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The '''Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures''' were a series of novels that featured [[Bernice Summerfield]] and her "supporting cast". They were published by [[Virgin Books]] beginning in [[May (releases)|May]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]] as a continuation of their [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]] line after the loss of their ''[[Doctor Who]]'' license. The line ended in [[October (releases)|October]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]].
The '''New Adventures''' were a series of original, full-length ''[[Doctor Who]]'' novels published by [[Virgin Books]]. They continued the adventures of the [[Seventh Doctor]] after the TV story ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]''. As the books were geared for an older audience, they included mature themes, strong language, violence, and [[Sexuality|sexual elements]].


The book line changed its branding in [[1996]], relegating the ''Doctor Who'' logo to the spine and re-branding the series as "The New Adventures", with the publication of ''[[Eternity Weeps (novel)|Eternity Weeps]]''.
[[Big Finish Productions]] would later obtain the licence to these characters for their own line of [[Bernice Summerfield (series)|audios, novels and short fiction featuring Benny]] and her supporting cast. Several novels were adapted for audio in this series.
 
Following the broadcast of the [[1996 (releases)|1996]] [[Doctor Who (TV story)|TV movie]], [[BBC Books]] took over the license for publishing original ''Doctor Who'' fiction, although there was an overlap of more than a year to allow Virgin to publish its contracted novels until mid [[1997]]. After the [[Eighth Doctor]] novel ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'', the New Adventures continued with Bernice as the main character in the [[Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures]].
 
Virgin launched two spin-off lines following the initial success of the NA line: the [[Virgin Decalogs|Decalogs]], a series of five short story collections, and the [[Virgin Missing Adventures|Missing Adventures]], chronicling the adventures of the first six Doctors.
 
From [[1999 (releases)|1999]] onward, Big Finish adapted several novels for audio by Big Finish, either directly or altered to omit the Doctor and focus on Summerfield. In [[2007 (releases)|2007]], the New Adventures novel ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'' was adapted as the television episodes ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'' and ''[[The Family of Blood (TV story)|The Family of Blood]]''.
 
Although the continuity of the Virgin books were initially ignored by the BBC Books lines, this was eventually relaxed and references to New and Missing Adventures began to appear. In [[DWM 482]], [[Steven Moffat]] described the New Adventures as "a separate (and equally valid) continuity" to the [[BBC Wales]] television series.


== Stories ==
== Stories ==
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
!# || Title || Author || Doctor || Featuring || Published
!Title || Author || Featuring || Published
|-
|-
|1
|''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]''
|''[[Timewyrm: Genesys (novel)|Timewyrm: Genesys]]''
|[[Paul Cornell]]  
|[[John Peel]]
| [[Wolsey]]  
|rowspan=60|[[Seventh Doctor|7th]]
| [[1 May (releases)|1 May]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]]
|rowspan=8|[[Ace]]
|[[20 June (releases)|20 June]] [[1991 (releases)|1991]]
|-
|-
|2
|''[[Dragons' Wrath (novel)|Dragons' Wrath]]''
|''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]''
|[[Justin Richards]]  
|[[Terrance Dicks]]
| [[Irving Braxiatel]]
|[[15 August (releases)|15 August]] 1991
| [[2 June (releases)|2 June]] 1997
|-
|-
|3
|'' [[Beyond the Sun (novel)|Beyond the Sun]]''
|''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)|Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]''
|[[Matthew Jones]]  
|[[Nigel Robinson]]
| [[Jason Kane]], [[Emile Mars-Smith]]
|[[17 October (releases)|17 October]] 1991
| [[3 July (releases)|3 July]] 1997
|-
|-
|4
|''[[Ship of Fools (novel)|Ship of Fools]]''
|''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]''
|[[Dave Stone]]  
|[[Paul Cornell]]
| none
|[[5 December (releases)|5 December]] 1991
| [[21 August (releases)|21 August]] 1997
|-
|-
|5
|''[[Down]]''
|''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]''
|[[Lawrence Miles]]  
|[[Marc Platt]]
| [[!X]]  
|[[20 February (releases)|20 February]] [[1992 (releases)|1992]]
| [[2 September (releases)|2 September]] 1997
|-
|-
|6
|''[[Deadfall]]''
|''[[Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Warhead]]''
|[[Gary Russell]]  
|[[Andrew Cartmel]]
| [[Chris Cwej]]  
|[[16 April (releases)|16 April]] 1992
| [[2 October (releases)|2 October]] 1997
|-
|-
|7
|''[[Ghost Devices]]''
|''[[Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark]]''
|[[Simon Bucher-Jones]]  
|[[Andrew Hunt]]
| God, [[Clarence]]  
|[[18 June (releases)|18 June]] 1992
| [[3 November (releases)|3 November]] 1997
|-
|-
|8
|''[[Mean Streets]]''
|''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]''
|[[Terrance Dicks]]  
|[[Mark Gatiss]]
| [[Chris Cwej]]  
|[[20 August (releases)|20 August]] 1992
| [[1 December (releases)|1 December]] 1997
|-
| 9
|''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]''
|[[Paul Cornell]]
|Ace, [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]]
|[[15 October (releases)|15 October]] 1992
|-
| 10
|''[[Transit (novel)|Transit]]''
|[[Ben Aaronovitch]]
|rowspan=3|Bernice
|[[3 December (releases)|3 December]] 1992
|-
| 11
|''[[The Highest Science (novel)|The Highest Science]]''
|[[Gareth Roberts]]
|[[18 February (releases)|18 February]] [[1993 (releases)|1993]]
|-
| 12
|''[[The Pit (novel)|The Pit]]''
|[[Neil Penswick]]
|[[18 March (releases)|18 March]] 1993
|-
| 13
|''[[Deceit (novel)|Deceit]]''
|[[Peter Darvill-Evans]]
|rowspan=5|Ace, Bernice
|[[15 April (releases)|15 April]] 1993
|-
| 14
|''[[Lucifer Rising (novel)|Lucifer Rising]]''
|[[Jim Mortimore]], [[Andy Lane]]
|[[20 May (releases)|20 May]] 1993
|-
| 15
|''[[White Darkness (novel)|White Darkness]]''
|[[David A. McIntee]]
|[[17 June (releases)|17 June]] 1993
|-
| 16
|''[[Shadowmind (novel)|Shadowmind]]''
|[[Christopher Bulis]]
|[[15 July (releases)|15 July]] 1993
|-
| 17
|''[[Birthright (novel)|Birthright]]''
|[[Nigel Robinson]]
|[[19 August (releases)|19 August]] 1993
|-
| 18
|''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]''
|[[David Banks]]
|
|[[16 September (releases)|16 September]] 1993
|-
| 19
|''[[Blood Heat (novel)|Blood Heat]]''
|[[Jim Mortimore]]
|rowspan=17|Ace, Bernice
|[[21 October (releases)|21 October]] 1993
|-
| 20
|''[[The Dimension Riders (novel)|The Dimension Riders]]''
|[[Daniel Blythe]]
|[[18 November (releases)|18 November]] 1993
|-
| 21
|''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)|The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]''
|[[Kate Orman]]
|[[2 December (releases)|2 December]] 1993
|-
| 22
|''[[Conundrum (novel)|Conundrum]]''
|[[Steve Lyons]]
|[[20 January (releases)|20 January]] [[1994 (releases)|1994]]
|-
| 23
|''[[No Future (novel)|No Future]]''
|[[Paul Cornell]]
|[[17 February (releases)|17 February]] 1994
|-
| 24
|''[[Tragedy Day (novel)|Tragedy Day]]''
|[[Gareth Roberts]]
|[[17 March (releases)|17 March]] 1994
|-
| 25
|''[[Legacy (novel)|Legacy]]''
|[[Gary Russell]]
|[[21 April (releases)|21 April]] 1994
|-
| 26
|''[[Theatre of War (novel)|Theatre of War]]''
|[[Justin Richards]]
|[[19 May (releases)|19 May]] 1994
|-
| 27
|''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]''
|[[Andy Lane]]
|[[16 June (releases)|16 June]] 1994
|-
| 28
|''[[Blood Harvest (novel)|Blood Harvest]]''
|[[Terrance Dicks]]
|[[21 July (releases)|21 July]] 1994
|-
| 29
|''[[Strange England (novel)|Strange England]]''
|[[Simon Messingham]]
|[[18 August (releases)|18 August]] 1994
|-
| 30
|''[[First Frontier (novel)|First Frontier]]''
|[[David A. McIntee]]
|[[15 September (releases)|15 September]] 1994
|-
| 31
|''[[St Anthony's Fire (novel)|St Anthony's Fire]]''
|[[Mark Gatiss]]
|[[20 October (releases)|20 October]] 1994
|-
| 32
|''[[Falls the Shadow (novel)|Falls the Shadow]]''
|[[Daniel O'Mahony]]
|[[17 November (releases)|17 November]] 1994
|-
| 33
|''[[Parasite (novel)|Parasite]]''
|[[Jim Mortimore]]  
|[[1 December (releases)|1 December]] 1994
|-
|-
| 34
|'' [[Tempest (novel)|Tempest]]''
|''[[Warlock (novel)|Warlock]]''  
|[[Christopher Bulis]]  
|[[Andrew Cartmel]]  
| none
|[[19 January (releases)|19 January]] [[1995 (releases)|1995]]
| [[2 January (releases)|2 January]] [[1998 (releases)|1998]]
|-
|-
| 35
|''[[Walking to Babylon (novel)|Walking to Babylon]]''
|''[[Set Piece (novel)|Set Piece]]''  
|[[Kate Orman]]  
|[[Kate Orman]]  
|[[16 February (releases)|16 February]] 1995
| none
|-
| [[3 February (releases)|3 February]] 1998
| 36
|''[[Infinite Requiem (novel)|Infinite Requiem]]''
|[[Daniel Blythe]]
|rowspan=3|Bernice
|[[16 March (releases)|16 March]] 1995
|-
| 37
|''[[Sanctuary (novel)|Sanctuary]]''
|[[David A. McIntee]]
|[[20 April (releases)|20 April]] 1995
|-
| 38
|''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]''
|[[Paul Cornell]]
|[[18 May (releases)|18 May]] 1995
|-
| 39
|''[[Original Sin (novel)|Original Sin]]''
|[[Andy Lane]]
|rowspan=12|Bernice, [[Chris Cwej|Chris]], [[Roz Forrester|Roz]]
|[[15 June (releases)|15 June]] 1995
|-
|-
| 40
|''[[Oblivion (novel)|Oblivion]]''
|''[[Sky Pirates! (novel)|Sky Pirates!]]''  
|[[Dave Stone]]  
|[[Dave Stone]]  
|[[20 July (releases)|20 July]] 1995
| [[Jason Kane]], [[Chris Cwej]], [[Roz Forrester]]
| [[2 March (releases)|2 March]] 1998
|-
|-
| 41
|''[[The Medusa Effect]]''
|''[[Zamper (novel)|Zamper]]''  
|[[Justin Richards]]
|[[Gareth Roberts]]  
| [[Irving Braxiatel]]  
|[[17 August (releases)|17 August]] 1995
| [[2 April (releases)|2 April]] 1998
|-
|-
| 42
|''[[Dry Pilgrimage]]''
|''[[Toy Soldiers (novel)|Toy Soldiers]]''  
|[[Paul Leonard]] & [[Nick Walters]]
|[[Paul Leonard]]  
| none
|[[21 September (releases)|21 September]] 1995
| [[3 May (releases)|3 May]] 1998
|-
|-
| 43
|''[[The Sword of Forever]]''
|''[[Head Games (novel)|Head Games]]''
|[[Jim Mortimore]]  
|[[Steve Lyons]]
| none
|[[19 October (releases)|19 October]] 1995
| [[2 June (releases)|2 June]] 1998
|-
| 44
|''[[The Also People (novel)|The Also People]]''  
|[[Ben Aaronovitch]]
|[[16 November (releases)|16 November]] 1995
|-
| 45
|''[[Shakedown (novel)|Shakedown]]''
|[[Terrance Dicks]]
|[[7 December (releases)|7 December]] 1995
|-
|-
| 46
|''[[Another Girl, Another Planet]]''
|''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]''  
|[[Martin Day]] & [[Len Beech]]  
|[[Lance Parkin]]  
| none
|[[18 January (releases)|18 January]] [[1996 (releases)|1996]]
| [[20 August (releases)|20 August]] 1998
|-
|-
| 47
|''[[Beige Planet Mars]]''
|''[[Warchild (novel)|Warchild]]''  
|[[Lance Parkin]] & [[Mark Clapham]]
|[[Andrew Cartmel]]  
| none
|[[16 February (releases)|16 February]] 1996
| [[15 October (releases)|15 October]] 1998
|-
|-
| 48
|''[[Where Angels Fear]]''
|''[[Sleepy (novel)|Sleepy]]''  
|[[Rebecca Levene]] & [[Simon Winstone]]
|[[Kate Orman]]  
| [[Irving Braxiatel]]  
|[[16 March (releases)|16 March]] 1996
| [[2 December (releases)|2 December]] 1998
|-
|-
| 49
|''[[The Mary-Sue Extrusion]]''
|''[[Death and Diplomacy (novel)|Death and Diplomacy]]''  
|[[Dave Stone]]  
|[[Dave Stone]]  
|[[18 April (releases)|18 April]] 1996
| [[Jason Kane]]
| [[1 February (releases)|1 February]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]]
|-
|-
| 50
|''[[Dead Romance (novel)|Dead Romance]]''
|''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]''
|[[Paul Cornell]]
|[[16 May (releases)|16 May]] 1996
|-
| 51
|''[[GodEngine (novel)|GodEngine]]''
|[[Craig Hinton]]
|rowspan=2|Chris, Roz
|[[20 June (releases)|20 June]] 1996
|-
| 52
|''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]''  
|[[Lawrence Miles]]  
|[[Lawrence Miles]]  
|[[18 July (releases)|18 July]] 1996
| [[Christine Summerfield]], [[Chris Cwej]]
| [[1 March (releases)|1 March]] 1999
|-
|-
| 53
|''[[Tears of the Oracle]]''
|''[[Return of the Living Dad (novel)|Return of the Living Dad]]''  
|[[Justin Richards]]  
|[[Kate Orman]]  
| [[Jason Kane]], [[Irving Braxiatel]]
|Bernice, Chris, Roz
| [[2 June (releases)|2 June]] 1999
|[[15 August (releases)|15 August]] 1996
|-
|-
| 54
|''[[Return to the Fractured Planet]]''
|''[[The Death of Art (novel)|The Death of Art]]''  
|[[Dave Stone]]  
|[[Simon Bucher-Jones]]
| [[Irving Braxiatel]]  
|rowspan=3|Chris, Roz
| [[2 August (releases)|2 August]] 1999
|[[19 September (releases)|19 September]] 1996
|-
| 55
|''[[Damaged Goods (novel)|Damaged Goods]]''
|[[Russell T Davies]]  
|[[24 October (releases)|24 October]] 1996
|-
| 56
|''[[So Vile a Sin (novel)|So Vile a Sin]]''
|[[Ben Aaronovitch]], [[Kate Orman]]
|[[May]] 1997
|-
|-
| 57
|''[[The Joy Device]]''
|''[[Bad Therapy (novel)|Bad Therapy]]''  
|[[Justin Richards]]  
|[[Matthew Jones]]  
| none
|rowspan=3|Chris
| [[1 October (releases)|1 October]] 1999
|[[5 December (releases)|5 December]] 1996
|-
|-
| 58
|''[[Twilight of the Gods (BNA novel)|Twilight of the Gods]]''
|''[[Eternity Weeps (novel)|Eternity Weeps]]''  
|[[Mark Clapham]], [[Jon de Burgh Miller]]  
|[[Jim Mortimore]]
| [[Jason Kane]], [[Chris Cwej]], [[Clarence]], [[Irving Braxiatel]]  
|[[16 January (releases)|16 January]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]]
| [[2 December (releases)|2 December]] 1999
|-
| 59
|''[[The Room With No Doors (novel)|The Room With No Doors]]''
|[[Kate Orman]]
|[[20 February (releases)|20 February]] 1997
|-
| 60
|''[[Lungbarrow (novel)|Lungbarrow]]''
|[[Marc Platt]]
|Chris, [[Romana II]],  [[Leela]], Ace, [[K9 Mark I]], [[K9 Mark II]]
|[[20 March (releases)|20 March]] 1997 
|-
| 61
|''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]''
|[[Lance Parkin]]
|[[Eighth Doctor|8th]]  
|Bernice, [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], [[UNIT]]  
|[[18 April (releases)|18 April]] 1997
|}
|}


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
=== Continuity ===
* Though not considered part of the main series, the short story collection ''[[Decalog 5: Wonders]]'' included the first Bernice Summerfield short story, ''[[The Judgement of Solomon]]'' by [[Lawrence Miles]].
* The New Adventures introduced a few new companions into the life of the Doctor: [[Bernice Summerfield]] (debuting in ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]''), [[Roz Forrester]] and [[Chris Cwej]] (debuting in ''[[Original Sin (novel)|Original Sin]]'') and [[Wolsey]] the [[cat]] (debuting in ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'').
* In [[Big Finish Productions]]' [[Bernice Summerfield (series)|''Bernice Summerfield'' series]], four Bernice Summerfield ''New Adventures'' were adapted into audio: ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (audio story)|Oh No It Isn't!]]'', ''[[Beyond the Sun (audio story)|Beyond the Sun]]'', ''[[Walking to Babylon (audio story)|Walking to Babylon]]'', and ''[[Dragons' Wrath (audio story)|Dragons' Wrath]]''.
* Ace was written out in ''Love and War'' and left the Doctor before reuniting with him in ''[[Deceit (novel)|Deceit]]''. During the intervening three years, she changed considerably. Ace left a second time, permanently, in ''[[Set Piece (novel)|Set Piece]]''. Ace's character development and departure were contradicted by later media.
* The book series initially used the same cover designs as that for the later ''Doctor Who'' New Adventures books; beginning with ''[[Another Girl, Another Planet (novel)|Another Girl, Another Planet]]'', a new cover design was introduced that removed the ''New Adventures'' identifier from the front cover and introduced a new title-lettering style.
* Apart from the novels, a few of the comics and audios take place specifically in the New Adventures continuity. These feature the Seventh Doctor, Bernice, and the older version of Ace.
* ''[[Eternity Weeps (novel)|Eternity Weeps]]'' portrays the death (some years in the future, from the viewpoint of readers when the book first came out) of the [[Third Doctor]]'s companion, [[Liz Shaw]].
* Several novels of the New Adventures featured old foes from the TV series, including:
** ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'' - The [[War Chief]]
** ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'' - [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] and the [[Cyber-Controller]]
** ''[[Blood Heat (novel)|Blood Heat]]'' - [[Silurian]]s and [[Sea Devil]]s
** ''[[No Future (novel)|No Future]]'' - [[The Monk]] and the [[Vardan]]s
** ''[[Blood Harvest (novel)|Blood Harvest]]'' - [[Great Vampire]]s
** ''[[First Frontier (novel)|First Frontier]]'' - [[The Master]]
** ''[[Toy Soldiers (novel)|Toy Soldiers]]'' - [[Ogron]]s (cameo only)
** ''[[Head Games (novel)|Head Games]]'' - [[Valeyard]] (illusion only)
** ''[[Shakedown (novel)|Shakedown]]'' - [[Sontaran]]s and the [[Rutan Host]]
** ''[[GodEngine (novel)|GodEngine]]'' - [[Dalek]]s (cameo only)
** ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'' - [[Ice Warrior]]s
* The New Adventures were linked in several major ways to Virgin's [[Virgin Missing Adventures|Missing Adventures]] line.
** A story strand which originated in ''Blood Harvest'' continued into the first Missing Adventure ''[[Goth Opera (novel)|Goth Opera]]'' in an effort to get readers to buy both books.
** ''Shakedown'' and ''[[Lords of the Storm (novel)|Lords of the Storm]]'' both featured the [[Sontaran]]s in the same month.
** The Missing Adventure ''[[Cold Fusion (novel)|Cold Fusion]]'' featured both the [[Fifth Doctor]] and the Seventh Doctor alongside [[Roz Forrester|Roz]], [[Chris Cwej]], and the Fifth Doctor's companions.
 
=== Adaptations ===
* The novel ''Shakedown'' was itself an adaptation of the [[Reeltime Pictures]] production ''[[Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans]]'', greatly expanded to include the Doctor.
* In [[Big Finish Productions]]' [[Bernice Summerfield (series)|''Bernice Summerfield'' series]], audio adaptations of ''[[Birthright (audio story)|Birthright]]'' and ''[[Just War (audio story)|Just War]]'' modified the novels to remove ''Doctor Who'' elements to which Big Finish did not yet have the rights.
* The novel ''Human Nature'' was adapted into the two-part story ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]''/''[[The Family of Blood (TV story)|The Family of Blood]]'' in [[Series 3 (Doctor Who)|Series 3]] of [[BBC Wales]]' ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
* ''Love and War'' was directly adapted by Big Finish into [[Love and War (audio story)|an audio drama]] in [[2012 (releases)|2012]]. This was followed by ''[[The Highest Science (audio story)|The Highest Science]]'', ''[[Damaged Goods (audio story)|Damaged Goods]]'', ''[[Theatre of War (audio story)|Theatre of War]]'', ''[[All-Consuming Fire (audio story)|All-Consuming Fire]]'' and ''[[Original Sin (audio story)|Original Sin]]''.
 
=== Production notes ===
* Following the broadcast of the [[1996 (releases)|1996]] [[Doctor Who (TV story)|TV movie]], [[BBC Books]] took over the license for publishing original ''Doctor Who'' fiction, but there was an overlap of more than a year to allow Virgin to publish its contracted novels. As a result, the book line changed its branding, the ''Doctor Who'' logo on the front cover and spine was removed beginning with the publication of [[Eternity Weeps (novel)|''Eternity Weeps'']].
* ''[[So Vile a Sin (novel)|So Vile a Sin]]'' was the final book to be published featuring the Doctor, but it was published out of narrative sequence due to delays preventing its completion. The death of a major character in that book was meant to be a surprise, but because of the production delay this was no longer possible, and the novel was adapted accordingly: its prologue began with the funeral for the character, and the event was made an intrinsic part of the narrative, rather than a shock conclusion.


== External links ==
* [http://www.drwho-online.co.uk/guides/merchandise/books/virgin-na/ The Doctor Who Online Merchandise Guide - Virgin Books - The New Adventures]
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The Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures were a series of novels that featured Bernice Summerfield and her "supporting cast". They were published by Virgin Books beginning in May 1997 as a continuation of their New Adventures line after the loss of their Doctor Who license. The line ended in October 1999.

Big Finish Productions would later obtain the licence to these characters for their own line of audios, novels and short fiction featuring Benny and her supporting cast. Several novels were adapted for audio in this series.

Stories

Title Author Featuring Published
Oh No It Isn't! Paul Cornell Wolsey 1 May 1997
Dragons' Wrath Justin Richards Irving Braxiatel 2 June 1997
Beyond the Sun Matthew Jones Jason Kane, Emile Mars-Smith 3 July 1997
Ship of Fools Dave Stone none 21 August 1997
Down Lawrence Miles !X 2 September 1997
Deadfall Gary Russell Chris Cwej 2 October 1997
Ghost Devices Simon Bucher-Jones God, Clarence 3 November 1997
Mean Streets Terrance Dicks Chris Cwej 1 December 1997
Tempest Christopher Bulis none 2 January 1998
Walking to Babylon Kate Orman none 3 February 1998
Oblivion Dave Stone Jason Kane, Chris Cwej, Roz Forrester 2 March 1998
The Medusa Effect Justin Richards Irving Braxiatel 2 April 1998
Dry Pilgrimage Paul Leonard & Nick Walters none 3 May 1998
The Sword of Forever Jim Mortimore none 2 June 1998
Another Girl, Another Planet Martin Day & Len Beech none 20 August 1998
Beige Planet Mars Lance Parkin & Mark Clapham none 15 October 1998
Where Angels Fear Rebecca Levene & Simon Winstone Irving Braxiatel 2 December 1998
The Mary-Sue Extrusion Dave Stone Jason Kane 1 February 1999
Dead Romance Lawrence Miles Christine Summerfield, Chris Cwej 1 March 1999
Tears of the Oracle Justin Richards Jason Kane, Irving Braxiatel 2 June 1999
Return to the Fractured Planet Dave Stone Irving Braxiatel 2 August 1999
The Joy Device Justin Richards none 1 October 1999
Twilight of the Gods Mark Clapham, Jon de Burgh Miller Jason Kane, Chris Cwej, Clarence, Irving Braxiatel 2 December 1999

Notes

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