''The Taking of Planet 5'' is a
BBC Books
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original novel written by
Simon Bucher-Jones
Simon Bucher-Jones (born Simon Jones, 6 September 1964) is an author, poet, and amateur actor. He is best known for his Doctor Who novels for Virgin and BBC and as a contributor to the Faction Paradox spin-off series. Between 1988 and Dec 2018, he ...
&
Mark Clapham
Mark Clapham (born 1976) is a British author, best known for writing fiction and reference books for television series, in particular relating to '' Doctor Who'' (and its spin-offs) and Warhammer 40,000.
Writing
Clapham started out writing ''D ...
and based on the long-running British
science fiction television
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series ''
Doctor Who
''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...
''. It features the
Eighth Doctor
The Eighth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He is portrayed by Paul McGann.
The character was introduced in the 1996 TV film ''Doctor Who'', a back-door pilo ...
,
Fitz
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and
Compassion
Compassion motivates people to go out of their way to relieve the physical, mental or emotional pains of others and themselves. Compassion is often regarded as being sensitive to the emotional aspects of the suffering of others. When based on n ...
. It is, in part, a sequel to the television serial ''
Image of the Fendahl
''Image of the Fendahl'' is the third serial of the 15th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 29 October to 19 November 1977.
The serial was Chris Bo ...
''. It also features references to many elements from the
Cthulhu Mythos
The Cthulhu Mythos is a mythopoeia and a shared fictional universe, originating in the works of American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. The term was coined by August Derleth
August William Derleth (February 24, 1909 – July 4, 1971) was an ...
stories of
H. P. Lovecraft, in particular the
Elder Things
The Elder Things (also known as the Old Ones and Elder Ones) are fictional extraterrestrials in the Cthulhu Mythos. The beings first appeared in H. P. Lovecraft's novella, ''At the Mountains of Madness'' (published in 1936, but written in 1931 ...
and their ancient Antarctic city from ''
At the Mountains of Madness
''At the Mountains of Madness'' is a science fiction-horror novella by American author H. P. Lovecraft, written in February/March 1931 and rejected that year by ''Weird Tales'' editor Farnsworth Wright on the grounds of its length. It was ori ...
''.
See also
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Fifth planet (hypothetical)
In the history of astronomy, a handful of Solar System bodies have been counted as the fifth planet from the Sun. Under the present definition of a planet, Jupiter is counted as the fifth.
Hypotheses
There are three main ideas regarding hypothe ...
External links
The Cloister Library - ''The Taking of Planet 5''*
Reviews
The Whoniverse's review on ''The Taking of Planet 5''
1999 British novels
1999 science fiction novels
Eighth Doctor Adventures
Cthulhu Mythos novels
British science fiction novels
Novels by Simon Bucher-Jones
Novels by Mark Clapham
Faction Paradox
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