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novel name= Shadowmind|
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series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[List of Virgin New Adventures Stories | Virgin New Adventures]] |
|image= NA016 shadowmind.jpg
number= 16 |
|series = [[Virgin New Adventures]]
doctor=[[Seventh Doctor]] |
|range = Virgin New Adventures
companions= [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] |
|number in range = 16
enemy= [[Umbra]] |
|number= 16
writer= [[Christopher Bulis]] |
|doctor = Seventh Doctor
publisher= [[Virgin Books]] |
|companions= [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]]
release date= |
|enemy= [[Umbra (Shadowmind)|Umbra]]
format= Paperback Book, ? Pages |
|setting= [[Tairngire]] and [[Arden (planet)|Arden]], [[2673]]
isbn= 0426203941 }}
|writer= Christopher Bulis
|cover= Christopher Bulis
|publisher= Virgin Books
|release date= 15 July 1993
|format= Paperback Book; 30 Chapters, 244 Pages
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20394-1
|prev= White Darkness (novel)
|next= Birthright (novel)
|series2= [[Interweaving with the New Adventures|''DWM'' "New Adventures order"]]
|prev2= White Darkness (novel)
|next2= Birthright (novel)
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'''''Shadowmind''''' was the sixteenth novel in the [[Virgin New Adventures]] series. It was released in [[1993 (releases)|1993]]. It was written by [[Christopher Bulis]], and features the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]]. It was Bulis's first novel; he had previously been a painter, and actually painted the cover of ''Shadowmind''.


==Publisher's Summary==
== Publisher's summary ==
'''[[Arden]]. A planet of hills and streams and forests. Peaceful. Friendly.'''
[[Arden (planet)|Arden]]. A planet of hills and [[stream]]s and [[forest]]s. Peaceful. Friendly.


'There is no indigenous intelligent life there.' 'What is there then?' [[the Doctor]] said. 'It’s a new colony world, Doctor. We started developing it three years ago.'
"There is no indigenous intelligent life there." "What is there then?" [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] said. "It's a new [[colony]] world, Doctor. We started developing it three years ago."


But there is something on Arden. Something that steals minds and memories. Something that is growing stronger. Something that can reach out to the regional stellar capital, [[Tairngaire]] -- where the newest exhibit in the sculpture park is a blue box surmounted by a flashing light.  
But there is something on Arden. Something that steals minds and memories. Something that is growing stronger. Something that can reach out to the regional stellar capital, [[Tairngaire]] — where the newest exhibit in the sculpture park is a [[The Doctor's TARDIS|blue box]] surmounted by a flashing light.


==Notes==
== Plot ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


== Characters ==
* [[Seventh Doctor]]
* [[Ace]]
* [[Bernice Summerfield]]
* [[Umbra (Shadowmind)|Umbra]]
* [[Kim Talevera]]
* [[Annis Delray]]
* [[David Tesseni]]
* [[Donal Robson]]
* [[George O'Valle]]
* [[Gerry Ostman]]
* [[Olaf Brandel]]
* [[Lyn Sorren]]
* [[Quillon]]
* [[Strek (Shadowmind)|Strek]]
* [[Vince Chiminoe]]
* [[Fran Kausama]]
* [[Nat Santony]]
* [[Ashton (Shadowmind)|Ashton]]
* [[Toni Pandril]]
* [[Nicholas Cort]]
* [[Paak]]
* [[Rusty (Shadowmind)|Rusty]]
* [[Dag Felden]]
* [[Kristen Barr]]
* [[Portlyn]]
* [[Warwick (Shadowmind)|Warwick]]
* [[Chet Foss]]
* [[Manten]]
* [[Vego]]
* [[Sympson (Shadowmind)|Sympson]]
* [[Debly]]
* [[Ord]]
* [[Peter van Buran]]
* [[Cheyney (Shadowmind)|Cheyney]]
* [[Warton (Shadowmind)|Warton]]
* [[Lahat]]
* [[Kirin (Shadowmind)|Kirin]]
* [[Tamsyn York]]
* [[Khan (Shadowmind)|Khan]]
* [[Lathilar]]
* [[Xaxil]]
* [[Jodee Flyn]]
* [[Narvik]]
* [[Lombardo (Shadowmind)|Lombardo]]
* [[Macnikol]]
* [[Stirling (Shadowmind)|Stirling]]
* [[Jon Amphipolis]]
* [[Holly Freyman]]
* [[Liam Freyman]]
* [[Charters (Shadowmind)|Charters]]
* [[Salsk]]
* [[Talevera]]
* [[Gil Enver]]
* [[Anderman]]
* [[Grad (Shadowmind)|Grad]]
* [[Lang (Shadowmind)|Lang]]
* [[Le Paz]]
* [[Esteval]]
* [[Jefferson (Shadowmind)|Jefferson]]
* [[Brant (Shadowmind)|Brant]]
* [[Cassal]]
* [[Kwon (Shadowmind)|Kwon]]
* [[Nat Santony's mother]]


==References==
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
* [[Ace's helmet]] is made from the [[dome]] of a [[Black Dalek Supreme (Shadowmind)|Black Dalek Supreme]].
 
* Ace played [[Statues]] when she was young.
 
* Ace's new variant of [[Nitro-9]] is Neo-Nitro, which resembles [[boiled sweet]]s and is activated using saliva.
==Characters==
* The Doctor lists his experiences battling [[Dalek]]s, [[Robot Yeti]], [[Auton]]s, [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], and [[Ice Warrior]]s.
''to be added''
* The [[Shenn]] come from [[Arden (planet)|Arden]] and link minds to form group intelligence. They are controlling the duplicates that are seen on [[Tairngire]].
* [[Xaxil]] is the twenty-fourth Emperor of [[Draconia]].
* The Doctor has unlimited credit with the [[First Galactic Bank]].
* The Doctor, Ace and Benny get to Arden on the ''[[CSS Broadsword]]''. The ship is later used to kill [[Umbra (Shadowmind)|Umbra]].


== Notes ==
* A [[Prelude Shadowmind (short story)|prelude]] to this novel was published in [[DWM 202]].


==External Links==
== Continuity ==
* [http://drwhoguide.com/who_na16.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''Shadowmind''']
* Bernice asks if [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] can go somewhere other than "Club Zombie". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[White Darkness]]'')
* Bernice thinks of her mother and how she died when she was a girl. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'')
* The Doctor mentions how he negotiated the peace between [[Earth]] and [[Draconia]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'')
* The Doctor states that [[Umbra (Shadowmind)|Umbra]] wants to survive and grow, like any species. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invisible Enemy (TV story)|The Invisible Enemy]]'')
* The [[Concordance]] accesses records of the Doctor dating back to his ambassadorship in the [[Human-Draconian War]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]''/''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'') and even his time at [[UNIT]].
* The Doctor decides he needs a holiday. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Birthright (novel)|Birthright]]'', ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'')
* The Doctor will battle another sentient star that controls a planet again in [[TV]]: ''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]''.


{{Virgin New Adventure Series Box | before = [[White Darkness]] | after = [[Birthright]]}}
== External links ==
* [https://doctorwho.guide/whona16p.htm Prelude to '''Shadowmind''' as published in DWM #202]
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* {{whoniverse|na16|Shadowmind}}
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/shadowm.htm The Cloister Library: '''Shadowmind''']
* [http://doctorwho.org.nz/archive/tsv36/btb-shadowmind.html Beyond the Book: Shadowmind by Paul Scoones (Article) - TSV 36]
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Shadowmind was the sixteenth novel in the Virgin New Adventures series. It was released in 1993. It was written by Christopher Bulis, and features the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice. It was Bulis's first novel; he had previously been a painter, and actually painted the cover of Shadowmind.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Arden. A planet of hills and streams and forests. Peaceful. Friendly.

"There is no indigenous intelligent life there." "What is there then?" the Doctor said. "It's a new colony world, Doctor. We started developing it three years ago."

But there is something on Arden. Something that steals minds and memories. Something that is growing stronger. Something that can reach out to the regional stellar capital, Tairngaire — where the newest exhibit in the sculpture park is a blue box surmounted by a flashing light.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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