"Monstrous Missions" contains two action-packed original "Doctor Who" adventures written for younger fans of the BBC television series, which stars Matt Smith as the Doctor. In "Terrible Lizards" and "Horror of the Space Snakes" the Doctor meets some of his most monstrous opponents yet! One time travelling doctor, two monstrous missions. In "Terrible Lizards", the Doctor and his companions join a group of explorers on a Victorian tramp steamer in the Florida Everglades. The explorers are searching for the Fountain of Youth, but neither they nor the treasure they seek are quite what they seem! And in "Horror of the Space Snakes", people are mysteriously disappearing on Moonbase Laika. They return with strange bite marks and no idea where they have been. Can the Doctor get to the bottom of what's going on? The return of the classic BBC television series "Doctor Who" in 2005 has created a new generation of young fans - Gary Russell's "Terrible Lizards" and Jonathan Green's "Horror of the Space Snakes" contained in Monstrous Missions are perfect reads for younger readers who can't get enough of the doctor. Further "Doctor Who" adventures, "Death Riders/Heart of Stone", "The Good", "the Bad and the Alien", "Alien Adventures", "Sightseeing in Space" and "Step Back in Time", are also available from BBC. Youc an discover more about the very best "Doctor Who" books.

 

This is book 5 in Doctor Who .

There are 384 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Jonathan Green is a freelance writer. He writes science fiction and fantasy novels for adults, adventure gamebooks for children, and non-fiction books for all ages.