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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]] following the loss of the licence that allowed them to publish an original series of novels, the [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]] series, which could legally use characters and concepts derived from ''[[Doctor Who]]''. Though most featured Bernice herself, two, ''[[Deadfall]]'' and ''[[Dead Romance]]'', centred on other characters.
|name        = New Adventures
|image        = NA001 genesys.jpg
The series began in [[May (releases)|May]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]] and ended in [[October (releases)|October]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]]. [[Big Finish Productions]] would later obtain the licence to these characters for their own line of  [[Big Finish Bernice Summerfield series|audios, novels and short fiction featuring Benny]] and her supporting cast. Several novels were adapted for audio by Big Finish alongside several ''Doctor Who'' New Adventures novel adaptations that were altered to omit the Doctor and focus on Summerfield.  
|aka          =
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|publisher    = Virgin Books
|type        = Novel series
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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''' was a novel series published by the eponymous imprint of [[Virgin Books]].


The book series initially used the same cover designs as that for the later ''Doctor Who'' NA books, except with a newly commissioned New Adventures logo. A new cover design was introduced with ''[[Another Girl, Another Planet]]'', which removed the NA identifier from the front cover and introduced a new title-lettering style.
The first book, published in [[1991 (releases)|1991]], continued the adventures of the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] where the television story ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'' 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]].


Though not considered part of the main series, the short story collection ''[[Decalog 5: Wonders]]'' includes the first Bernice Summerfield short story, ''[[The Judgement of Solomon]]'' by [[Lawrence Miles]]. Although past [[Virgin Decalogs]] had some direct connection to ''Doctor Who'', by the time ''Decalog 5'' was published Virgin no longer had the rights to publish stories featuring the Doctor; other than the sole Summerfield story, the rest of the stories have no evident connection to either the ''Doctor Who'' or Summerfield continuity.
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.


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]].
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 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.
== Stories ==
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
|'''Title''' || '''Author''' || '''Featuring''' || '''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|Chelonians]]
|[[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
|-
|-
|''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]''||[[Paul Cornell]] || [[Wolsey]] || [[1 May (releases)|1 May]] [[1997]]
| 24
|''[[Tragedy Day (novel)|Tragedy Day]]''
|Gareth Roberts
|rowspan=4|Ace, Benny
|[[17 March (releases)|17 March]] 1994
|-
|-
|''[[Dragons' Wrath (novel)|Dragons' Wrath]]''||[[Justin Richards]] || [[Irving Braxiatel]] || [[2 June (releases)|2 June]] [[1997]]
| 25
|''[[Legacy (novel)|Legacy]]''
|[[Gary Russell]]
|[[21 April (releases)|21 April]] 1994
|-
|-
|'' [[Beyond the Sun (novel)|Beyond the Sun]]''||[[Matthew Jones]] || [[Jason Kane]], [[Emile Mars-Smith]] || [[3 July (releases)|3 July]] [[1997]]
| 26
|''[[Theatre of War (novel)|Theatre of War]]''
|[[Justin Richards]]
|[[19 May (releases)|19 May]] 1994
|-
|-
|''[[Ship of Fools (novel)|Ship of Fools]]''||[[Dave Stone]] || none || [[21 August (releases)|21 August]] [[1997]]
| 27
|''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]''
|Andy Lane
|[[16 June (releases)|16 June]] 1994
|-
|-
|''[[Down]]''||[[Lawrence Miles]] || [[!X]] || [[2 September (releases)|2 September]] [[1997]]
| 28
|''[[Blood Harvest (novel)|Blood Harvest]]''
|Terrance Dicks
|Ace, Benny, [[Great Vampire]]s
|[[21 July (releases)|21 July]] 1994
|-
|-
|''[[Deadfall]]''||[[Gary Russell]] || [[Chris Cwej]] || [[2 October (releases)|2 October]] [[1997]]
| 29
|''[[Strange England (novel)|Strange England]]''
|[[Simon Messingham]]
|Ace, Benny
|[[18 August (releases)|18 August]] 1994
|-
|-
|''[[Ghost Devices]]''||[[Simon Bucher-Jones]] || God, [[Clarence]] || [[3 November (releases)|3 November]] [[1997]]
| 30
|''[[First Frontier (novel)|First Frontier]]''
|David A. McIntee
|Ace, Benny, [[The Master (First Frontier)|the Master]]
|[[15 September (releases)|15 September]] 1994
|-
|-
|''[[Mean Streets]]''||[[Terrance Dicks]] || [[Chris Cwej]] || [[1 December (releases)|1 December]] [[1997]]
| 31
|''[[St Anthony's Fire (novel)|St Anthony's Fire]]''
|Mark Gatiss
|rowspan=4|Ace, Benny
|[[20 October (releases)|20 October]] 1994
|-
|-
|'' [[Tempest (novel)|Tempest]]''||[[Christopher Bulis]] || none || [[2 January (releases)|2 January]] [[1998]]
| 32
|''[[Falls the Shadow (novel)|Falls the Shadow]]''
|[[Daniel O'Mahony]]
|[[17 November (releases)|17 November]] 1994
|-
|-
|''[[Walking to Babylon (novel)|Walking to Babylon]]''||[[Kate Orman]] || none || [[3 February (releases)|3 February]] [[1998]]
| 33
|''[[Parasite (novel)|Parasite]]''
|Jim Mortimore
|[[1 December (releases)|1 December]] 1994
|-
|-
|''[[Oblivion (novel)|Oblivion]]''||[[Dave Stone]] || [[Jason Kane]], [[Chris Cwej]], [[Roz Forrester]] || [[2 March (releases)|2 March]] [[1998]]
| 34
|''[[Warlock (novel)|Warlock]]''
|Andrew Cartmel
|[[19 January (releases)|19 January]] [[1995 (releases)|1995]]
|-
|-
|''[[The Medusa Effect]]''||[[Justin Richards]] || [[Irving Braxiatel]] || [[2 April (releases)|2 April]] [[1998]]
| 35
|''[[Set Piece (novel)|Set Piece]]''
|Kate Orman
| Ace, Benny, Death
|[[16 February (releases)|16 February]] 1995
|-
|-
|''[[Dry Pilgrimage]]''||[[Paul Leonard]] & [[Nick Walters]] || none || [[3 May (releases)|3 May]] [[1998]]
| 36
|''[[Infinite Requiem (novel)|Infinite Requiem]]''
|Daniel Blythe
|rowspan=3|Benny
|[[16 March (releases)|16 March]] 1995
|-
|-
|''[[The Sword of Forever]]''||[[Jim Mortimore]] || none || [[2 June (releases)|2 June]] [[1998]]
| 37
|''[[Sanctuary (novel)|Sanctuary]]''
|David A. McIntee
|[[20 April (releases)|20 April]] 1995
|-
|-
|''[[Another Girl, Another Planet]]''||[[Martin Day]] & [[Len Beech]] || none || [[20 August (releases)|20 August]] [[1998]]
| 38
|''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]''
|Paul Cornell
|[[18 May (releases)|18 May]] 1995
|-
|-
|''[[Beige Planet Mars]]''||[[Lance Parkin]] & [[Mark Clapham]] || none || [[15 October (releases)|15 October]] [[1998]]
| 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
|-
|-
|''[[Where Angels Fear]]''||[[Rebecca Levene]] & [[Simon Winstone]] || [[Irving Braxiatel]] || [[2 December (releases)|2 December]] [[1998]]
| 40
|''[[Sky Pirates! (novel)|Sky Pirates!]]''
|[[Dave Stone]]
|rowspan=1|Benny, Chris, Roz
|[[20 July (releases)|20 July]] 1995
|-
|-
|''[[The Mary-Sue Extrusion]]''||[[Dave Stone]] || [[Jason Kane]] || [[1 February (releases)|1 February]] [[1999]]
| 41
|''[[Zamper (novel)|Zamper]]''
|Gareth Roberts
|Benny, Chris, Roz, Chelonians
|[[17 August (releases)|17 August]] 1995
|-
|-
|''[[Dead Romance]]''||[[Lawrence Miles]] || [[Christine Summerfield]], [[Chris Cwej]] || [[1 March (releases)|1 March]] [[1999]]
| 42
|''[[Toy Soldiers (novel)|Toy Soldiers]]''
|[[Paul Leonard]]
|Benny, Chris, Roz, [[Ogron|Ogrons]]
|[[21 September (releases)|21 September]] 1995
|-
|-
|''[[Tears of the Oracle]]''||[[Justin Richards]] || [[Jason Kane]], [[Irving Braxiatel]] || [[2 June (releases)|2 June]] [[1999]]
| 43
|''[[Head Games (novel)|Head Games]]''
|Steve Lyons
|rowspan=2|Benny, Chris, Roz
|[[19 October (releases)|19 October]] 1995
|-
|-
|''[[Return to the Fractured Planet]]''||[[Dave Stone]] || [[Irving Braxiatel]] || [[2 August (releases)|2 August]] [[1999]]
| 44
|''[[The Also People (novel)|The Also People]]''
|Ben Aaronovitch
|[[16 November (releases)|16 November]] 1995
|-
|-
|''[[The Joy Device]]''||[[Justin Richards]] || none || [[1 October (releases)|1 October]] [[1999]]
| 45
|''[[Shakedown (novel)|Shakedown]]''
|Terrance Dicks
|Benny, Chris, Roz, [[Sontaran]]s, [[Rutan]]s
|[[7 December (releases)|7 December]] 1995
|-
|-
|''[[Twilight of the Gods (BNA novel)|Twilight of the Gods]]''||[[Mark Clapham]] & <br />[[Jon de Burgh Miller]] || [[Jason Kane]], [[Chris Cwej]],<br /> [[Clarence]], [[Irving Braxiatel]] || [[2 December (releases)|2 December]] [[1999]]
| 46
|''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]''
|[[Lance Parkin]]
|rowspan=3|Benny, Chris, Roz
|[[18 January (releases)|18 January]] [[1996 (releases)|1996]]
|-
| 47
|''[[Warchild (novel)|Warchild]]''
|Andrew Cartmel
|[[16 February (releases)|16 February]] 1996
|-
| 48
|''[[SLEEPY (novel)|SLEEPY]]''
|Kate Orman
|[[21 March (releases)|21 March]] 1996
|-
| 49
|''[[Death and Diplomacy (novel)|Death and Diplomacy]]''
|Dave Stone
|Benny, Chris, Roz, [[Jason Kane|Jason]]
|[[18 April (releases)|18 April]] 1996
|-
| 50
|''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]''
|Paul Cornell
|Benny, Chris, Roz, Jason
|[[16 May (releases)|16 May]] 1996
|-
| 51
|''[[GodEngine (novel)|GodEngine]]''
|[[Craig Hinton]]
|Chris, Roz, [[Dalek]]s
|[[20 June (releases)|20 June]] 1996
|-
| 52
|''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]''
|[[Lawrence Miles]]
|Chris, Roz
|[[18 July (releases)|18 July]] 1996
|-
| 53
|''[[Return of the Living Dad (novel)|Return of the Living Dad]]''
|Kate Orman
|Benny, Chris, Roz, Jason
|[[15 August (releases)|15 August]] 1996
|-
| 54
|''[[The Death of Art (novel)|The Death of Art]]''
|[[Simon Bucher-Jones]]
|rowspan=3|Chris, Roz
|[[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
|''[[Bad Therapy (novel)|Bad Therapy]]''
|[[Matt Jones (writer)|Matthew Jones]]
|Chris, [[Peri Brown|Peri]]
|[[5 December (releases)|5 December]] 1996
|-
| 58
|''[[Eternity Weeps (novel)|Eternity Weeps]]''
|Jim Mortimore
|Benny, Chris, Jason
|[[16 January (releases)|16 January]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]]
|-
| 59
|''[[The Room With No Doors (novel)|The Room With No Doors]]''
|Kate Orman
|Chris
|[[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]]
|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
|-
| 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]]
|-
| 2
|''[[Dragons' Wrath (novel)|Dragons' Wrath]]''
|[[Justin Richards]]
|[[Irving Braxiatel|Braxiatel]]
|[[2 June (releases)|2 June]] 1997
|-
| 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
|-
| 4
|''[[Ship of Fools (novel)|Ship of Fools]]''
|[[Dave Stone]]
|Braxiatel
|[[21 August (releases)|21 August]] 1997
|-
| 5
|''[[Down (novel)|Down]]''
|[[Lawrence Miles]]
|[[God (The Also People)|God]]
|[[2 September (releases)|2 September]] 1997
|-
| 6
|''[[Deadfall (novel)|Deadfall]]''
|[[Gary Russell]]
|[[Jason Kane|Jason]]
|Benny, Chris, Braxiatel, Emile
|[[2 October (releases)|2 October]] 1997
|-
| 7
|''[[Ghost Devices (novel)|Ghost Devices]]''
|[[Simon Bucher-Jones]]
|rowspan=11|Benny
|[[Clarence]]
|[[3 November (releases)|3 November]] 1997
|-
| 8
|''[[Mean Streets (novel)|Mean Streets]]''
|[[Terrance Dicks]]
|Chris
|[[1 December (releases)|1 December]] 1997
|-
| 9
|''[[Tempest (novel)|Tempest]]''
|[[Christopher Bulis]]
|
|[[2 January (releases)|2 January]] [[1998 (releases)|1998]]
|-
| 10
|''[[Walking to Babylon (novel)|Walking to Babylon]]''
|[[Kate Orman]]
|Clarence, God
|[[3 February (releases)|3 February]] 1998
|-
| 11
|''[[Oblivion (novel)|Oblivion]]''
|Dave Stone
|Jason, Chris, [[Roz Forrester|Roz]]
|[[2 March (releases)|2 March]] 1998
|-
| 12
|''[[The Medusa Effect (novel)|The Medusa Effect]]''
|Justin Richards
|Braxiatel
|[[2 April (releases)|2 April]] 1998
|-
| 13
|''[[Dry Pilgrimage (novel)|Dry Pilgrimage]]''
|[[Paul Leonard]], [[Nick Walters]]
|
|[[3 May (releases)|3 May]] 1998
|-
| 14
|''[[The Sword of Forever (novel)|The Sword of Forever]]''
|[[Jim Mortimore]]
|
|[[2 June (releases)|2 June]] 1998
|-
| 15
|''[[Another Girl, Another Planet (novel)|Another Girl, Another Planet]]''
|[[Martin Day]], [[Len Beech]]
|Jason, [[Saldaamir]]
| [[20 August (releases)|20 August]] 1998
|-
| 16
|''[[Beige Planet Mars (novel)|Beige Planet Mars]]''
|[[Lance Parkin]], [[Mark Clapham]]
|
|[[15 October (releases)|15 October]] 1998
|-
| 17
|''[[Where Angels Fear (novel)|Where Angels Fear]]''
|[[Rebecca Levene]], [[Simon Winstone]]
|Braxiatel, Emile, Clarence, God
|[[2 December (releases)|2 December]] 1998
|-
| 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]]
|-
| 19
|''[[Dead Romance (novel)|Dead Romance]]''
|Lawrence Miles
|[[Christine Summerfield|Christine]]
|Chris
|[[1 March (releases)|1 March]] 1999
|-
| 20
|''[[Tears of the Oracle (novel)|Tears of the Oracle]]''
|Justin Richards
|Benny
|Jason, Braxiatel, Clarence, God
|[[2 June (releases)|2 June]] 1999
|-
| 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
|-
| 22
|''[[The Joy Device (novel)|The Joy Device]]''
|Justin Richards
|rowspan=2|Benny
|Jason, Chris, Braxiatel, Clarence, God
|[[1 October (releases)|1 October]] 1999
|-
| 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
|-
|''[[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]]
|
|}
|}


[[fr:Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures]]
== Notes ==
=== 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]]''), [[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 (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, 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 (novel)|Eternity Weeps]]'' portrays the future death of [[Liz Shaw]].
* 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.
* Several novels of the New Adventures featured old foes from [[Doctor Who|the TV series]], including:
** ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'' – The [[War Chief]]
** ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'' – [[Cyberman|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
** ''[[Legacy (novel)|Legacy]]'' - [[Ice Warrior]]s
** ''[[Blood Harvest (novel)|Blood Harvest]]'' – [[Great Vampire]]s
** ''[[First Frontier (novel)|First Frontier]]'' – [[The Master]]
** [[Original Sin (novel)|''Original Sin'']] - [[Tobias Vaughn]]
** ''[[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]]'' – [[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 ===
* 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.
* 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.
* 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]]''.
 
=== Production notes ===
* 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''.
* ''[[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.
* 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]]''.
* 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 ==
* [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 was a novel series published by the eponymous imprint of Virgin Books.

The first book, published in 1991, continued the adventures of the Seventh Doctor and Ace where the television story Survival 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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