Cerca de 50 anos atrás, poderia ser o Planeta Rogue da EC Tubb de 1976. Resumo de aqui :
Many and strange have been the adventures of Moon Base Alpha and its crew since the atomic waste pits on the dark side of the Moon exploded and sent them careering out of Earth orbit, deep into unexplored space.
Always they have managed to overcome their perils and continue their strange Odyssey. Now, at last they seem to have reached the end of the road, as caught in a weird cone of force emanating from a sentient planet, they find themselves ageing at an incredible rate and powerless to break free.
O título não é totalmente preciso, já que eles não encontram um planeta, mas sim um "gigante", "um gigante". cérebro pulsante verde que eles chamam de Omphalos "no planeta.