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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|range | |range = The Target Storybook (anthology) | ||
|number in range | |number in range = 8 | ||
|image = The Slyther of Shoreditch (short story).jpg | |image = The Slyther of Shoreditch (short story).jpg | ||
|series = ''[[The Target Storybook (anthology)|The Target Storybook]]'' | |series = ''[[The Target Storybook (anthology)|The Target Storybook]]'' | ||
|doctor = Seventh Doctor | |doctor = Seventh Doctor | ||
|featuring = [[Time Lord messenger (Genesis of the Daleks)|Time Lord messenger]] | |||
|featuring = [[ | |enemy = [[Slyther]] | ||
|enemy = | |||
|setting = [[Shoreditch]], [[1963]] | |setting = [[Shoreditch]], [[1963]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Mike Tucker | ||
|read by = | |read by = | ||
|anthology = | |anthology = The Target Storybook (anthology) | ||
|release date = | |publisher = BBC Books | ||
|release date = 24 October 2019 | |||
|prev = Interstitial Insecurity (short story) | |prev = Interstitial Insecurity (short story) | ||
|next = We Can't Stop What's Coming (short story) | |next = We Can't Stop What's Coming (short story) | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
While engaged in his machinations during [[ | While engaged in his machinations during the [[Shoreditch Incident]], [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] meets [[Time Lord messenger (Genesis of the Daleks)|an old Time Lord "acquaintance"]]; the man warns of a counter-strike by the [[Dalek]]s, part of a trans-temporal campaign against [[Gallifrey]] called ''[[Time War|Pa-Jass Vortan]]''. When the Time Lord also warns that the Daleks are using a bio-mechanised [[Slyther]] to track something important to the war, the Doctor becomes concerned for the [[Hand of Omega]] device he is hiding. Enlisting the Time Lord's unwilling aid in tracking down the [[Slyther]], the Doctor borrows a hearse and some clothes from the undertaker looking after the Hand's casket; he and the Time Lord then lure the Slyther to an electricity substation, where they manage to electrocute the creature. As the Time Lord departs with the Slyther's charred remains, he warns the Doctor of the oncoming storm of the Time War. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Seventh Doctor]] | * [[Seventh Doctor]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Time Lord messenger (Genesis of the Daleks)|Time Lord]] | ||
* [[Slyther]] | * [[Slyther]] | ||
* Private [[Matt Doe]] | |||
* [[Donlevy|Mrs Donlevy]] | |||
* [[Brian Donlevy]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* This story takes place during ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' before the [[Seventh Doctor]] goes to [[Harry (Remembrance of the Daleks)|Harry]]'s café for some [[tea]]. | * This story takes place during ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' before the [[Seventh Doctor]] goes to [[Harry (Remembrance of the Daleks)|Harry]]'s café for some [[tea]]. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * The Doctor recognises the Time Lord from the the surface of [[Skaro]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'') | ||
{{The Target Storybook}} | {{The Target Storybook}} | ||
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[[Category:The Target Storybook short stories]] | [[Category:The Target Storybook short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Seventh Doctor short stories]] | [[Category:Seventh Doctor short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in Shoreditch]] | [[Category:Stories set in Shoreditch]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 1963]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1963]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:17, 3 January 2024
The Slyther of Shoreditch was the eighth short story in The Target Storybook.
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Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
While engaged in his machinations during the Shoreditch Incident, the Doctor meets an old Time Lord "acquaintance"; the man warns of a counter-strike by the Daleks, part of a trans-temporal campaign against Gallifrey called Pa-Jass Vortan. When the Time Lord also warns that the Daleks are using a bio-mechanised Slyther to track something important to the war, the Doctor becomes concerned for the Hand of Omega device he is hiding. Enlisting the Time Lord's unwilling aid in tracking down the Slyther, the Doctor borrows a hearse and some clothes from the undertaker looking after the Hand's casket; he and the Time Lord then lure the Slyther to an electricity substation, where they manage to electrocute the creature. As the Time Lord departs with the Slyther's charred remains, he warns the Doctor of the oncoming storm of the Time War.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story takes place during Remembrance of the Daleks before the Seventh Doctor goes to Harry's café for some tea.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor recognises the Time Lord from the the surface of Skaro. (TV: Genesis of the Daleks)