Scream of the Shalka (novelisation)

Scream of the Shalka by Paul Cornell, published by BBC Books, is a 2004 novelisation of the webcast of the same title that was distributed by the BBC as a 40th anniversay special on its Doctor Who website in November and December of 2003. This adaptation of the story marks the only book appearance (to date) of the Alternate Ninth Doctor featured in the webcast, who was rendered non-canon by the subsequent announcement of a new Doctor Who TV series. This book is the first novelisation of an officially licensed Doctor Who story since the 1996 novelisation of Doctor Who: The TV Movie.

Although published in the same paperback format as the BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures and BBC Past Doctor Adventures lines, it was published as a standalone release, although it shares one thing in common with the PDA line as it features an image of the Doctor on the cover.

The adaptation of the story itself runs 194 pages; the remainder of the book is taken up by the behind-the-scenes chronicle "The Making of Scream of the Shalka", also written by Cornell.

Publisher’s Summary
When the Doctor lands his TARDIS in the Lancaster town of Lannet, in the present day, he finds that something 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 too many 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?

Deviations from the Webcast
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Author, Writing and Publishing Notes
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Associated Images
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Publishing History (UK)

 * BBC Books, paperback, February 2004.

International Editions

 * To date, no international editions of this book are known.