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=== Paperback === | === Paperback === | ||
Inside this book is another book — the strangest, most important and most dangerous book in the entire universe. | Inside this book is another book — the strangest, most important and most dangerous book in the entire universe. | ||
''The Worshipful and Ancient Law of Gallifrey'' is one of the artefacts, dating from dark days of Rassilon. It wields enormous power, and it must not be allowed to fall into the wrong hands. | ''The Worshipful and Ancient Law of Gallifrey'' is one of the artefacts, dating from dark days of Rassilon. It wields enormous power, and it must not be allowed to fall into the wrong hands. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* None of [[Douglas Adams]]'s three ''Doctor Who'' stories have previously appeared in book form for a variety of legal reasons. This novelisation, the first | * None of [[Douglas Adams]]'s three ''Doctor Who'' stories have previously appeared in book form for a variety of legal reasons. This novelisation, the first book adaptation of his stories to be released, was released 11 years after Adams' death in 2001. | ||
* Although Douglas Adams had said he would like to novelise his other two ''Doctor Who'' stories, ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'' and ''[[City of Death]]'', when he had "run out of things to do" and didn't want another author writing them, as far as he was concerned ''Shada'' would never see print as he felt it was "just not up to much". | * Although Douglas Adams had said he would like to novelise his other two ''Doctor Who'' stories, ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'' and ''[[City of Death]]'', when he had "run out of things to do" and didn't want another author writing them, as far as he was concerned ''Shada'' would never see print as he felt it was "just not up to much". | ||
* This is the first official novelisation of ''Shada''. | * This is the first official novelisation of ''Shada''. | ||
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** [[Rungar|Rundgar]] (mentioned in the original scripts of ''Shada'', but not explicitly identified there as a Time Lord) | ** [[Rungar|Rundgar]] (mentioned in the original scripts of ''Shada'', but not explicitly identified there as a Time Lord) | ||
* [[Earth]] is again referred to as a [[Level 5 planet]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death]]'', ''[[The Eleventh Hour]]'') | * [[Earth]] is again referred to as a [[Level 5 planet]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death]]'', ''[[The Eleventh Hour]]'') | ||
* The Doctor prepares to send a [[hypercube|message cube]] to the [[Time Lord]]s. | * The Doctor prepares to send a [[hypercube|message cube]] to the [[Time Lord]]s. This cube looks and behaves like the cube the [[Second Doctor]] used. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'') | ||
* Some of the previous episodes are viewed by [[Skagra]] as video-files. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Androids of Tara]]'', ''[[The Power of Kroll]]'', '' [[The Creature from the Pit]]'') | * Some of the previous episodes are viewed by [[Skagra]] as video-files. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Androids of Tara]]'', ''[[The Power of Kroll]]'', '' [[The Creature from the Pit]]'') | ||
* [[Skagra]] plans to take over the mightiest empires; [[Skaro]], [[Telos]] and [[Sontar]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'', ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'', ''[[The Time Warrior]]'') | * [[Skagra]] plans to take over the mightiest empires; [[Skaro]], [[Telos]] and [[Sontar]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'', ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'', ''[[The Time Warrior]]'') | ||
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== Audiobook == | == Audiobook == | ||
[[File:Shada audiobook cover.jpg|thumb|Audiobook cover.]] | [[File:Shada audiobook cover.jpg|thumb|Audiobook cover.]] | ||
*This novel was released complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Lalla Ward]] and [[John Leeson]]. Unusually, this release uses the series' theme music at the opening and closing, a convention usually not followed in these audiobook releases. | * This novel was released complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Lalla Ward]] and [[John Leeson]]. Unusually, this release uses the series' theme music at the opening and closing, a convention usually not followed in these audiobook releases. | ||
*The audio set of four CDs was released in March 2012 priced £13.99 (UK) | * The audio set of four CDs was released in March 2012 priced £13.99 (UK) | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:BBC Books novelisations]] | [[Category:BBC Books novelisations]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 1979]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1979]] | ||
