Shell Shock
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 Cover Illustration by Bob Covington
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| Shell Shock | |
| Series: | Doctor Who - Telos Novella |
| Release Number: | 8 |
| Doctor: | Sixth Doctor |
| Companions: | Peri Brown |
| Enemy: | |
| Setting: | Island G12 |
| Author: | Simon A. Forward |
| Publisher: | Telos Publishing |
| Publication: | May 2003 |
| Format: | Hardback Book, ? Pages |
| ISBN: | ISBN 1-903889-16-2 (Standard Edition) ISBN 1-903889-17-0 (Limited Edition) |
| Previous Story: | Wonderland |
| Following Story: | The Cabinet of Light |
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[edit] Publisher's Summary
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 truth in time to save all their lives.
[edit] Characters
- Peri Brown
- Peri's stepfather Howard sexually abused her when she was a teenager (telling her that it was their secret and that she wasn't to tell her Mom).
- Ranger
- Meathook
- Scrounger
[edit] References
- The Memory explores Peri's most traumatic memories these include including 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.
[edit] Notes
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[edit] Continuity
- As Peri retreats into her memories she recalls:
- Being nearly drowned in Lazarote in DW: Planet of Fire.
- Encountering Sharaz Jek in DW: The Caves of Androzani.
- The Doctor trying to strangle Peri in DW: The Twin Dilemma.
- Being momentarily transformed into a avian hybrid in DW: Vengeance on Varos.
[edit] Timeline
- Shell Shock occurs after ST: Moon Graffiti
- Shell Shock occurs before MA: Burning Heart
[edit] External Links
- Telos.co.uk page for Shell Shock
- The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of Shell Shock
- Whoniverse Discontinuity Guide entry for Shell Shock
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