Stories Book Target Collection Doctor Who and the Hand of Fear 1 image Overview Characters How to Read Reviews Statistics Related Stories Quotes Overview Released Thursday, January 18, 1979 Written by Terrance Dicks Pages 128 Story Type Companion Exit Time Travel Present Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Mind Control Location (Potential Spoilers!) Earth, England, Kastria Synopsis The Tardis lands in England, and Sarah, the Fourth Doctor's companion, looks forward to going home. A freak accident in a quarry leaves the unconscious Sarah clutching an enormous stone Hand. The Hand is the only surviving remnant of Eldrad, an alien super-being expelled from his planet, Kastria – and it has the power to control the human mind. Using Sarah as its instrument, the Hand goes in search of the atomic energy it needs to regenerate Eldrad's body. Eldrad is determined to return to Kastria and punish his enemies. The Doctor and Sarah are caught up in the terrifying conclusion of a drama of betrayal and revenge that began millions of years ago. Read Read Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Characters Fourth Doctor Sarah Jane Smith Eldrad Show All Characters (3) How to read Doctor Who and the Hand of Fear: Books Doctor Who and the Hand of Fear Reviews Add Review Edit Review Submit a Review Statistics AVG. Rating279 members 3.64 / 5 GoodReads AVG. Rating279 votes 3.64 / 5 Member Statistics Read 11 Favourited 0 Reviewed 0 Saved 0 Skipped 2 Owned 1 Related Stories Other adaptations of this story: We define an adaptation as a recreation of a similar story but on a different medium or with different characters. Classic Who S14 • Serial 2 · (4 episodes) The Hand of Fear Rating: 3.55 Story Skipped Television Reviews(2) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Doctor Who (1963-1996) Set of Stories: Fourth Doctor Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote
