Doctor Who Short Trips is a series of themed short story anthologies of new Doctor Whofiction, featuring the Doctor in all of his first eight incarnations. They feature stories written by some of the leading names in Doctor Who, past and present, including Paul Cornell, Gareth Roberts, Christopher H. Bidmead, and Paul Magrs. There is a star like many others in the western spire of the Milky Way galaxy. Its planets orbit around it, with each one having its own environment and circumstances. The third planet is the most-densely populated, and over time, its inhabitants have reached out to the other worlds, where they find surprises, wonders, and danger. Welcome to the solar system.