Publisher's Summary
For two weeks now it has been the same message again and again, and it’s getting stronger; death and destruction, the end of all things, ARMAGEDDON.
In an attempt to lift the Doctor out of his irritable and erratic mood, Bernice suggests he investigates the mystery of the Seven Planets - an entire planetary system that disappeared without trace several decades before Bernice was born.
One of the Seven Planets is a nameless giant, quarantined against all intruders. But when the TARDIS materializes, it becomes clear that the plane has other visitors: a hit-squad of killer androids; a trespassing scientist and his wife; and two shape-changing criminals with their team of slaves.
As riot and anarchy spread on the system’s colonized worlds, the Doctor is flung into another universe while Bernice closes in on the horror that is about to be unleashed - a horror that comes from a terrible secret in the Time Lords’ past.
Characters
- The Doctor kneels to Kopyion Liall a Mahajetsu.
- Is now 31 years old.
General Kopyion Liall a Mahajetsu
- Gallifreyan military leader against Yssgaroth.
- Fell through a portal in 1811.
References
- The Seven Planets are in the Althosian system.
- The Seal of Rassilon is an ancient symbol for warding off evil.
- Susan loved William Blake's work.
- Gallifrey translates to literally mean "they that walk in shadows".
Notes
to be added
Continuity
- The televised story State of Decay introduced the legend of the Time Lords' war against the Great Vampires. General Kopyion is revealed as Kopyion Liall a Mahajetsu, the legendary Time Lord who led the war.
- Rassilon's experiments and the war with the Vampires are further outlined in Interference.
External Links
- The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of The Pit
- Whoniverse Discontinuity Guide to The Pit
- Prelude to The Pit as published in DWM #197
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