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|writer= [[Paul Cornell]] | |writer= [[Paul Cornell]] | ||
|publisher= [[BBC Books]] | |publisher= [[BBC Books]] | ||
|release date= [[2 February (releases)|2 February]] [[2004]] | |release date= [[2 February (releases)|2 February]] [[2004 (releases)|2004]] | ||
|format= Paperback Book, 251 Pages | |format= Paperback Book, 251 Pages | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-48619-8 | |isbn= ISBN 0-563-48619-8 | ||
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|next2= Shada (novelisation) | |next2= Shada (novelisation) | ||
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'''''Scream of the Shalka''''' by [[Paul Cornell]], published by [[BBC Books]], is a 2004 novelisation of the webcast [[Scream of the Shalka (webcast)|of the same title]]. It featured the [[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|alternate Ninth Doctor]] of the webcast of the same name. He was rendered extra-continuous by the subsequent announcement of a new ''Doctor Who'' TV series. This book was the first novelisation of an officially licensed ''Doctor Who'' story since the | '''''Scream of the Shalka''''' by [[Paul Cornell]], published by [[BBC Books]], is a 2004 novelisation of the webcast [[Scream of the Shalka (webcast)|of the same title]]. It featured the [[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|alternate Ninth Doctor]] of the webcast of the same name. He was rendered extra-continuous by the subsequent announcement of a new ''Doctor Who'' TV series. This book was the first novelisation of an officially licensed ''Doctor Who'' story since the 1996 novelisation of ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]''. As of 2011 it stands as the most recent novelisation of a ''Doctor Who'' story, although novelisations based upon the spinoff series ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' were published beginning in 2007. It is the only novelisation to date based upon a webcast. | ||
== Publisher’s Summary == | == Publisher’s Summary == | ||
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''This is the novelisation of BBCi's acclaimed ''Doctor Who'' adventure, first broadcast over the Internet in November 2003.'' | ''This is the novelisation of BBCi's acclaimed ''Doctor Who'' adventure, first broadcast over the Internet in November 2003.'' | ||
== Deviations from the | == Deviations from the webcast == | ||
* The line to the Doctor, "While you can, be eccentric and superior", is delivered in the webcast as a joke, while in the book it's a scathing put down. | * The line to the Doctor, "While you can, be eccentric and superior", is delivered in the webcast as a joke, while in the book it's a scathing put down. | ||
== Author, | == Author, writing and publishing notes == | ||
* Published in the same paperback format as the BBC's two ongoing novel ranges -- the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] and [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] lines -- it is generally considered to be part of the Past Doctor Adventures ([[PROSE]]) line. | * Published in the same paperback format as the BBC's two ongoing novel ranges -- the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] and [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] lines -- it is generally considered to be part of the Past Doctor Adventures ([[PROSE]]) line. | ||
* The adaptation of the story itself runs 194 pages. This makes it one of the shortest ''Doctor Who'' novels published since the [[Virgin New Adventures]] line was launched in 1991. Later novellas published by BBC Books and Telos would be shorter. | * The adaptation of the story itself runs 194 pages. This makes it one of the shortest ''Doctor Who'' novels published since the [[Virgin New Adventures]] line was launched in 1991. Later novellas published by BBC Books and Telos would be shorter. | ||
