The Man in the Velvet Mask (novel)

Publisher's summary
The triumph of virtue. The misfortunes of vice. Who said the play had to be like the book?

24 Messidor, XXII: the TARDIS has landed in post-revolutionary France, or so it appears. But the futuristic structure of the New Bastille towers over a twisted version of Paris. And First Deputy Minski, adopted son of the infamous Marquis de Sade, presides over a reign of terror that has yet to end.

Revolutionary soldiers arrest an ailing Doctor as a curfew breaker. Dodo is recruited by a band of wandering players whose intentions are less than pure. Deep in the dungeons of the Bastille, Prisoner 6 tries desperately to remember who he is. And outside time and space, a gathering of aliens watch in horror as their greatest experiment goes catastrophically wrong.

Characters

 * The Doctor
 * Dodo Chaplet
 * Minski

Continuity

 * The Doctor mistakenly calls Dodo 'Susan' at one point, and once again mentions how similar they look (DW: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve)
 * The Doctor tells Dodo that his time is near (refering to his approaching regeneration in DW: The Tenth Planet), and that he knew it was coming since his latest meeting with the Toymaker (DW: The Celestial Toymaker). He also mentions that he will need the aid of the TARDIS.
 * Steven's recent departure is mentioned (DW: The Savages)
 * Dodo tells Dalville she can play the piano a bit, mentioning 'The Ballad of the Last Chance Saloon' as an example of something she can play (DW: The Gunfighters)

Timeline

 * The Man in the Velvet Mask occurs after DW: The Savages
 * The Man in the Velvet Mask occurs before VD: Tarnished Image