Castrovalva (novelisation)

This novelisation was based on the original television serial Castrovalva, written by Christopher H. Bidmead and first broadcast from 4 January 1982. The original Target edition featured a photographic cover.

1983 edition
Still weak and confused after his fourth regeneration, the Fifth Doctor retreats to Castrovalva to recuperate.

But Castrovalva is not the haven of peace and tranquility the Doctor and his companions are seeking. Far from being able to rest quietly, the unsuspecting time-travellers are caught up once again in the evil machinations of the Master.

Only an act of supreme self-sacrifice will enable them to escape the maniacal lunacy of the renegade Time Lord.

Deviations from televised story

 * Nyssa worries that the Doctor will get high altitude edema.

Writing and publishing notes

 * `This book is dedicated to M.C. Escher, whose drawings inspired it and provided the title. Thanks are also due to the Barbican Centre, London, England, where a working model of the disorienteering experiments provided valuable practical experience.’

British publication history
To be added

First Publication:
 * Hardback
 * W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK


 * Paperback
 * Target

Re-issues: