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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100425259986

ISBN-139780425259986

eBay Product ID (ePID)112129273

Product Key Features

Book TitleShada : the Lost Adventure by Douglas Adams

Number of Pages400 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicScience Fiction / Time Travel, Science Fiction / Alien Contact, Science Fiction / General

Publication Year2012

GenreFiction

AuthorGareth Roberts, Douglas Adams

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.4 in

Item Weight21.2 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2012-011293

ReviewsPraise for DOCTOR WHO: SHADA "[Roberts] does a great job of maintaining Douglas Adams' voice throughout the story, with his trademark satire and humor firmly in place . . . fans of Doctor Who will enjoy this little trip back into that world."-- Wired.com "[A]n entertaining read . . . and anyone who enjoys both the big heart and boundless silliness of Dooctor Who will be pleased."-- io9.com "[S]pectacular. Gareth Roberts has done a remarkable job of channeling the vision of Douglas Adams . . . not only Doctor Who fans will enjoy it, but I think Sci-Fi and Hitchhiker fans will love it as well."-- GeeksofDoom.com, Praise for DOCTOR WHO: SHADA "[Roberts] does a great job of maintaining Douglas Adams' voice throughout the story, with his trademark satire and humor firmly in place . . . fans of Doctor Who will enjoy this little trip back into that world."- Wired.com "[A]n entertaining read . . . and anyone who enjoys both the big heart and boundless silliness of Dooctor Who will be pleased."- io9.com "[S]pectacular. Gareth Roberts has done a remarkable job of channeling the vision of Douglas Adams . . . not only Doctor Who fans will enjoy it, but I think Sci-Fi and Hitchhiker fans will love it as well."- GeeksofDoom.com

Dewey Edition23

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Dewey Decimal823/.914

SynopsisFrom the unique mind of Douglas Adams, legendary author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy , comes Shada , a Doctor Who story scripted for the television series Doctor Who , but never produced--and now, transformed into an original novel... A little knowledge is a dangerous thing Imagine how dangerous a LOT of knowledge is... The Doctor's old friend and fellow Time Lord Professor Chronotis has retired to Cambridge University, where among the other doddering old professors nobody will notice if he lives for centuries. He took with him a few little souvenirs--harmless things really. But among them, carelessly, he took The Worshipful and Ancient Law of Gallifrey. Even more carelessly, he has loaned this immensely powerful book to clueless graduate student Chris Parsons, who intends to use it to impress girls. The Worshipful and Ancient Law is among the most dangerous artifacts in the universe; it cannot be allowed to fall into the wrong hands. The hands of the sinister Time Lord Skagra are unquestionably the wrongest ones possible. Skagra is a sadist and an egomaniac, bent on universal domination. Having misguessed the state of fashion on Earth, he also wears terrible platform shoes. He is on his way to Cambridge. He wants the book. And he wants the Doctor...

LC Classification NumberPR6068.O143D7 2012