Doctor Who The Image of the Fendahl by Terrance Dicks

This text is an excerpt from the novelization of the Doctor Who serial, "The Image of the Fendahl," authored by Terrance Dicks. It follows the Fourth Doctor and his companion Leela as they arrive at a contemporary English priory to investigate a fossilized human skull that predates mankind's known existence. The narrative reveals that Doctor Fendleman and his team are unknowingly unleashing the Fendahl, an ancient, energy-consuming predator from a destroyed fifth planet. As a local coven led by the obsessive Max Stael attempts to harness this occult power, a scientist named Thea Ransome is transformed into a High Priestess for the creature. The Doctor must use his scientific ingenuity and simple rock salt to neutralize the growing Fendahleen and prevent a catastrophic temporal implosion.