From his one previous visit the Doctor remembers the inhabitants of the planet Dido as a gentle, peace-loving race.

But when he returns, things have changed dramatically. It seems that the Didoi have brutally massacred the crew of the crashed spaceliner "Astra". Even now they are threatening the lives of the sole survivors, Bennett and the orphan girl Vicki.

Why have the Didoi apparently turned against their peaceful natures? Can Bennett and Vicki survive until the rescue ship from Earth arrives? And who is the mysterious Koquillion?

Novelization of the Doctor Who TV series; two episode story "The Rescue" (1965), script by David Whitaker.