Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora
By (author): "David Mann, Philip Hinchcliffe"
Publish Date:
1977
ISBN0523406401
ISBN139780523406404
AsinDoctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora
CharactersThe Fourth Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith, The Doctor
Original titleDoctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora
SeriesDoctor Who Library (Target) #42, Doctor Who Novelisations #86, Doctor Who Pinnacle Novelizations #8, Adventures of the 4
Novelization of the Doctor Who TV episodes/story of the same name.Forced off course by the Mandragora Helix, the Tardis lands in the province of San Martino in fifteenth-century Italy. Here, the court astrologer, Hieronymous, has been taken over by the Mandragora energy-form — Hieronymous and the other members of his star-worshipping black magic cult will be used as a bridgehead, enabling the Mandragora Helix to conquer the Earth and rule it through their chosen servants.The Doctor has to defeat not only the Mandragora energy, but the evil schemes of the murderous Count Frederico who plans to usurp the place of his nephew, the rightful ruler of the province.
