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* The title derives from the lyrics of the Christmas Carol, "{{w|O Little Town of Bethlehem}}". All the chapter titles are also quotations from Christmas carols. ''[[Deep and Dreamless Sleep (short story)|Deep and Dreamless Sleep]]'' and ''[[The Hopes and Fears of All the Years (short story)|The Hopes and Fears of All the Years]]'' are also named after lyrics from the same hymn - the former, in fact, comes from the same line as ''Silent Stars'' ("Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by"). The first verse of the song, which contains all of these lyrics, is printed in the novel. | * The title derives from the lyrics of the Christmas Carol, "{{w|O Little Town of Bethlehem}}". All the chapter titles are also quotations from Christmas carols. ''[[Deep and Dreamless Sleep (short story)|Deep and Dreamless Sleep]]'' and ''[[The Hopes and Fears of All the Years (short story)|The Hopes and Fears of All the Years]]'' are also named after lyrics from the same hymn - the former, in fact, comes from the same line as ''Silent Stars'' ("Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by"). The first verse of the song, which contains all of these lyrics, is printed in the novel. | ||
* The Third Edition of ''[[AHistory]]'' puts the date of this book in the year [[Far future|10,000,675]]. | * The Third Edition of ''[[AHistory]]'' puts the date of this book in the year [[Far future|10,000,675]]. | ||
* Chapter 10 of the textbook ''Ethics of Health Care: A Guide to Clinical Practice'' by Raymond S. Edge and John Randall Groves includes the following quote from this novel: | * Chapter 10 of the textbook ''Ethics of Health Care: A Guide to Clinical Practice'' by Raymond S. Edge and John Randall Groves includes the following quote from this novel: | ||
{{Quote|Rebuild your world, rebuild your race, rebuild your empire. Rebuild it all. But make sure you rebuild your ideals too. Rebuild the principles that made you a great and honourable galactic power in the first place. Don't prey on the weak. Don't steal from the helpless. Don't | {{Quote|Rebuild your world, rebuild your race, rebuild your empire. Rebuild it all. But make sure you rebuild your ideals too. Rebuild the principles that made you a great and honourable galactic power in the first place. Don't prey on the weak. Don't steal from the helpless. Don't | ||
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* The Doctor mentions having a [[The Doctor's fur coat|fur coat]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Abominable Snowmen]]'', ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'') | * The Doctor mentions having a [[The Doctor's fur coat|fur coat]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Abominable Snowmen]]'', ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'') | ||
== Additional | == Releases == | ||
* This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store. | |||
* This novel was reprinted with a new cover by [[BBC Books]] in [[2013 (releases)|2013]] as part of the ''[[50th Anniversary Collection]]''. | |||
* This novel was reprinted in hardcover with ''[[Touched by an Angel (novel)|Touched by an Angel]]'' by [[Barnes & Noble]] on [[29 July (releases)|29 July]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]]. | |||
== Additional cover images == | |||
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Book-silentstars.jpg|Hardback edition | Book-silentstars.jpg|Hardback edition | ||
Doctor Who The Silent Stars go By 50th.jpg|2013 edition. Cover by [[Two Associates]]. | Doctor Who The Silent Stars go By 50th.jpg|2013 edition. Cover by [[Two Associates]]. | ||
The Silent Stars Go By Touched by an Angel (B&N).jpg|2015 edition. Cover by Barnes & Noble. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
