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The
Scream of the Shalka
(Paul Cornell) |
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On the Back Cover:
 When The Doctor lands
his TARDIS in the Lancashire town of Lannet, in the present,
he finds that somehing is terribly
wrong.
The people are scared.
They don't like going out onto the streets at night,
they don't like making too much noise, and they certainly
don't like strangers asking questions.
What alien force has invaded
the town? Why is it watching barmaid Alison Cheney?
And what plans does it have for the future of the planet
Earth?
The Doctor is helped (and
hindered) by his new military liaison Major Kennet and
his Royal Green Jacket troops. His old enemy The Master
also plays a small part. During the course of this adventure
he encounters a brand new race of ferocious alien monsters,
and strikes up a friendship with his latest companion,
Alison.
While starting with a small
community under threat, this old-fashioned, very traditional
but very up-to-date Doctor Who story takes in the entire
world, from New Zealand to India, Siberia to the USA,
and cosmic expanses beyond.
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