{"product_id":"doctor-who-shada-doctor-who-shada-the-lost-adventures-by-douglas-adams-9780425261163","title":"Doctor Who: Shada: Doctor Who: Shada: The Lost Adventures by Douglas Adams","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the unique mind of Douglas Adams, legendary author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy\u003c\/i\u003e, comes Shada, a story scripted for the television series \u003ci\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/i\u003e but never produced--and now transformed into an original novel.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Imagine how dangerous a LOT of knowledge is... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Worshipful and Ancient Law of Gallifrey\u003c\/i\u003e. Even more carelessly, he has loaned this immensely powerful book to clueless graduate student Chris Parsons, who intends to use it to impress girls. \u003ci\u003eThe Worshipful and Ancient Law\u003c\/i\u003e is among the most dangerous artifacts in the universe; it cannot be allowed to fall into the wrong hands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The hands of the sinister 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...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouglas Adams\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Cambridge in 1952, and was educated at Brentwood School, Essex and St. John's College, Cambridge, where he read English. As well as writing all the different and conflicting versions of \u003ci\u003eThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy\u003c\/i\u003e, he has been responsible for \u003ci\u003eDirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul\u003c\/i\u003e, and, with John Lloyd, \u003ci\u003eThe Meaning of Liff\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Deeper Meaning of Liff\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1978-79, he worked as Script Editor on \u003ci\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/i\u003e. He wrote three scripts for the show: \"The Pirate Planet,\" \"City of Death\" [under the name David Agnew], and \"Shada.\" Adams died in May 2001. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGareth Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Chesham, Buckinghamshire in 1968. His scripts for \u003ci\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/i\u003e on television include \"The Shakespeare Code,\" \"The Unicorn and the Wasp,\" \"The Lodger,\" and \"Closing Time.\" He has also written many scripts for the spin-off series, \u003ci\u003eThe Sarah Jane Adventures\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as scripts for such television shows as \u003ci\u003eEmmerdale\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRandall \u0026amp; Hopkirk [Deceased]\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written nine previous \u003ci\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/i\u003e novels, and lives in West London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ace Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503341506834,"sku":"9780425261163","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cc70d172-4b65-433f-a7ce-6bedcba591b6.jpg?v=1730788849","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/doctor-who-shada-doctor-who-shada-the-lost-adventures-by-douglas-adams-9780425261163","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}