hopes and dreams of a breathless nation. Not forgetting a ruthless spy using a top-secret objective, a mysterious traveler who shows up nowhere on the crew list, a would-be adventuress destined for the Singapore Hilton… and a period Lord from the earth Gallifrey. Which surprise arriving. There’s something unspeakable, something with wings, crawling across the stern. Thousands of feet high in the blackening sky, the staff from the R101 brace themselves. When the storm breaks, their lives won’t be all that’s on the line… The future of the galaxy will be hanging by a thread.