Report from an Unknown Planet (short story)

Report from an Unknown Planet
Main character(s):	An archaeologist
Featuring:	Joel Shaw
Main enemy:	Daleks
Main setting:	Unnamed planet
Key crew
Read by:	Nicholas Briggs
Release details
Part of:	Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1977
Release date:	September 1976
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Report from an Unknown Planet was the second of three original stories in the 1977 Dalek annual.

Summary

The Anti-Dalek Force come across an audio recording made by a lone, unnamed space archaeologist who tells the story of his discovery of a hidden army of 10,000 Daleks just waiting to pounce on the peoples of the United Planets.

The message ends with the archaeologist being exterminated by the Daleks. As the ADF don't know how long ago the recording was made, the Dalek attack the geologist mentions could happen at any time...

Plot

to be added

Characters

• Archaeologist
• Joel Shaw
• Carlson
• Dargon
• Captain
• Supreme Dalek

Worldbuilding

to be added

Notes

• This story was later released as part of Terry Nation's Dalek Audio Annual, read by Nicholas Briggs.

Continuity

• The ADF is at war with the Daleks. (PROSE: Terror Task Force et al.)
• The ADF uses ADF Deep-Space Cruisers, evoking the Dalek Deep Space Battle Cruisers introduced in PROSE: The Dalek Deep Space Battle Cruiser ^[+]Loading...["The Dalek Deep Space Battle Cruiser (feature)"].
• The ADF patrols the Seventh Galaxy, introduced as the Daleks' home in PROSE: The Seventh Galaxy ^[+]Loading...["The Seventh Galaxy (feature)"].
• The unnamed planet contains a Dalek Vault, similar to those seen in TV: Planet of the Daleks ^[+]Loading...["Planet of the Daleks (TV story)"] and COMIC: Invasion! The Enemy Within! ^[+]Loading...["Invasion! The Enemy Within! (comic story)"].
• The history cubes resemble the story-cubes seen in PROSE: The Daleks ^[+]Loading...["The Daleks (short story)"].