num_pages: 140
description: 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. 
language: English
title: Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora
titlecomplete: Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora
characters: Sarah Jane Smith, The Doctor, The Fourth Doctor
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Doctor Who, Science Fiction Fantasy, Tv, Fantasy, Audiobook
ratings_count: 319
places: Italy
series: Doctor Who Pinnacle Novelizations, Doctor Who Target Books, Adventures of the 4th Doctor, Doctor Who Target Books (Numerical Order)
publisher: Pinnacle