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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|name = ''The Little Planet'' | |||
|image = Silurian The Little Palnet.jpg | |image = Silurian The Little Palnet.jpg | ||
|main character = | |main character = | ||
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|enemy = | |enemy = | ||
|setting = | |setting = | ||
|writer = | |writer = Malcolm Hulke | ||
|editor = [[Gary Russell]] | |editor = [[Gary Russell]] | ||
|illustrator = | |illustrator = | ||
|publication = [[DWPM 3]] | |publication = [[DWPM 3]] | ||
|anthology = | |anthology = | ||
|release date = | |release date = 1995 | ||
|publisher = Marvel Comics | |publisher = Marvel Comics | ||
|series = ''[[Doctor Who Poster Magazine|DWPM]]'' short stories | |series = ''[[Doctor Who Poster Magazine|DWPM]]'' short stories | ||
|prev = The Powers Behind the Throne (short story) | |prev = The Powers Behind the Throne (short story) | ||
|next = The Behemoths (short story) | |next = The Behemoths (short story) | ||
}} | }}{{you may|The Little Planet (TBB short story)|n1= the Brilliant Book short story}} | ||
{{you may|The Little Planet (TBB short story)|n1= the Brilliant Book short story}} | |||
'''''The Little Planet''''' was the first short story in [[DWPM 3]], which was devoted to [[Silurian|the Silurians]]. Serving a similar role to ''[[The Creation of the Cybermen (short story)|The Creation of the Cybermen]]'' in the [[DWPM 2|the previous issue]], it was an overview of the Silurians' backstory, adapted from portions of a [[Target novelisation]] — in this case, ''[[Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters]]'' by [[Malcolm Hulke]], the text being reproduced with "kind permission" from [[Virgin Books]]. | '''''The Little Planet''''' was the first short story in [[DWPM 3]], which was devoted to [[Silurian|the Silurians]]. Serving a similar role to ''[[The Creation of the Cybermen (short story)|The Creation of the Cybermen]]'' in the [[DWPM 2|the previous issue]], it was an overview of the Silurians' backstory, adapted from portions of a [[Target novelisation]] — in this case, ''[[Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters]]'' by [[Malcolm Hulke]], the text being reproduced with "kind permission" from [[Virgin Books]]. | ||
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* [[Silurian|Reptile people]] | * [[Silurian|Reptile people]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The approach of the "little planet" caused [[cyclone]]s on [[Earth]], as well as the eruption of [[volcano]]es. | * The approach of the "little planet" caused [[cyclone]]s on [[Earth]], as well as the eruption of [[volcano]]es. | ||
Latest revision as of 01:01, 22 October 2024
- You may be looking for the Brilliant Book short story.
The Little Planet was the first short story in DWPM 3, which was devoted to the Silurians. Serving a similar role to The Creation of the Cybermen in the the previous issue, it was an overview of the Silurians' backstory, adapted from portions of a Target novelisation — in this case, Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters by Malcolm Hulke, the text being reproduced with "kind permission" from Virgin Books.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
When a "little wandering planet" threatens the atmosphere of the Earth, the reptile people hide themselves beneath the Earth's crust in eternal sleep — and are oblivious as the catastrophe comes and goes with the atmosphere intacts, the little planet caught in Earth's gravity to become what the next species to dominate the planet will call the Moon!
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story does not use the term "Silurian"; the creatures are referred to as "the reptile people" throughout.
- The Brilliant Book 2011 contained a different Silurian prose story called The Little Planet.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- A species of reptile people went into hiding for fear of the Earth losing its atmosphere to a "planet" which ended up becoming the Moon. (TV: Doctor Who and the Silurians)
