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|doctor      = Twelfth Doctor
|doctor      = Twelfth Doctor
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|enemy        = [[Shining Man|Shining Men]]
|enemy        = [[Shining Man|Shining Men]]
|setting      = {{il|[[Huckensall]], [[October]] [[2017]]|[[The Invisible]]}}
|setting      = {{il|[[Huckensall]], [[October]] [[2017]]|[[The Invisible]]}}
|writer      = [[Cavan Scott]]
|writer      = Cavan Scott
|publisher    = BBC Books
|publisher    = BBC Books
|read by      =  
|read by      =  
|cover        = Lee Binding
|cover        = [[Lee Binding]]
|release date = [[20 April (releases)|20 April]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]]
|release date = 20 April 2017
|isbn        = ISBN 978-1785942686
|isbn        = ISBN 978-1785942686
|format      = Hardback Book; 35 Chapters
|format      = Hardback Book, 256 pages, 35 chapters
|number = 60
|number       = 63
|series      = ''[[BBC New Series Adventures]]''
|series      = ''[[BBC New Series Adventures]]''
|prev        = Deep Time (novel)
|prev        = In the Blood (novel)
|next        = Diamond Dogs (novel)
|next        = Diamond Dogs (novel)
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixtieth novel in the [[BBC New Series Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Cavan Scott]] and featured the [[Twelfth Doctor]] and [[Bill Potts]].
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixty-third novel in the [[BBC New Series Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Cavan Scott]] and featured the [[Twelfth Doctor]] and [[Bill Potts]].


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
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* [[Driver (The Shining Man)|Driver]]
* [[Driver (The Shining Man)|Driver]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* ''[[The Devil's Whisper]]'', ''[[The Walls Have Teeth]]'' and ''[[Children of the Cull]]'' are monster [[movie]]s watched by Sammy.
* ''[[The Devil's Whisper]]'', ''[[The Walls Have Teeth]]'' and ''[[Children of the Cull]]'' are monster [[movie]]s watched by Sammy.
* Noah and his friend [[Dylan Edwards]] skipped a [[class]] to look for the [[Shining Man|Shining Men]].
* Noah and his friend [[Dylan Edwards]] skipped a [[class]] to look for the [[Shining Man|Shining Men]].
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* Charlotte has copies of ''[[Fortean Times]]'' and ''[[Preternatural Monthly]]'' all over her [[van]].
* Charlotte has copies of ''[[Fortean Times]]'' and ''[[Preternatural Monthly]]'' all over her [[van]].
* The [[hashtag]] [[fearthelight|#fearthelight]] is used to talk about the Shining Men.
* The [[hashtag]] [[fearthelight|#fearthelight]] is used to talk about the Shining Men.
* Charlotte briefly wonders if the Doctor and Bill are with [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]] or [[Torchwood Institute|Torchwood]], expressing hope that they are not with [[the Forge]]. Later, the Doctor uses his [[psychic paper]] as credentials to confirm his affiliation with UNIT.
* Charlotte briefly wonders if the Doctor and Bill are with [[UNIT]] or [[Torchwood Institute|Torchwood]], expressing hope that they are not with [[the Forge]]. Later, the Doctor uses his [[psychic paper]] as credentials to confirm his affiliation with UNIT.
* The last time the Doctor tried to go in the [[TARDIS library]], [[Hattie Munroe|Hattie]] got attacked by the 1986 ''[[Bash Street Kids]]'' annual.
* The last time the Doctor tried to go in the [[TARDIS library]], [[Hattie Munroe|Hattie]] got attacked by the 1986 ''[[Bash Street Kids]]'' annual.
* Copies of ''[[A Bear Called Paddington]]'', ''[[Lore of the Land]]'' and ''[[The Encyclopaedia of British Myth and Legend]]'' are present on the [[Library (The Shining Man)|library]] the Doctor and Bill break into.
* Copies of ''[[A Bear Called Paddington]]'', ''[[Lore of the Land]]'' and ''[[The Encyclopaedia of British Myth and Legend]]'' are present on the [[Library (The Shining Man)|library]] the Doctor and Bill break into.
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* The Doctor believed humans to be a myth as a [[Time Tot]].
* The Doctor believed humans to be a myth as a [[Time Tot]].
* Bill mixes up [[boggart]]s and [[Humphrey Bogart|Bogart]].
* Bill mixes up [[boggart]]s and [[Humphrey Bogart|Bogart]].
* [[Stockport]] is mentioned.
* [[Huckensall]] is on the outskirts of [[Manchester]], near [[Sale, Greater Manchester|Sale]].
* [[Manchester Evening News]] is a local newspaper.
=== Foods and Beverages ===
* The Doctor asks for seven [[sugar]]s in his [[tea]].
* Bill dislikes [[Battenberg cake]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
* The phenomenon caused by the titular Shining Men bears some resemblance to the real world [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_clown_sightings 2016 clown sightings].


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
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* Bill mentions the Doctor stealing a diamond from [[Saturn]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Diamond Dogs (novel)|Diamond Dogs]]'')
* Bill mentions the Doctor stealing a diamond from [[Saturn]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Diamond Dogs (novel)|Diamond Dogs]]'')
* The Doctor tells Jane that he once had a [[sonic lipstick]], but later gave it to [[Sarah Jane Smith|a friend of his]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Bane (TV story)|Invasion of the Bane]]'', et al.)
* The Doctor tells Jane that he once had a [[sonic lipstick]], but later gave it to [[Sarah Jane Smith|a friend of his]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Bane (TV story)|Invasion of the Bane]]'', et al.)
* Bill recalls that [[Bill Potts' mother|her mother]] died when she was a [[baby]], and that the only memories she had of her were the one she made up for herself. Also, she recalls that the only photos of her mum that she owns were taken by the Doctor, when he went back in time to take them. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'')
* Bill recalls that [[Bill Potts's mother|her mother]] died when she was a [[baby]], and that the only memories she had of her were the one she made up for herself. Also, she recalls that the only photos of her mum that she owns were taken by the Doctor, when he went back in time to take them. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'')
* The Doctor refers to fairies with green skin, sharp teeth, who have a habit of shoving red petals down people's throats. ([[TV]]: ''[[Small Worlds (TV story)|Small Worlds]]'')
* The Doctor refers to fairies with green skin, sharp teeth, who have a habit of shoving red petals down people's throats. ([[TV]]: ''[[Small Worlds (TV story)|Small Worlds]]'')
* The Doctor once again observes that humans are his favourite species. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'')
* The Doctor once again observes that humans are his favourite species. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'')
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* The Doctor has visited the Invisible before. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Autumn Mist (novel)|Autumn Mist]]'')
* The Doctor has visited the Invisible before. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Autumn Mist (novel)|Autumn Mist]]'')


== Audio release ==
== Additional cover images ==
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== Editions published outside Britain ==
* Published in Italy by Armenia in 2017 as a paperback edition.
* Published in China by New Star Press in May 2021 as a paperback edition.


== External links ==
== External links ==
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The Shining Man was the sixty-third novel in the BBC New Series Adventures series. It was written by Cavan Scott and featured the Twelfth Doctor and Bill Potts.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Shining Men are everywhere. You spot them out of the corner of your eye. Abnormally tall, with long lank hair, blank faces and blazing eyes. If they catch you, they'll drag you away to who knows where. No one is safe. They're on every street corner. Waiting. Watching. Shining bright.

Of course it's a hoax. It has to be, right? It started as a joke, a prank for Halloween. Then it went viral. Idiots dressing up as monsters. Giving folk a scare. Silly masks and fright wigs. No one gets hurt. Because bogeymen aren't real.

Until people start going missing and lights burn in the darkness. Burning like eyes.

But help is on its way, in the form of a strange man called the Doctor and his friend, Bill. The Doctor will keep us safe. The Doctor will stop the monsters. Unless the monsters stop the Doctor first...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Foods and Beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The phenomenon caused by the titular Shining Men bears some resemblance to the real world 2016 clown sightings.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Additional cover images[[edit] | [edit source]]

Editions published outside Britain[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Published in Italy by Armenia in 2017 as a paperback edition.
  • Published in China by New Star Press in May 2021 as a paperback edition.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]