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|publisher    = Virgin Books
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|release date = [[20 June (releases)|20 June]] [[1991 (releases)|1991]] - [[2 December (releases)|2 December]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]]
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The '''''New Adventures''''', often called the '''Virgin ''New Adventures''''' in fan parlance, were a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' novel series published by the eponymous imprint of [[Virgin Books]] in the aftermath of the TV series' cancellation, continuing the adventures of the [[Seventh Doctor]] — hence the name.


[[File:NA001 genesys.jpg|thumb|right|The first NA, ''[[Timewyrm: Genesys]]'', displaying the initial cover design.]]
The first book, published in [[1991 (releases)|1991]], picked up the Doctor and [[Ace]] where the television story ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'' had left off; later instalments introduced new [[companion]]s like [[Bernice Summerfield]], who became the range's main protagonist in [[1997 (releases)|1997]] when Virgin lost the licence for ''[[Doctor Who]]'' fiction. As the New Adventures were geared for an older audience than the TV show, they included mature themes, strong language, violence, and [[Sexuality|sexual elements]].
The '''New Adventures published by [[Virgin Books]]''' were a series of original, full-length ''[[Doctor Who]]'' novels that continued the adventures of the [[Seventh Doctor]] (and, initially, [[Ace]]) following on from the TV story, ''[[Survival]]''. As the books were geared for an older audience, they included more mature themes including language, violence and sexuality. One book in the "NA" series, ''[[Shakedown]]'' was unique as a novelization of the non-[[BBC]] spin-off production, ''[[Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans]]'', but greatly expanded to include the Doctor.


The series concluded with the [[Eighth Doctor]] novel ''[[The Dying Days]]''. The series ended because, following the broadcast of the 1996 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. One immediate change saw the book line change its branding, relegating the Doctor Who logo to the spine and rebranding the series as "The New Adventures". ''The Dying Days'' contained no references to ''Doctor Who'' on the cover at all.
Virgin Books launched two spin-off lines following the initial success of the New Adventures: the [[Virgin Decalogs|Decalogs]], a series of short story collections; and the [[Virgin Missing Adventures|Missing Adventures]], a novel range that told new stories with the first six Doctors.


After ''The Dying Days'' was published, the books continued with Bernice as the principal character in a new [[Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures|series of novels]] which were officially dubbed "The New Adventures" (with a new NA logo introduced).
The New Adventures concluded with ''[[Twilight of the Gods (BNA novel)|Twilight of the Gods]]'' in [[December (releases)|December]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]], but [[Big Finish Productions]] obtained the licence for the later New Adventures characters and continued telling stories with Bernice Summerfield, [[Jason Kane]], and [[Irving Braxiatel]] in their own line of [[Bernice Summerfield (series)|audios, novels, and short stories]].


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, 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 into 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 NA line was initially ignored by the BBC Books lines, this was eventually relaxed and references to NA and MA adventures began to appear. As for the series' canonicity with televised Doctor Who, that is a question that falls into a grey area, especially given that one NA novel, ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'', was later adapted as the television episodes ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'' and ''[[The Family of Blood]]''.
Although several authors initially attempted to separate the Virgin Books and BBC Books continuities, the separation was eventually relaxed, and references to New and Missing Adventures began to appear in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures|Eighth Doctor]] and [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures|Past Doctor Adventures]]. In [[DWM 482]], [[Steven Moffat]] said that he considered the New Adventures to be "a separate (and equally valid) continuity" to the [[BBC Wales]] television series.
 
== Doctor Who: The New Adventures ==


== Stories ==
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
|''#'' || '''Title''' || '''Author''' || '''Doctor''' || '''Companions''' || '''Published'''
!# || Title || Author || Doctor || Featuring || Published
|-
|1
|''[[Timewyrm: Genesys (novel)|Timewyrm: Genesys]]''
|[[John Peel]]
|rowspan=60|[[Seventh Doctor|7th]]
|[[Ace]], [[Third Doctor]], [[Timewyrm]], [[Gilgamesh]]
|[[20 June (releases)|20 June]] [[1991 (releases)|1991]]
|-
|2
|''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]''
|[[Terrance Dicks]]
|Ace, [[the War Chief]], Timewyrm, [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]]
|[[15 August (releases)|15 August]] 1991
|-
|3
|''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)|Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]''
|[[Nigel Robinson]]
|Ace, [[Second Doctor]], [[Ben Jackson|Ben]], [[Polly Wright|Polly]], Timewyrm
|[[17 October (releases)|17 October]] 1991
|-
|4
|''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]''
|[[Paul Cornell]]
|Ace, Timewyrm, [[First Doctor]], [[Third Doctor]], [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Death (mythology)|Death]], [[the Hermit]], [[Adric]], [[Katarina]], [[Sara Kingdom|Sara]], [[Dalek]]s
|[[5 December (releases)|5 December]] 1991
|-
|5
|''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]''
|[[Marc Platt]]
|Ace, [[Rassilon]]
|[[20 February (releases)|20 February]] [[1992 (releases)|1992]]
|-
|6
|''[[Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Warhead]]''
|[[Andrew Cartmel]]
|Ace, [[Justine Wheaton|Justine]], [[Vincent Wheaton|Vincent]]
|[[16 April (releases)|16 April]] 1992
|-
|7
|''[[Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark]]''
|[[Andrew Hunt]]
|rowspan=2|Ace
|[[18 June (releases)|18 June]] 1992
|-
|8
|''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]''
|[[Mark Gatiss]]
|[[20 August (releases)|20 August]] 1992
|-
| 9
|''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]''
|Paul Cornell
|Ace, [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]], [[Paul Magrs (Love and War)|Paul Magrs]], Death
|[[15 October (releases)|15 October]] 1992
|-
| 10
|''[[Transit (novel)|Transit]]''
|[[Ben Aaronovitch]]
|Benny, [[Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart|Kadiatu]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brig]]
|[[3 December (releases)|3 December]] 1992
|-
| 11
|''[[The Highest Science (novel)|The Highest Science]]''
|[[Gareth Roberts]]
|Benny, [[Chelonian]]s
|[[18 February (releases)|18 February]] [[1993 (releases)|1993]]
|-
| 12
|''[[The Pit (novel)|The Pit]]''
|[[Neil Penswick]]
| rowspan="1" |Benny
|[[18 March (releases)|18 March]] 1993
|-
| 13
|''[[Deceit (novel)|Deceit]]''
|[[Peter Darvill-Evans]]
|rowspan=5|Ace, Benny
|[[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]]
|[[Cyberman|Cybermen]], [[Cyber-Controller]]
|[[16 September (releases)|16 September]] 1993
|-
| 19
|''[[Blood Heat (novel)|Blood Heat]]''
|[[Jim Mortimore]]
|Ace, Benny, [[Silurian]]s, [[Sea Devil]]s
|[[21 October (releases)|21 October]] 1993
|-
| 20
|''[[The Dimension Riders (novel)|The Dimension Riders]]''
|[[Daniel Blythe]]
|rowspan=3|Ace, Benny
|[[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
|Ace, Benny, [[the Monk]], [[Vardan]]s
|[[17 February (releases)|17 February]] 1994
|-
| 24
|''[[Tragedy Day (novel)|Tragedy Day]]''
|Gareth Roberts
|rowspan=4|Ace, Benny
|[[17 March (releases)|17 March]] 1994
|-
|-
| 1 || ''[[Timewyrm: Genesys]]'' || [[John Peel]] || [[Seventh Doctor|7th]] || [[Ace]] || June 1991
| 25
|''[[Legacy (novel)|Legacy]]''
|[[Gary Russell]]
|[[21 April (releases)|21 April]] 1994
|-
|-
| 2 || ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus]]'' || [[Terrance Dicks]] || 7th || Ace || August 1991
| 26
|''[[Theatre of War (novel)|Theatre of War]]''
|[[Justin Richards]]
|[[19 May (releases)|19 May]] 1994
|-
|-
| 3 || ''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]'' || [[Nigel Robinson]] || 7th || Ace || October 1991
| 27
|''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]''
|Andy Lane
|[[16 June (releases)|16 June]] 1994
|-
|-
| 4 || ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation]]'' || [[Paul Cornell]] || 7th || Ace || December 1991
| 28
|''[[Blood Harvest (novel)|Blood Harvest]]''
|Terrance Dicks
|Ace, Benny, [[Great Vampire]]s
|[[21 July (releases)|21 July]] 1994
|-
|-
| 5 || ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'' || [[Marc Platt]] || 7th || Ace || February 1992
| 29
|''[[Strange England (novel)|Strange England]]''
|[[Simon Messingham]]
|Ace, Benny
|[[18 August (releases)|18 August]] 1994
|-
|-
| 6 || ''[[Cat's Cradle: Warhead]]'' || [[Andrew Cartmel]] || 7th || Ace || April 1992
| 30
|''[[First Frontier (novel)|First Frontier]]''
|David A. McIntee
|Ace, Benny, [[The Master (First Frontier)|the Master]]
|[[15 September (releases)|15 September]] 1994
|-
|-
| 7 || ''[[Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark]]'' || [[Andrew Hunt]] || 7th || Ace || June 1992
| 31
|''[[St Anthony's Fire (novel)|St Anthony's Fire]]''
|Mark Gatiss
|rowspan=4|Ace, Benny
|[[20 October (releases)|20 October]] 1994
|-
|-
| 8 || ''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]'' || [[Mark Gatiss]] || 7th || Ace || August 1992
| 32
|''[[Falls the Shadow (novel)|Falls the Shadow]]''
|[[Daniel O'Mahony]]
|[[17 November (releases)|17 November]] 1994
|-
|-
| 9 || ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'' || [[Paul Cornell]] || 7th || Ace and [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]]|| October 1992
| 33
|''[[Parasite (novel)|Parasite]]''
|Jim Mortimore
|[[1 December (releases)|1 December]] 1994
|-
|-
| 10 || ''[[Transit]]'' || [[Ben Aaronovitch]] || 7th || Bernice || December 1992
| 34
|''[[Warlock (novel)|Warlock]]''
|Andrew Cartmel
|[[19 January (releases)|19 January]] [[1995 (releases)|1995]]
|-
|-
| 11 || ''[[The Highest Science]]'' || [[Gareth Roberts]] || 7th || Bernice || February 1993
| 35
|''[[Set Piece (novel)|Set Piece]]''
|Kate Orman
| Ace, Benny, Death
|[[16 February (releases)|16 February]] 1995
|-
|-
| 12 || ''[[The Pit]]'' || [[Neil Penswick]] || 7th || Bernice || March 1993
| 36
|''[[Infinite Requiem (novel)|Infinite Requiem]]''
|Daniel Blythe
|rowspan=3|Benny
|[[16 March (releases)|16 March]] 1995
|-
|-
| 13 || ''[[Deceit]]'' || [[Peter Darvill-Evans]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || April 1993
| 37
|''[[Sanctuary (novel)|Sanctuary]]''
|David A. McIntee
|[[20 April (releases)|20 April]] 1995
|-
|-
| 14 || ''[[Lucifer Rising]]'' || [[Jim Mortimore]] and [[Andy Lane]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || May 1993
| 38
|''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]''
|Paul Cornell
|[[18 May (releases)|18 May]] 1995
|-
|-
| 15 || ''[[White Darkness]]'' || [[David A. McIntee]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || June 1993
| 39
|''[[Original Sin (novel)|Original Sin]]''
|Andy Lane
|rowspan=1|Benny, [[Chris Cwej|Chris]], [[Roz Forrester|Roz]], [[Tobias Vaughn]]
|[[15 June (releases)|15 June]] 1995
|-
|-
| 16 || ''[[Shadowmind]]'' || [[Christopher Bulis]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || July 1993
| 40
|''[[Sky Pirates! (novel)|Sky Pirates!]]''
|[[Dave Stone]]
|rowspan=1|Benny, Chris, Roz
|[[20 July (releases)|20 July]] 1995
|-
|-
| 17 || ''[[Birthright (novel)|Birthright]]'' || [[Nigel Robinson]] || 7th, [[Muldwych]] || Ace and Bernice || August 1993
| 41
|''[[Zamper (novel)|Zamper]]''
|Gareth Roberts
|Benny, Chris, Roz, Chelonians
|[[17 August (releases)|17 August]] 1995
|-
|-
| 18 || ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'' || [[David Banks]] || 7th || none || September 1993
| 42
|''[[Toy Soldiers (novel)|Toy Soldiers]]''
|[[Paul Leonard]]
|Benny, Chris, Roz, [[Ogron]]s
|[[21 September (releases)|21 September]] 1995
|-
|-
| 19 || ''[[Blood Heat]]'' || [[Jim Mortimore]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || October 1993
| 43
|''[[Head Games (novel)|Head Games]]''
|Steve Lyons
|rowspan=2|Benny, Chris, Roz
|[[19 October (releases)|19 October]] 1995
|-
|-
| 20 || ''[[The Dimension Riders]]'' || [[Daniel Blythe]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || November 1993
| 44
|''[[The Also People (novel)|The Also People]]''
|Ben Aaronovitch
|[[16 November (releases)|16 November]] 1995
|-
|-
| 21 || ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'' || [[Kate Orman]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || December 1993
| 45
|''[[Shakedown (novel)|Shakedown]]''
|Terrance Dicks
|Benny, Chris, Roz, [[Sontaran]]s, [[Rutan]]s
|[[7 December (releases)|7 December]] 1995
|-
|-
| 22 || ''[[Conundrum (novel)|Conundrum]]'' || [[Steve Lyons]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || January 1994
| 46
|''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]''
|[[Lance Parkin]]
|rowspan=3|Benny, Chris, Roz
|[[18 January (releases)|18 January]] [[1996 (releases)|1996]]
|-
|-
| 23 || ''[[No Future]]'' || [[Paul Cornell]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || February 1994
| 47
|''[[Warchild (novel)|Warchild]]''
|Andrew Cartmel
|[[16 February (releases)|16 February]] 1996
|-
|-
| 24 || ''[[Tragedy Day (novel)|Tragedy Day]]'' || [[Gareth Roberts]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || March 1994
| 48
|''[[SLEEPY (novel)|SLEEPY]]''
|Kate Orman
|[[21 March (releases)|21 March]] 1996
|-
|-
| 25 || ''[[Legacy]]'' || [[Gary Russell]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || April 1994
| 49
|''[[Death and Diplomacy (novel)|Death and Diplomacy]]''
|Dave Stone
|Benny, Chris, Roz, [[Jason Kane|Jason]]
|[[18 April (releases)|18 April]] 1996
|-
|-
| 26 || ''[[Theatre of War]]'' || [[Justin Richards]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || May 1994
| 50
|''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]''
|Paul Cornell
|Benny, Chris, Roz, Jason
|[[16 May (releases)|16 May]] 1996
|-
|-
| 27 || ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'' || [[Andy Lane]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || June 1994
| 51
|''[[GodEngine (novel)|GodEngine]]''
|[[Craig Hinton]]
|Chris, Roz, [[Dalek]]s
|[[20 June (releases)|20 June]] 1996
|-
|-
| 28 || ''[[Blood Harvest]]'' || [[Terrance Dicks]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || July 1994
| 52
|''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]''
|[[Lawrence Miles]]
|Chris, Roz
|[[18 July (releases)|18 July]] 1996
|-
|-
| 29 || ''[[Strange England]]'' || [[Simon Messingham]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || August 1994
| 53
|''[[Return of the Living Dad (novel)|Return of the Living Dad]]''
|Kate Orman
|Benny, Chris, Roz, Jason
|[[15 August (releases)|15 August]] 1996
|-
|-
| 30 || ''[[First Frontier]]'' || [[David A. McIntee]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || September 1994
| 54
|''[[The Death of Art (novel)|The Death of Art]]''
|[[Simon Bucher-Jones]]
|rowspan=3|Chris, Roz
|[[19 September (releases)|19 September]] 1996
|-
|-
| 31 || ''[[St Anthony's Fire (novel)|St Anthony's Fire]]'' || [[Mark Gatiss]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || October 1994
| 55
|''[[Damaged Goods (novel)|Damaged Goods]]''
|[[Russell T Davies]]
|[[24 October (releases)|24 October]] 1996
|-
|-
| 32 || ''[[Falls the Shadow]]'' || [[Daniel O'Mahony]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || November 1994
| 56
|''[[So Vile a Sin (novel)|So Vile a Sin]]''
|Ben Aaronovitch, Kate Orman
|[[May]] 1997
|-
|-
| 33 || ''[[Parasite (novel)|Parasite]]'' || [[Jim Mortimore]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || December 1994
| 57
|''[[Bad Therapy (novel)|Bad Therapy]]''
|[[Matt Jones (writer)|Matthew Jones]]
|Chris, [[Peri Brown|Peri]]
|[[5 December (releases)|5 December]] 1996
|-
|-
| 34 || ''[[Warlock (novel)|Warlock]]'' || [[Andrew Cartmel]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || January 1995
| 58
|''[[Eternity Weeps (novel)|Eternity Weeps]]''
|Jim Mortimore
|Benny, Chris, Jason
|[[16 January (releases)|16 January]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]]
|-
|-
| 35 || ''[[Set Piece]]'' || [[Kate Orman]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || February 1995
| 59
|''[[The Room With No Doors (novel)|The Room With No Doors]]''
|Kate Orman
|Chris
|[[20 February (releases)|20 February]] 1997
|-
|-
| 36 || ''[[Infinite Requiem]]'' || [[Daniel Blythe]] || 7th || Bernice || March 1995
| 60
|''[[Lungbarrow (novel)|Lungbarrow]]''
|Marc Platt
|Chris, [[Romana II]], [[Leela]], Ace, [[K9 Mark I]], [[K9 Mark II]]
|[[20 March (releases)|20 March]] 1997
|-
|-
| 37 || ''[[Sanctuary]]'' || [[David A. McIntee]] || 7th || Bernice || April 1995
| 61
|''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]''
|[[Lance Parkin]]
|[[Eighth Doctor|8th]]
|Benny, [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]], [[UNIT]], [[Ice Warrior]]s
|[[18 April (releases)|18 April]] 1997
|}
''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'' was the final New Adventures novel to feature [[the Doctor]], although ''[[So Vile a Sin (novel)|So Vile a Sin]]'' was released out-of-order and published last. ''The Dying Days'' reintroduced [[Bernice Summerfield]] and the settings that would predominate the later New Adventures; its afterword specified that the following novels belonged to a series of "''new'' New Adventures", although they were published under the same imprint, logo, and name.
{| {{prettytable}}
!# || Title || Author || Main character || Featuring || Published
|-
|-
| 38 || ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'' || [[Paul Cornell]] || 7th || Bernice || May 1995
| 1
|''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]''
|[[Paul Cornell]]
|rowspan=5|[[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]]
|[[Wolsey]], [[Grel]]
|[[1 May (releases)|1 May]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]]
|-
|-
| 39 || ''[[Original Sin]]'' || [[Andy Lane]] || 7th || Bernice, [[Chris Cwej|Chris]] and [[Roz Forrester|Roz]]|| June 1995
| 2
|''[[Dragons' Wrath (novel)|Dragons' Wrath]]''
|[[Justin Richards]]
|[[Irving Braxiatel|Braxiatel]]
|[[2 June (releases)|2 June]] 1997
|-
|-
| 40 || ''[[Sky Pirates!]]'' || [[Dave Stone]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || July 1995
| 3
|'' [[Beyond the Sun (novel)|Beyond the Sun]]''
|[[Matt Jones (writer)|Matthew Jones]]
|[[Jason Kane|Jason]], [[Emile Mars-Smith|Emile]]
|[[3 July (releases)|3 July]] 1997
|-
|-
| 41 || ''[[Zamper (novel)|Zamper]]'' || [[Gareth Roberts]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || August 1995
| 4
|''[[Ship of Fools (novel)|Ship of Fools]]''
|[[Dave Stone]]
|Braxiatel
|[[21 August (releases)|21 August]] 1997
|-
|-
| 42 || ''[[Toy Soldiers]]'' || [[Paul Leonard]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || September 1995
| 5
|''[[Down (novel)|Down]]''
|[[Lawrence Miles]]
|[[God (The Also People)|God]]
|[[2 September (releases)|2 September]] 1997
|-
|-
| 43 || ''[[Head Games]]'' || [[Steve Lyons]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || October 1995
| 6
|''[[Deadfall (novel)|Deadfall]]''
|[[Gary Russell]]
|[[Jason Kane|Jason]]
|Benny, Chris, Braxiatel, Emile
|[[2 October (releases)|2 October]] 1997
|-
|-
| 44 || ''[[The Also People]]'' || [[Ben Aaronovitch]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || November 1995
| 7
|''[[Ghost Devices (novel)|Ghost Devices]]''
|[[Simon Bucher-Jones]]
|rowspan=11|Benny
|[[Clarence]]
|[[3 November (releases)|3 November]] 1997
|-
|-
| 45 || ''[[Shakedown]]'' || [[Terrance Dicks]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || December 1995
| 8
|''[[Mean Streets (novel)|Mean Streets]]''
|[[Terrance Dicks]]
|Chris
|[[1 December (releases)|1 December]] 1997
|-
|-
| 46 || ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'' || [[Lance Parkin]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || January 1996
| 9
|''[[Tempest (novel)|Tempest]]''
|[[Christopher Bulis]]
|
|[[2 January (releases)|2 January]] [[1998 (releases)|1998]]
|-
|-
| 47 || ''[[Warchild]]'' || [[Andrew Cartmel]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || February 1996
| 10
|''[[Walking to Babylon (novel)|Walking to Babylon]]''
|[[Kate Orman]]
|Clarence, God
|[[3 February (releases)|3 February]] 1998
|-
|-
| 48 || ''[[Sleepy]]'' || [[Kate Orman]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || March 1996
| 11
|''[[Oblivion (novel)|Oblivion]]''
|Dave Stone
|Jason, Chris, [[Roz Forrester|Roz]]
|[[2 March (releases)|2 March]] 1998
|-
|-
| 49 || ''[[Death and Diplomacy]]'' || [[Dave Stone]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || April 1996
| 12
|''[[The Medusa Effect (novel)|The Medusa Effect]]''
|Justin Richards
|Braxiatel
|[[2 April (releases)|2 April]] 1998
|-
|-
| 50 || ''[[Happy Endings]]'' || [[Paul Cornell]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || May 1996
| 13
|''[[Dry Pilgrimage (novel)|Dry Pilgrimage]]''
|[[Paul Leonard]], [[Nick Walters]]
|
|[[3 May (releases)|3 May]] 1998
|-
|-
| 51 || ''[[GodEngine (novel)|GodEngine]]'' || [[Craig Hinton]] || 7th || Chris and Roz || June 1996
| 14
|''[[The Sword of Forever (novel)|The Sword of Forever]]''
|[[Jim Mortimore]]
|
|[[2 June (releases)|2 June]] 1998
|-
|-
| 52 || ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'' || [[Lawrence Miles]] || 7th || Chris and Roz || July 1996
| 15
|''[[Another Girl, Another Planet (novel)|Another Girl, Another Planet]]''
|[[Martin Day]], [[Len Beech]]
|Jason, [[Saldaamir]]
| [[20 August (releases)|20 August]] 1998
|-
|-
| 53 || ''[[Return of the Living Dad]]'' || [[Kate Orman]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || August 1996
| 16
|''[[Beige Planet Mars (novel)|Beige Planet Mars]]''
|[[Lance Parkin]], [[Mark Clapham]]
|
|[[15 October (releases)|15 October]] 1998
|-
|-
| 54 || ''[[The Death of Art]]'' || [[Simon Bucher-Jones]] || 7th || Chris and Roz || September 1996
| 17
|''[[Where Angels Fear (novel)|Where Angels Fear]]''
|[[Rebecca Levene]], [[Simon Winstone]]  
|Braxiatel, Emile, Clarence, God
|[[2 December (releases)|2 December]] 1998
|-
|-
| 55 || ''[[Damaged Goods]]'' || [[Russell T Davies]] || 7th || Chris and Roz || October 1996
| 18
|''[[The Mary-Sue Extrusion (novel)|The Mary-Sue Extrusion]]''
|Dave Stone
|[[Stratum Seven Agent]]
|Benny, Jason, Emile, [[Mira (Ship of Fools)|Mira]]
|[[1 February (releases)|1 February]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]]
|-
|-
| 56 || ''[[So Vile a Sin]]'' || [[Ben Aaronovitch]] and [[Kate Orman]] || 7th || Chris and Roz || May 1997
| 19
|''[[Dead Romance (novel)|Dead Romance]]''
|Lawrence Miles
|[[Christine Summerfield|Christine]]
|Chris
|[[1 March (releases)|1 March]] 1999
|-
|-
| 57 || ''[[Bad Therapy]]'' || [[Matthew Jones]] || 7th || Chris || December 1996
| 20
|''[[Tears of the Oracle (novel)|Tears of the Oracle]]''
|Justin Richards
|Benny
|Jason, Braxiatel, Clarence, God
|[[2 June (releases)|2 June]] 1999
|-
|-
| 58 || ''[[Eternity Weeps]]'' || [[Jim Mortimore]] || 7th || Chris || January 1997
| 21
|''[[Return to the Fractured Planet (novel)|Return to the Fractured Planet]]''
|Dave Stone
|[[Stratum Seven Agent]]
|Benny, Chris, Braxiatel, Mira
|[[2 August (releases)|2 August]] 1999
|-
|-
| 59 || ''[[The Room With No Doors]]'' || [[Kate Orman]] || 7th || Chris || February 1997
| 22
|''[[The Joy Device (novel)|The Joy Device]]''
|Justin Richards
|rowspan=2|Benny
|Jason, Chris, Braxiatel, Clarence, God
|[[1 October (releases)|1 October]] 1999
|-
|-
| 60 || ''[[Lungbarrow]]'' || [[Marc Platt]] || 7th || Chris, Romana, [[Leela]], Ace, [[K9 Mark I]] and [[K9 Mark II|Mark II]] || March 1997
| 23
|''[[Twilight of the Gods (BNA novel)|Twilight of the Gods]]''
|Mark Clapham, [[Jon de Burgh Miller]]
|Jason, Chris, Braxiatel, Emile, Clarence
|[[2 December (releases)|2 December]] 1999
|}
 
=== Unproduced stories ===
{| {{prettytable}}
! Title || Author || Main character || Featuring
|-
|-
| 61 || ''[[The Dying Days]]'' || [[Lance Parkin]] || [[Eighth Doctor|8th]] || Bernice, [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] and [[UNIT]] || April 1997
|''[[Bizarre Love Triangle (novel)|Bizarre Love Triangle]]''
|[[Matt Jones (writer)|Matthew Jones]]
|[[Emile Mars-Smith]]
|
|-
|-
|''[[The Spectacular Afterlife of Bernice Summerfield (novel)|The Spectacular Afterlife of Bernice Summerfield]]''
|[[Lawrence Miles]]
|[[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]]
|
|}
|}


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
=== Continuity ===
=== Continuity ===
* 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]]'') and [[Wolsey]] the [[cat]] (who debuted in ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'').
* 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]]''), [[Wolsey]] the [[cat]] (debuting in ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]''), and [[Roz Forrester]] and [[Chris Cwej]] (debuting in ''[[Original Sin (novel)|Original Sin]]'').
* Ace was written out in ''Love and War'' and left the Doctor for three years (in terms of Ace's timestream) before reuniting with him in ''[[Deceit]]''. During that time she changed considerably and turned into what some fans refer to as "Space Bitch Ace". Ace left a second time, permanently, in ''[[Set Piece]]''. Ace's character development and departure were contradicted by later media, which also contradicted each other.
* Ace was written out in ''[[Love and War (novel)|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.
* 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.
* Apart from the novels, some ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comics take place specifically in the New Adventures continuity. These feature the Seventh Doctor, Bernice, and the older version of Ace; their places in the New Adventures timeline were described in the 1993 article "[[Interweaving with the New Adventures]]".
* ''[[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]].
* ''[[Eternity Weeps (novel)|Eternity Weeps]]'' portrays the future death of [[Liz Shaw]].
* Several novels of the New Adventures featured old foes from the TV series, including:
* The novels ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'', ''[[Transit (novel)|Transit]]'', ''[[The Pit (novel)|The Pit]]'', ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'', and ''[[Lungbarrow (novel)|Lungbarrow]]'' were adapted from rejected episodes for either the Sixth or Seventh Doctor.
** ''Timewyrm: Exodus'' - The [[War Chief]]
* Several novels of the New Adventures featured old foes from [[Doctor Who|the TV series]], including:
** ''Iceberg'' - [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] and the [[Cyber-Controller]]
** ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'' – The [[War Chief]]
** ''Blood Heat'' - [[Silurian]]s and [[Sea Devil]]s
** ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'' – [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] and the [[Cyber-Controller]]
** ''No Future'' - [[The Monk]] and the [[Vardan]]s
** ''[[Blood Heat (novel)|Blood Heat]]'' – [[Silurian]]s and [[Sea Devil]]s
** ''Blood Harvest'' - [[Great Vampire]]s
** ''[[No Future (novel)|No Future]]'' – [[The Monk]] and the [[Vardan]]s
** ''First Frontier'' - [[The Master]]
** ''[[Legacy (novel)|Legacy]]'' - [[Ice Warrior]]s
** ''Toy Soldiers'' - [[Ogron]]s (cameo only)
** ''[[Blood Harvest (novel)|Blood Harvest]]'' – [[Great Vampire]]s
** ''Head Games'' - [[Valeyard]] (illusion only)
** ''[[First Frontier (novel)|First Frontier]]'' – [[The Master]]
** ''Shakedown'' - [[Sontaran]]s and the [[Rutan Host]]
** [[Original Sin (novel)|''Original Sin'']] - [[Tobias Vaughn]]
** ''GodEngine'' - [[Dalek]]s (cameo only)
** ''[[Toy Soldiers (novel)|Toy Soldiers]]'' – [[Ogron]]s (cameo only)
** ''The Dying Days'' -[[Ice Warrior]]s
** ''[[Head Games (novel)|Head Games]]'' – [[Valeyard]] (illusion only)
** ''[[Shakedown (novel)|Shakedown]]'' – [[Sontaran]]s and the [[Rutan Host]]
** ''[[GodEngine (novel)|GodEngine]]'' – [[Ice Warrior]]s and [[Dalek]]s (cameo only)
** ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'' – [[Ice Warrior]]s
** ''[[Dead Romance (novel)|Dead Romance]]'' – [[Dalek]]s (cameo only)
* The New Adventures were majorly linked to Virgin's [[Virgin Missing Adventures|Missing Adventures]] and [[Virgin Decalogs|Decalog]] lines.
** A story strand which originated in ''[[Blood Harvest (novel)|Blood Harvest]]'' continued into the first Missing Adventures novel ''[[Goth Opera (novel)|Goth Opera]]'' in an effort to get readers to buy both books.
** ''[[Shakedown (novel)|Shakedown]]'' and ''[[Lords of the Storm (novel)|Lords of the Storm]]'' both featured the [[Sontaran]]s in the same month.
** The Missing Adventures novel ''[[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.
** ''[[Decalog 4: Re:Generations]]'' tells stories about the family of Roz Forrester, introduced in a New Adventures novel. The short story collection ''[[Decalog 5: Wonders]]'' includes the first Bernice Summerfield short story, ''[[The Judgement of Solomon (short story)|The Judgement of Solomon]]'' by [[Lawrence Miles]].


=== Adaptations ===
=== Adaptations ===
* ''[[Birthright (audio story)|Birthright]]'' and ''[[Just War (audio story)|Just War]]'' were adapted, without the Doctor, the rights to which character they did not have permission to use at the time, as the first [[Big Finish Bernice Summerfield series|Bernice Summerfield productions]] from [[Big Finish Productions]].
* The novel ''[[Shakedown (novel)|Shakedown]]'' was itself an adaptation of the [[Reeltime Pictures]] production ''[[Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans (home video)|Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans]]'', greatly expanded to include the Doctor.
* An adaptation of ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'' appeared in [[Series 3 (Doctor Who)|Series 3]] of ''Doctor Who''.
* In [[Big Finish Productions]]' ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' series, six 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]]'', ''[[Birthright (audio story)|Birthright]]'', ''[[Just War (audio story)|Just War]]'', and ''[[Dragons' Wrath (audio story)|Dragons' Wrath]]''. ''Birthright'' and ''Just War'' were modified to remove ''Doctor Who'' elements to which Big Finish did not yet have the rights.
* ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'' was adapted by Big Finish for [[Love and War (audio story)|an audio drama]] in 2012; this time, the company had full rights to include the Doctor.
* The novel ''[[Human Nature (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 2005)|Series 3]] of [[BBC Wales]]' ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
 
* ''[[Love and War (novel)|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]]'', ''[[Original Sin (audio story)|Original Sin]]'', ''[[Cold Fusion (novel)|Cold Fusion]]'', and ''[[Goth Opera (audio story)|Goth Opera]]''.
=== Major Links to the Virgin Missing Adventures ===
* A story strand originated in ''[[Blood Harvest]]'' continued into the first Missing Adventure ''[[Goth Opera]]'' in an effort to get readers to buy both books.
* ''[[Shakedown]]'' and ''[[Lords of the Storm]]'' both featured the [[Sontaran]]s in the same month.
* The Missing Adventure ''[[Cold Fusion]]'' featured both the [[Fifth Doctor]] and his companions with the Seventh Doctor and [[Roz Forrester|Roz]] and [[Chris Cwej]] from the New Adventures.


=== Production Notes ===
=== Production notes ===
* ''[[So Vile a Sin]]'' was published out of sequence with the other books because of the delays. In story terms, however, it took place between ''[[Damaged Goods]]'' and ''[[Bad Therapy]]''. The death of a major character in that book was meant to be a surprise, but because of the production delay, that was spoiled, and the prologue started off with the funeral for that character. The delayed publication rendered it the final Doctor Who New Adventures novel to be issued.
* While no novel in particular served as an anniversary special, the 30th anniversary logo was included on the back cover of ''[[Lucifer Rising (novel)|Lucifer Rising]]'', ''[[Birthright (novel)|Birthright]]'', ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'', ''[[Blood Heat (novel)|Blood Heat]]'', ''[[The Dimension Riders (novel)|The Dimension Riders]]'', ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)|The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'', ''[[Conundrum (novel)|Conundrum]]'', and ''[[No Future (novel)|No Future]]''.
 
** The logo was absent on ''[[White Darkness (novel)|White Darkness]]'' and ''[[Shadowmind (novel)|Shadowmind]]'' despite being published between ''Lucifer Rising'' and ''Birthright''.
== See also ==
* ''[[So Vile a Sin (novel)|So Vile a Sin]]'' was the final New Adventures novel 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.
* [[Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures]]
* 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 removed beginning with the publication of ''[[Eternity Weeps (novel)|Eternity Weeps]]''.
* [[Time Lord (role playing book)]]
* The cover design changed again with ''[[Another Girl, Another Planet (novel)|Another Girl, Another Planet]]'', which removed the "New Adventures" identifier from the front cover and introduced a new title-lettering style.


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.drwho-online.co.uk/guides/merchandise/books/virgin-na/ The Doctor Who Online Merchandise Guide - Virgin Books - The New Adventures]
* [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 New Adventures, often called the Virgin New Adventures in fan parlance, were a Doctor Who novel series published by the eponymous imprint of Virgin Books in the aftermath of the TV series' cancellation, continuing the adventures of the Seventh Doctor — hence the name.

The first book, published in 1991, picked up the Doctor and Ace where the television story Survival had left off; later instalments introduced new companions like Bernice Summerfield, who became the range's main protagonist in 1997 when Virgin lost the licence for Doctor Who fiction. As the New Adventures were geared for an older audience than the TV show, they included mature themes, strong language, violence, and sexual elements.

Virgin Books launched two spin-off lines following the initial success of the New Adventures: the Decalogs, a series of short story collections; and the Missing Adventures, a novel range that told new stories with the first six Doctors.

The New Adventures concluded with Twilight of the Gods in December 1999, but Big Finish Productions obtained the licence for the later New Adventures characters and continued telling stories with Bernice Summerfield, Jason Kane, and Irving Braxiatel in their own line of audios, novels, and short stories.

From 1999 onward, Big Finish adapted several novels for audio, either directly or altered to omit the Doctor and focus on Summerfield. In 2007, the New Adventures novel Human Nature was adapted into the television episodes Human Nature and The Family of Blood.

Although several authors initially attempted to separate the Virgin Books and BBC Books continuities, the separation was eventually relaxed, and references to New and Missing Adventures began to appear in the Eighth Doctor and Past Doctor Adventures. In DWM 482, Steven Moffat said that he considered the New Adventures to be "a separate (and equally valid) continuity" to the BBC Wales television series.

Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

# Title Author Doctor Featuring Published
1 Timewyrm: Genesys John Peel 7th Ace, Third Doctor, Timewyrm, Gilgamesh 20 June 1991
2 Timewyrm: Exodus Terrance Dicks Ace, the War Chief, Timewyrm, Hitler 15 August 1991
3 Timewyrm: Apocalypse Nigel Robinson Ace, Second Doctor, Ben, Polly, Timewyrm 17 October 1991
4 Timewyrm: Revelation Paul Cornell Ace, Timewyrm, First Doctor, Third Doctor, Fourth Doctor, Fifth Doctor, Death, the Hermit, Adric, Katarina, Sara, Daleks 5 December 1991
5 Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible Marc Platt Ace, Rassilon 20 February 1992
6 Cat's Cradle: Warhead Andrew Cartmel Ace, Justine, Vincent 16 April 1992
7 Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark Andrew Hunt Ace 18 June 1992
8 Nightshade Mark Gatiss 20 August 1992
9 Love and War Paul Cornell Ace, Benny, Paul Magrs, Death 15 October 1992
10 Transit Ben Aaronovitch Benny, Kadiatu, the Brig 3 December 1992
11 The Highest Science Gareth Roberts Benny, Chelonians 18 February 1993
12 The Pit Neil Penswick Benny 18 March 1993
13 Deceit Peter Darvill-Evans Ace, Benny 15 April 1993
14 Lucifer Rising Jim Mortimore, Andy Lane 20 May 1993
15 White Darkness David A. McIntee 17 June 1993
16 Shadowmind Christopher Bulis 15 July 1993
17 Birthright Nigel Robinson 19 August 1993
18 Iceberg David Banks Cybermen, Cyber-Controller 16 September 1993
19 Blood Heat Jim Mortimore Ace, Benny, Silurians, Sea Devils 21 October 1993
20 The Dimension Riders Daniel Blythe Ace, Benny 18 November 1993
21 The Left-Handed Hummingbird Kate Orman 2 December 1993
22 Conundrum Steve Lyons 20 January 1994
23 No Future Paul Cornell Ace, Benny, the Monk, Vardans 17 February 1994
24 Tragedy Day Gareth Roberts Ace, Benny 17 March 1994
25 Legacy Gary Russell 21 April 1994
26 Theatre of War Justin Richards 19 May 1994
27 All-Consuming Fire Andy Lane 16 June 1994
28 Blood Harvest Terrance Dicks Ace, Benny, Great Vampires 21 July 1994
29 Strange England Simon Messingham Ace, Benny 18 August 1994
30 First Frontier David A. McIntee Ace, Benny, the Master 15 September 1994
31 St Anthony's Fire Mark Gatiss Ace, Benny 20 October 1994
32 Falls the Shadow Daniel O'Mahony 17 November 1994
33 Parasite Jim Mortimore 1 December 1994
34 Warlock Andrew Cartmel 19 January 1995
35 Set Piece Kate Orman Ace, Benny, Death 16 February 1995
36 Infinite Requiem Daniel Blythe Benny 16 March 1995
37 Sanctuary David A. McIntee 20 April 1995
38 Human Nature Paul Cornell 18 May 1995
39 Original Sin Andy Lane Benny, Chris, Roz, Tobias Vaughn 15 June 1995
40 Sky Pirates! Dave Stone Benny, Chris, Roz 20 July 1995
41 Zamper Gareth Roberts Benny, Chris, Roz, Chelonians 17 August 1995
42 Toy Soldiers Paul Leonard Benny, Chris, Roz, Ogrons 21 September 1995
43 Head Games Steve Lyons Benny, Chris, Roz 19 October 1995
44 The Also People Ben Aaronovitch 16 November 1995
45 Shakedown Terrance Dicks Benny, Chris, Roz, Sontarans, Rutans 7 December 1995
46 Just War Lance Parkin Benny, Chris, Roz 18 January 1996
47 Warchild Andrew Cartmel 16 February 1996
48 SLEEPY Kate Orman 21 March 1996
49 Death and Diplomacy Dave Stone Benny, Chris, Roz, Jason 18 April 1996
50 Happy Endings Paul Cornell Benny, Chris, Roz, Jason 16 May 1996
51 GodEngine Craig Hinton Chris, Roz, Daleks 20 June 1996
52 Christmas on a Rational Planet Lawrence Miles Chris, Roz 18 July 1996
53 Return of the Living Dad Kate Orman Benny, Chris, Roz, Jason 15 August 1996
54 The Death of Art Simon Bucher-Jones Chris, Roz 19 September 1996
55 Damaged Goods Russell T Davies 24 October 1996
56 So Vile a Sin Ben Aaronovitch, Kate Orman May 1997
57 Bad Therapy Matthew Jones Chris, Peri 5 December 1996
58 Eternity Weeps Jim Mortimore Benny, Chris, Jason 16 January 1997
59 The Room With No Doors Kate Orman Chris 20 February 1997
60 Lungbarrow Marc Platt Chris, Romana II, Leela, Ace, K9 Mark I, K9 Mark II 20 March 1997
61 The Dying Days Lance Parkin 8th Benny, the Brigadier, UNIT, Ice Warriors 18 April 1997

The Dying Days was the final New Adventures novel to feature the Doctor, although So Vile a Sin was released out-of-order and published last. The Dying Days reintroduced Bernice Summerfield and the settings that would predominate the later New Adventures; its afterword specified that the following novels belonged to a series of "new New Adventures", although they were published under the same imprint, logo, and name.

# Title Author Main character Featuring Published
1 Oh No It Isn't! Paul Cornell Benny Wolsey, Grel 1 May 1997
2 Dragons' Wrath Justin Richards Braxiatel 2 June 1997
3 Beyond the Sun Matthew Jones Jason, Emile 3 July 1997
4 Ship of Fools Dave Stone Braxiatel 21 August 1997
5 Down Lawrence Miles God 2 September 1997
6 Deadfall Gary Russell Jason Benny, Chris, Braxiatel, Emile 2 October 1997
7 Ghost Devices Simon Bucher-Jones Benny Clarence 3 November 1997
8 Mean Streets Terrance Dicks Chris 1 December 1997
9 Tempest Christopher Bulis 2 January 1998
10 Walking to Babylon Kate Orman Clarence, God 3 February 1998
11 Oblivion Dave Stone Jason, Chris, Roz 2 March 1998
12 The Medusa Effect Justin Richards Braxiatel 2 April 1998
13 Dry Pilgrimage Paul Leonard, Nick Walters 3 May 1998
14 The Sword of Forever Jim Mortimore 2 June 1998
15 Another Girl, Another Planet Martin Day, Len Beech Jason, Saldaamir 20 August 1998
16 Beige Planet Mars Lance Parkin, Mark Clapham 15 October 1998
17 Where Angels Fear Rebecca Levene, Simon Winstone Braxiatel, Emile, Clarence, God 2 December 1998
18 The Mary-Sue Extrusion Dave Stone Stratum Seven Agent Benny, Jason, Emile, Mira 1 February 1999
19 Dead Romance Lawrence Miles Christine Chris 1 March 1999
20 Tears of the Oracle Justin Richards Benny Jason, Braxiatel, Clarence, God 2 June 1999
21 Return to the Fractured Planet Dave Stone Stratum Seven Agent Benny, Chris, Braxiatel, Mira 2 August 1999
22 The Joy Device Justin Richards Benny Jason, Chris, Braxiatel, Clarence, God 1 October 1999
23 Twilight of the Gods Mark Clapham, Jon de Burgh Miller Jason, Chris, Braxiatel, Emile, Clarence 2 December 1999

Unproduced stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Title Author Main character Featuring
Bizarre Love Triangle Matthew Jones Emile Mars-Smith
The Spectacular Afterlife of Bernice Summerfield Lawrence Miles Benny

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Adaptations[[edit] | [edit source]]

Production notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • While no novel in particular served as an anniversary special, the 30th anniversary logo was included on the back cover of Lucifer Rising, Birthright, Iceberg, Blood Heat, The Dimension Riders, The Left-Handed Hummingbird, Conundrum, and No Future.
  • So Vile a Sin was the final New Adventures novel 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.
  • Following the broadcast of the 1996 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 removed beginning with the publication of Eternity Weeps.
  • The cover design changed again with Another Girl, Another Planet, which removed the "New Adventures" identifier from the front cover and introduced a new title-lettering style.

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