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This was the fifth in a series of [[Doctor Who Script Books|script books]] released by [[Titan Books]].
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|series=''[[Doctor Who: The Scripts]]''
|image       = Titan The Masters of Luxor.jpg
|name=Doctor Who The Scripts: The Masters of Luxor
|writer       = [[Anthony Coburn]]
|image=Titan The Masters of Luxor.jpg
|editor      = [[John McElroy]]
|writer= [[Anthony Coburn]]<br />[[John McElroy]] (Editor)
|publisher   = Titan Books
|publisher= Titan Books
|release date = [[27 August (releases)|27 August]] [[1992 (releases)|1992]]
|release date= [[27 August (releases)|27 August]] [[1992 (releases)|1992]]
|format       = Paperback book, 176 pages
|format= Paperback book, 176 pages
|isbn         = ISBN 1-85286-321-8
|isbn=ISBN 1-85286-321-8
|prev         = The Daleks (script)
|prev=Doctor Who The Scripts: The Daleks
|next         = The Daemons (script)
|next= Doctor Who The Scripts: The Daemons
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'''''The Masters of Luxor''''' was the fifth in a series of [[Doctor Who Script Books|script books]] released by [[Titan Books]].


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
THE WAIT IS OVER …<br />
THE WAIT IS OVER...
A dark and silent planet. A magnificent crystal edifice, perched on a mountainside. A legion of dormant robots, waiting for the signal to bring them back to life. The Doctor and his granddaughter Susan, and their reluctant companions, Ian and Barbara, are about to unlease forces which will threaten their very survival.
 
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A dark and silent planet. A magnificent crystal edifice, perched on a mountainside. A legion of dormant robots, waiting for the signal to bring them back to life. The Doctor and his granddaughter Susan, and their reluctant companions, Ian and Barbara, are about to unleash forces which will threaten their very survival.
Read for the first time the complete script of this magnificent, but regrettably never produced, Doctor Who story.
 
Read for the first time the complete script of this magnificent, but regrettably never produced, ''Doctor Who'' story.


== Subject matter ==
== Subject matter ==
Full unedited scripts of the untelevised Doctor Who adventure [[TV]]: ''[[The Masters of Luxor (TV story)|The Masters of Luxor]]''
Scripts of the untelevised ''Doctor Who'' adventure ''[[The Masters of Luxor (TV story)|The Masters of Luxor]]'' with minor modifications to match names and characterisation from the televised adventures.


== Contents ==
== Contents ==
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== Notable features ==
== Notable features ==
* This was a rejected and unmade story that would have taken the place of the second televised adventure ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]''.
* This was a rejected and unmade story that would have taken the place of the second televised adventure, ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]''.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* Published in paperback
* Published in paperback
* Priced £4.99 (UK)
* Priced £4.99 (UK)
* The script came to light when researching the first script book in this series, [[An Unearthly Child|The Tribe of Gum]] while in contact with Anthony Coburn’s widow, Mrs Joan Moon.
* The script came to light when researching the first script book in this series, ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|The Tribe of Gum]]'', while in contact with Anthony Coburn's widow, Mrs Joan Moon.
 
 
 
 


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The Masters of Luxor was the fifth in a series of script books released by Titan Books.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

THE WAIT IS OVER...

A dark and silent planet. A magnificent crystal edifice, perched on a mountainside. A legion of dormant robots, waiting for the signal to bring them back to life. The Doctor and his granddaughter Susan, and their reluctant companions, Ian and Barbara, are about to unleash forces which will threaten their very survival.

Read for the first time the complete script of this magnificent, but regrettably never produced, Doctor Who story.

Subject matter[[edit] | [edit source]]

Scripts of the untelevised Doctor Who adventure The Masters of Luxor with minor modifications to match names and characterisation from the televised adventures.

Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Introduction
  • Episode One: The Cannibal Flower
  • Episode Two: The Mockery of a Man
  • Episode Three: A Light on the Dead Planet
  • Episode Four: Tabon of Luxor
  • Episode Five: An Infinity of Surprises
  • Episode Six: The Flower Blooms
  • Afterword

Notable features[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This was a rejected and unmade story that would have taken the place of the second televised adventure, The Daleks.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Published in paperback
  • Priced £4.99 (UK)
  • The script came to light when researching the first script book in this series, The Tribe of Gum, while in contact with Anthony Coburn's widow, Mrs Joan Moon.