This collection of excerpts from the Doctor Who novel Dreamstone Moon by Paul Leonard follows Sam Jones and the Doctor as they become entangled in a conflict on a mining colony. The story reveals that dreamstones are not mere minerals but components of a vast, sentient organism being tortured by industrial extraction. Various characters, including the artist Anton La Serre and the miner Daniel, navigate a landscape of environmental collapse and violent hallucinations triggered by the moon's distress. As the Earth Fleet prepares for a military escalation, the protagonists struggle to prove the intelligence of the ecosystem to prevent a total massacre. The narrative concludes with a desperate escape from the disintegrating moon and a sacrifice to communicate the truth to the galaxy.