The Masks of Makassar (short story)
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The Masks of Makassar was the third short story and sixth release exclusively published in the Doctor Who Annual 2006 in September 2005 by Panini UK and the BBC. The short story was written by Paul Cornell and illustrated by Martin Geraghty.
Plot
The Ninth Doctor is asked to represent an alien planet. But his eternal grief at the loss of the Time Lords begins clouding his judgement, and when Rose is put in danger, the Doctor discovers a trap has been set - and he has walked straight into it.
Characters
Worldbuilding
- The visions from Rose's memory include the Powell Estate and Jackie Tyler.
Notes
According to Paul Cornell on the commentary for Scream of the Shalka this story would have been used had Richard E Grant’s version of The Doctor gone to series. So he recycled it when asked to write for this annual instead.
Continuity
- The Doctor mentions the Matrix as something the Time Lords used to "keep their minds in after they died".
- The Doctor is haunted by the destruction of his homeworld, a running theme throughout his ninth incarnation.
