Planet from Nowhere (short story): Difference between revisions
From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
m (Unnecessarily confusing nomenclature) |
|||
| (5 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{title dab away}} | {{title dab away}} | ||
{{real world}} | {{real world}} | ||
{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image = Planet from Nowhere.jpg | |image = Planet from Nowhere.jpg | ||
|series=[[Doctor Who annual|''Doctor Who'' annual]] | |series = [[Doctor Who annual|''Doctor Who'' annual]] | ||
|doctor = Second Doctor | |doctor = Second Doctor | ||
|companions= [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria | |companions = [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]] | ||
|setting = [[Axal]] | |||
|setting = [[Axal]] | |anthology = The Dr Who Annual 1969 | ||
| | |release date = September 1968 | ||
|prev = Valley of Dragons (short story) | |||
|release date = | |next = Happy as Queeg (short story) | ||
|prev = Valley of Dragons (short story) | |||
|next=Happy as Queeg (short story) | |||
}}{{prose stub}} | }}{{prose stub}} | ||
'''''Planet from Nowhere''''' was a short story published in ''[[ | '''''Planet from Nowhere''''' was a short story published in ''[[The Dr Who Annual 1969]]''. It featured the [[Second Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Victoria Waterfield]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
| Line 23: | Line 21: | ||
* [[Jamie McCrimmon]] | * [[Jamie McCrimmon]] | ||
* [[Victoria Waterfield]] | * [[Victoria Waterfield]] | ||
* | * [[Salonian King]] | ||
== Worldbuilding == | == Worldbuilding == | ||
' | * The Salonian King describes a war between the [[Salonian]]s of the [[Western Hemisphere]] and the [[Colonian]]s of the [[Eastern Hemisphere]]. | ||
* Axal was flung into [[Intergalactic space|the void between galaxies]] after [[the Sun|its sun]] went [[supernova]]. | |||
* The Salonians worship the [[Life|Life Principle]], represented by the [[Ankh]] symbol from Ancient [[Egypt]]. | |||
* Axal is actually the planet [[Earth]]. | |||
* The Doctor doesn't know of which branch of Earth the Salonians descended from. | |||
* The Salonian king plans to use [[cobalt bomb]]s to destroy the Colonians. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
'' | * This story represents one among many different accounts of the final fate of the planet [[Earth]] in ''Doctor Who'' fiction. Others of note include [[TV]]: ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]''. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * The TARDIS previously materialised in [[intergalactic space]] in [[PROSE]]: ''[[When Starlight Grows Cold (short story)|When Starlight Grows Cold]]''. | ||
* A previous story in this annual, [[PROSE]]: ''[[Lords of the Galaxy (short story)|Lords of the Galaxy]]'', had also described a future Earth leaving the confines of its solar system, though under seemingly different circumstances. | |||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[Category:1969 | [[Category:DWAN 1969 short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the far future]] | |||
[[Category:Short stories set on Earth]] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:17, 25 March 2024
Planet from Nowhere was a short story published in The Dr Who Annual 1969. It featured the Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon and Victoria Waterfield.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Salonian King describes a war between the Salonians of the Western Hemisphere and the Colonians of the Eastern Hemisphere.
- Axal was flung into the void between galaxies after its sun went supernova.
- The Salonians worship the Life Principle, represented by the Ankh symbol from Ancient Egypt.
- Axal is actually the planet Earth.
- The Doctor doesn't know of which branch of Earth the Salonians descended from.
- The Salonian king plans to use cobalt bombs to destroy the Colonians.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story represents one among many different accounts of the final fate of the planet Earth in Doctor Who fiction. Others of note include TV: The Ark and TV: The End of the World.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The TARDIS previously materialised in intergalactic space in PROSE: When Starlight Grows Cold.
- A previous story in this annual, PROSE: Lords of the Galaxy, had also described a future Earth leaving the confines of its solar system, though under seemingly different circumstances.
