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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. Featuring the Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane, this adventure takes place between the TV stories The Seeds of Doom and The Hand of Fear. |  Cover courtesy of Doctor Who Image Archive | |||
Novel copyright © Phillip Hinchcliffe, 1997 Doctor Who series copyright © British Broadcasting Corporation 1963 Originally Published: July 7, 1979 Original script copyright © Louis Marks, 1976 Doctor Who series copyright © British Broadcasting Corporation 1963, 1976, 2000 The BBC producer of The Masque of Mandragora was Phillip Hinchcliffe, the director was Rodney Bennett | Cover by Mike Little Copyright © BBC 1979 
(Target edition 1980) ISBN 0 426 20346 1 | |||
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