Venusian Lullaby was the third novel in the Virgin Missing Adventures series. It was written by Paul Leonard. It featured the First Doctor, Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright.

Contents 1 Publisher's summary 2 Plot 3 Characters 4 References 4.1 The Doctor 4.2 The Doctor's items 4.3 Culture 4.4 Foods and beverages 4.5 Individuals 4.6 Planets 4.7 Species 4.8 TARDIS 5 Notes 6 Continuity 7 External links

Publisher's summary Edit

"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 First 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 Earth - three 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?

Plot Edit

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Characters Edit

• The Doctor
• Ian Chesterton
• Barbara Wright
• Dharkhig
• Trikhobu
• Jellenhut
• Havteg
• Jilet Mrak-ecado
• Jignivi
• Professor Jofghil
• Kontojij
• Mrodtikdhil
• Nefkhil
• Ruribeg
• Soneghil
• Pown(ow)ri

References Edit

The Doctor Edit

• The Doctor is still adapting to life without Susan.
• The Doctor is an old friend of Dharkhig.

The Doctor's items Edit

• The Doctor uses an "unknown sonic device" (quite clearly a sonic screwdriver).
• The Doctor carries everlasting matches.
• When it starts to rain, the Doctor says he really must remember to carry an umbrella, possibly a reference to his sixth and seventh incarnations.

Culture Edit

• Ian knows of a Venusian lullaby.
• There were various factions, known as anti-Acceptancers, who tried to find alternatives to their civilization's fate. These included the Below the Sun Believers, the Rocketeers, the Water-breathers, the Volcano People, the Magnetologists and the Cave-makers.

Foods and beverages Edit

• Ian eats some of Inikhut's brain, absorbing some of his memories.
• Barbara eats some of Dharkhig's brain at his funeral, gaining some of his memories.

Individuals Edit

• Barbara is worried about the Doctor having so recently lost Susan.
• Barbara becomes momentarily overwhelmed with Dharkhig's memories and attacks a Venusian death squad.
• Barbara accuses the Doctor of treating everyone like a chess piece now that Susan is gone.
• Trikhobu attacks the Sou(ou)shi with Venusian aikido, presumably in its pure form.

Planets Edit

• The Doctor has visited Venus before.

Species Edit

• The Doctor speculates if the Sou(ou)shi are related to the Great Vampires.

TARDIS Edit

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

Notes Edit

• The remark by Ian that Christmas has passed recently appears to be a rather sly reference to the broadcast date of TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth which aired during the Christmas week.

Continuity Edit

• Susan's departure in TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth weighs heavily on the Doctor's mind.
• The Doctor takes out an "unknown sonic device", possibly the sonic screwdriver. (TV: Fury From the Deep)

External links Edit

• Detailed synopsis of Venusian Lullaby at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
• The Discontinuity Guide to: Venusian Lullaby at The Whoniverse
• Doctor Who Bewildering Reference Guide to Venusian Lullaby

v • e Virgin Missing Adventures First Doctor Susan, Ian, Barbara The Sorcerer's Apprentice Ian, Barbara Venusian Lullaby Ian, Barbara, Vicki The Plotters Vicki, Steven The Empire of Glass Dodo The Man in the Velvet Mask Second Doctor Ben, Polly Invasion of the Cat-People Jamie, Victoria Twilight of the Gods • The Dark Path Jamie, Zoe The Menagerie Third Doctor Liz, UNIT The Eye of the Giant • The Scales of Injustice Jo, UNIT Dancing the Code Jo, Yates Speed of Flight Sarah, Jeremy, The Brig The Ghosts of N-Space Fourth Doctor Sarah, Harry System Shock • A Device of Death Sarah Evolution • Managra Romana I, K9 The Shadow of Weng-Chiang Romana II, K9 The Romance of Crime • The English Way of Death • The Well-Mannered War Fifth Doctor Adric, Nyssa, Tegan Seventh Doctor, Chris, Roz Cold Fusion Nyssa, Tegan Goth Opera • The Sands of Time Tegan, Turlough, Kamelion The Crystal Bucephalus Turlough Lords of the Storm Sixth Doctor Peri State of Change • Burning Heart Grant Time of Your Life • Killing Ground Mel Millennial Rites Seventh Doctor Chris, Roz Fifth Doctor, Adric, Nyssa, Tegan Cold Fusion Other Victoria, Sarah, The Brig Downtime Second, Third, Seventh Doctors with Dodo and Sarah Who Killed Kennedy

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