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{{Infobox Story SMW
|image        = Shell Shock TN cover.jpg
|series      = [[Telos Doctor Who novella|Telos ''Doctor Who'' novellas]]
|number      = 8
|doctor      = Sixth Doctor
|companions  = [[Peri Brown|Peri]]
|enemy        = [[The Memory]]
|setting      = Island G12
|writer      = Simon A. Forward
|illustrator  = [[Bob Covington]]
|publisher    = Telos Publishing
|release date = 19 May 2003
|format      = Hardback Book, ? Pages
|isbn        = ISBN 1-903889-16-2 (Standard), ISBN 1-903889-17-0 (Limited)
|prev        = Wonderland (novel)
|next        = The Cabinet of Light (novel)
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the eighth [[Telos Doctor Who novella|Telos ''Doctor Who'' novella]]. It featured the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]]. This is the only story in Telos' novella range to feature the Sixth Doctor.


'''Because he has a shell.'''
== Publisher's summary ==
The [[Sixth Doctor|Doctor]] is washed up — literally — on an alien [[beach]] with only intelligent [[crab]]s and a madman for company.


'''It's a pun.'''
How can he possibly rescue [[Peri Brown|Peri]] who was lost at sea the same time as he and [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]? But Peri has problems of her own. "Rescued" from drowning by an intelligent [[sponge]] growth, she has been adopted by the life form as its own personal [[God]].


As the denizens of the beach come under increasingly vicious attack, the Doctor must discover the vital truth in time to save all their lives.


== Plot ==
''to be added''


'''But really, though.'''
== Characters ==
* [[Sixth Doctor]]
* [[Peri Brown]]
* [[Ranger]]
* [[Meathook]]
* [[Scrounger (Shell Shock)|Scrounger]]


== Worldbuilding ==
=== Individuals ===
* [[The Memory]] explores Peri's most traumatic memories. These include her transformation on [[Varos]], the Doctor's brief attempt to strangle her following his [[regeneration]], [[Sharaz Jek]]'s fawning over her and her near drowning on [[Lanzarote]].
* Peri's [[stepfather]] [[Howard Foster]] sexually abused her when she was a teenager, telling her that it was their secret and that she wasn't to tell her mother [[Janine Foster]].


== Notes ==
[[File:Shell Shock cover illustration.jpg|thumb|Cover illustration.]]
* This novella featured a front piece illustration by [[Bob Covington]].
* The novella's forward was written by [[Guy N. Smith]].
* The characterisation of Peri in this novel was expanded in the author's short story ''Pincer Movement'' printed in the fanzine ''[[Myth Makers (fanzine)|Myth Makers 14]]''.


'''Blastoise.'''
== Continuity ==
* As Peri retreats into her memories she recalls:
* Being nearly drowned in Lazarote in [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]''.
:* Encountering Sharaz Jek in [[TV]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]''.
:* The Doctor trying to strangle Peri in [[TV]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]''.
:* Being momentarily transformed into an avian hybrid in [[TV]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]''.


== External links ==
{{dwrefguide|telos08.htm|Shell Shock}}
* {{whoniverse|TE08.php|Shell Shock}}
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/shell.htm The Cloister Library: '''Shell Shock''']
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Latest revision as of 19:39, 9 November 2023

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Shell Shock was the eighth Telos Doctor Who novella. It featured the Sixth Doctor and Peri Brown. This is the only story in Telos' novella range to feature the Sixth Doctor.

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

The Doctor is washed up — literally — on an alien beach with only intelligent crabs and a madman for company.

How can he possibly rescue Peri who was lost at sea the same time as he and the TARDIS? But Peri has problems of her own. "Rescued" from drowning by an intelligent sponge growth, she has been adopted by the life form as its own personal God.

As the denizens of the beach come under increasingly vicious attack, the Doctor must discover the vital truth in time to save all their lives.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Cover illustration.
  • This novella featured a front piece illustration by Bob Covington.
  • The novella's forward was written by Guy N. Smith.
  • The characterisation of Peri in this novel was expanded in the author's short story Pincer Movement printed in the fanzine Myth Makers 14.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • As Peri retreats into her memories she recalls:
  • Being nearly drowned in Lazarote in TV: Planet of Fire.

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

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