Venusian Lullaby (novel)

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Venusian Lullaby was the third novel in the Virgin Missing Adventures series. It was written by Paul Leonard. Featuring the First Doctor, Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright, it was set between The Dalek Invasion of Earth and The Rescue, after Susan Foreman left but before Vicki joined the crew.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

"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 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 Earththree 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?

Chapter titles[[edit] | [edit source]]

Prologue[[edit] | [edit source]]

Dying

Book One - The Purple Cloud Hour[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. Remembering
  2. Requests For Assistance
  3. Further Requests
  4. Battering Ram

Book Two - The Green Leaf Hour[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. Searches, Escapes, Predictions
  2. Deaths, Voluntary and Otherwise

Book Three - The Yellow Moss Hour[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. Differences and Decisions
  2. Battles for Survival
  3. Remembering the Children

Book Four - The Grey Water Hour[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. News
  2. Orders to Kill
  3. Venusian Underground
  4. Trials of Conscience

Book Five[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. Boarding
  2. Losses
  3. Deceptions
  4. Detonations
  5. Victory and Defeat

Epilogue[[edit] | [edit source]]

Dawning

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor's items[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor carries everlasting matches.
  • The Doctor cracks the code for the launch sequence of a Sou(ou)shi shuttle using an "unknown sonic device".

Culture[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Ian has a young cousin called John.

TARDIS[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Trikhobu works out a method for piloting the TARDIS based on tracking individuals.

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Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]