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'''[[Jellenhut]]'s eye-stalks twitched. 'How else would we remember them?'''' | '''[[Jellenhut]]'s eye-stalks twitched. 'How else would we remember them?'''' | ||
[[Venus]] is dying. When [[First Doctor| | [[Venus]] is dying. When the [[First Doctor|First Doctor]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] and Ian arrive they find an ancient and utterly [[Venusian|alien civilization]] on the verge of oblivion. War is brewing between those who are determined to accept death, and those desperate for salvation whatever the cost. | ||
Then a spacefaring race arrives, offering to rescue the Venusians by moving them all to [[Earth]] - three billion years before mankind is due to evolve. Are the newcomers’ motives as pure as they appear? And will the Doctor allow them to save his oldest friends by sacrificing the future of humanity? | Then a spacefaring race arrives, offering to rescue the Venusians by moving them all to [[Earth]] - three billion years before mankind is due to evolve. Are the newcomers’ motives as pure as they appear? And will the Doctor allow them to save his oldest friends by sacrificing the future of humanity? | ||
Revision as of 11:38, 21 February 2011
- For the lullaby itself, see Venusian lullaby.
Publisher's summary
'You want me to help you eat your children?' Ian said.
Jellenhut's eye-stalks twitched. 'How else would we remember them?'
Venus is dying. When the First Doctor, Barbara and Ian arrive they find an ancient and utterly alien civilization on the verge of oblivion. War is brewing between those who are determined to accept death, and those desperate for salvation whatever the cost.
Then a spacefaring race arrives, offering to rescue the Venusians by moving them all to Earth - three billion years before mankind is due to evolve. Are the newcomers’ motives as pure as they appear? And will the Doctor allow them to save his oldest friends by sacrificing the future of humanity?
Characters
- Has visited Venus before.
- Is still adapting to life without Susan.
- Eats sone of Inikhut's brain, absorbing some of his memories.
- Eats some of Dharkhig's brain at his funeral, thus gaining some of his memories.
- Is worried about the Doctor having so recently lost Susan.
- is a Venusian
References
- The Doctor uses an 'unknown sonic device' (quite clearly a sonic screwdriver).
- The Doctor mentions the Great Vampires.
- When it starts to rain, the Doctor says he really must remember to carry an umbrella, possibly a reference to his sixth and seventh incarnations.
Notes
to be added
Continuity
- Susan's departure in DW: The Dalek Invasion of Earth weighs heavily on the Doctor's mind.
Timeline
- Venusian Lullaby occurs immediately after: DW: The Dalek Invasion of Earth
- Venusian Lullaby occurs before: VD: The Book of Shadows
External links
- Venusian Lullaby at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: Venusian Lullaby at The Whoniverse
- Doctor Who Bewildering Reference Guide to Venusian Lullaby
