This novel Written by Colin Brake is part of the Doctor Who New Series Adventures. The story sees The Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler arrive on Laylora, a beautiful planet with a peace-loving humanoid inhabitants. However, they soon discover that the planet’s ecosystem seems to be out of balance and vicious monsters of legend are lurking in the forests.
- Paradise Planet: Laylora is a beautiful tropical forest where the natives live in harmony with nature.
- Monstrous Humanoid: The Witiku are humanoid monsters that are described as being two meters tall with thick dense fur, red eyes, sharp fangs and long claws.
- Noble Savage: The Laylorans are a tribe of peaceful humanoids who live in harmony with nature (although evidence of human sacrifices in some ancient ruins suggests that they weren’t always).
- Interspecies Adoption: Rez is a human who lives on Laylora that was raised by the Laylorans.
