Torchwood: Ghost Train

Ghost Train is one of the two new Torchwood audio books released last month. Set prior to Children of Earth but after the end of Season Two, Ghost Train has a fun twist: it's told first-person from Rhys' perspective and narrated by actor Kai Owen. The idea works quite well and makes for a fun book, as Rhys fits well as a slightly comic "everyman" in contrast to Torchwood's high heroics. The story starts with Rhys discovering that several refrigerators have disappeared while being delivered by the haulage company he works for. Gwen is busy dealing with near-apocalyptic conditions in Cardiff, so Rhys decides to investigate by himself and stumbles upon an obsolete-looking train making a stop at a platform that has been out of use for decades. From there, we have aliens, doppelganger assassins, interstellar travel, time-jumps, and all the hallmarks of the Doctor Who universe of which Torchwood is a part. The other characters--Gwen, Ianto, and Captain Jack--have some nice moments and clever dialogue, making for a fast-moving story with a good premise. The only thing to be aware of is that Ghost Train is fairly short: just over two hours long. Still, it's more entertaining than the other Torchwood audio books available, and worth picking up.