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|doctor = Third Doctor | |doctor = Third Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Jo Grant|Jo]] | |companions = [[Jo Grant|Jo]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart | ||
|featuring2 = Mike Yates | |featuring2 = Mike Yates | ||
|featuring3 = John Benton | |featuring3 = John Benton | ||
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== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
=== 1974 Target Books edition === | === 1974 Target Books edition === | ||
[[Third Doctor|DOCTOR WHO]] is strangely concerned about Professor [[Gilbert Horner|Horner]]'s plan to cut open an ancient barrow near the peaceful [[England|English]] village of [[Devil's End]]; equally worried is [[Olive Hawthorne|Miss Hawthorne]], the local white witch, who foretells a terrible disaster if he goes ahead; determined that the Professor should is Mr. Magister, the new vicar (in truth [[The Master|the MASTER]]) whose secret ceremonies are designed to conjure up from out of the barrow a horribly powerful being from a far-off planet ... [[The Brigadier]] and [[Jo Grant]] assist DOCTOR WHO in this exciting confrontation with the forces of black magic! | [[Third Doctor|DOCTOR WHO]] is strangely concerned about Professor [[Gilbert Horner|Horner]]'s plan to cut open an ancient barrow near the peaceful [[England|English]] village of [[Devil's End]]; equally worried is [[Olive Hawthorne|Miss Hawthorne]], the local white witch, who foretells a terrible disaster if he goes ahead; determined that the Professor should is Mr. Magister, the new vicar (in truth [[The Master|the MASTER]]) whose secret ceremonies are designed to conjure up from out of the barrow a horribly powerful being from a far-off planet ... [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]] and [[Jo Grant]] assist DOCTOR WHO in this exciting confrontation with the forces of black magic! | ||
`DOCTOR WHO, the children's own programme which adults adore...' | `DOCTOR WHO, the children's own programme which adults adore...' | ||
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'HARKEN TO MY VOICE, OH DARK ONE; ANCIENT AND AWFUL; SUPREME IN ARTIFICE; BEARER OF POWER; I CONJORE THEE!' | 'HARKEN TO MY VOICE, OH DARK ONE; ANCIENT AND AWFUL; SUPREME IN ARTIFICE; BEARER OF POWER; I CONJORE THEE!' | ||
Working with [[ | Working with [[UNIT]] on [[earth]], the Doctor is strangely concerned about Professor Horner's plans to cut open an ancient barrow near the peaceful village of Devil's End. Equally worried is Miss Hawthorne, the local white witch, who foretells a terrible disaster if he goes ahead. The only person who wants Horner to open to the barrow is the new vicar - in truth the Master - whose secret ceremomies are designed to conjure up from the barrow a horribly powerful being. | ||
The author, [[Barry Letts]], has been associated with [[Doctor Who]] in several capacities, mainly as a [[director]] and [[producer]] during the [[Jon Pertwee|Pertwee]] years. | The author, [[Barry Letts]], has been associated with [[Doctor Who]] in several capacities, mainly as a [[director]] and [[producer]] during the [[Jon Pertwee|Pertwee]] years. | ||