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|image= NA033 parasite.jpg
novel name= Parasite|
|series = [[Virgin New Adventures]]
image= [[File:NA033_parasite.jpg|250px]]|
|range = Virgin New Adventures
series=[[Virgin New Adventures]] |
|number in range = 33
number= 33 |
|number= 33
doctor=[[Seventh Doctor]] |
|doctor = Seventh Doctor
companions= [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] |
|companions= [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]]
enemy= [[Mark Bannen]] |
|enemy= [[Mark Bannen]]
year= [[The Artifact]], circa [[2515]] |
|setting= [[The Artifact]], circa [[2515]]
writer= [[Jim Mortimore]] |
|writer= Jim Mortimore
publisher= [[Virgin Books]] |
|cover= [[Paul Campbell]]
release date= [[December]], [[1994]] |
|publisher= Virgin Books
format= Paperback Book, 306 Pages |
|release date= 1 December 1994
isbn= ISBN 0-426-20425-5 |
|format= Paperback Book; 43 Chapters, 306 Pages
previous story= [[Falls the Shadow]] |
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20425-5
next story= [[Warlock (novel)|Warlock]] }}
|prev= Falls the Shadow (novel)
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'''''Parasite''''' was the thirty-third [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]] novel, featuring the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield]]. This was author [[Jim Mortimore]]'s third of four novels contributed to the [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel range. He later contributed to [[Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures|Virgin's Bernice Summerfield novels]], both of [[BBC Books]]' novel ranges and [[Big Finish Productions]]' ''[[Doctor Who]]'' audio story range.  
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'''''Parasite''''' was the thirty-third [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]] novel. It featured the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield]]. This was author [[Jim Mortimore]]'s third of four novels for the [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel range.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
''''Change, [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]]. It's the most terrifying thing of all.'<br />'''
''"Change, [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]]. It's the most terrifying thing of all."''
''''And that's what's happening to you, is it, [[Seventh Doctor|Doctor]]?'<br />'''
''''It's what's happening to all of us.''''


The TARDIS has arrived in the [[Elysium system]], lost colony of distant [[Earth]] and site of [[the Artifact]]: a world turned inside out, a world of horrific secrets.
''"And that's what's happening to you, is it, [[Seventh Doctor|Doctor]]?"''


For more than a century scientists have studied the ecosystem flourishing within the Artefact. Now the system is in collapse and even the humans trapped inside are changing into something new and strange.
''"It's what's happening to all of us."''


With the members of one expedition murdered, those of another fighting for their lives and a solar system on the brink of civil war, can the Doctor, [[Ace]] and Benny survive a journey to the heart of the Artefact in their search for the truth?
[[The Doctor's TARDIS (Silurian Earth)|The TARDIS]] has arrived in the [[Elysium system]], lost [[colony]] of distant [[Earth]] and site of [[the Artifact]]: a world turned inside out, a world of horrific secrets.
 
For more than a century scientists have studied the ecosystem flourishing within the Artifact. Now the system is in collapse and even the humans trapped inside are changing into something new and strange.
 
With the members of one expedition murdered, those of another fighting for their lives and a solar system on the brink of civil war, can the Doctor, [[Ace]] and Benny survive a journey to the heart of the Artifact in their search for the truth?


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[Seventh Doctor]]
* [[Ace]]
* [[Ace]]
* [[Bernice Summerfield]]
* [[Bernice Summerfield]]
* [[Benjamin Green|Benjamin Green (aka 'Midnight')]]
* [[Benjamin Green]]
* [[Mark Bannen]]
* [[Mark Bannen]]
* [[Drew Chandor]]
* [[Elenchus]]
* [[Gail Reardon]]
* [[Rhiannon (Parasite)|Rhiannon]]
* [[Alison Tsien-Lowell]]
* [[Iaine Tsien-Lowell]]
* [[Sahvteg Mudan]]
* [[Sal Benjamin]]
* [[Sjilal Urquardt]]
* [[Edward Stott]]
* [[Rob D'Amato]]
* [[Lucia Sheffeld]]
* [[Geoff D'Amato]]
* [[Paul Moran]]
* [[Jenny Latello]]
* [[Tyrella Ka]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
=== [[:Category:Biology|Biology]] ===
=== Biology ===
* Ace injects Benny with poison to save her from a parasite.
* Ace injects Benny with [[poison]] to save her from a parasite.


=== [[:Category:The Doctor|The Doctor]] ===
=== The Doctor ===
* The [[Seventh Doctor]] momentarily begins a [[regeneration]] and glimpses his [[Eighth Doctor|Eighth self]].
* The Doctor momentarily begins a [[regeneration]] and glimpses his [[Eighth Doctor|eighth self]].
* The Doctor gets shot through the heart.
* The Doctor gets shot through the [[heart]].


=== [[:Category:Foods and beverages|Foods and beverages]] ===
=== Foods and beverages ===
* The Doctor carries instant soup in his pockets.
* The Doctor carries instant [[soup]] in his pockets.


=== [[:Category:Individuals|Individuals]] ===
=== Individuals ===
* Some of Bernice Summerfield's early history is revealed:
* When Benny was young she ran away from her foster parents in a [[landing boat]]. It crash-landed outside a monastery on [[Olundrum VII]].
:* When Benny was young she ran away from her foster parents in a [[landing boat]]. It crash-landed outside a monastery on [[Olundrum VII]].
* On a dig on [[Capella Four|Auriga]] she fell down a cliff (breaking both her legs in the process) thirty km from the dig site.
:* On a dig on [[Capella Four|Auriga]] she fell down a cliff (breaking both her legs in the process) thirty km from the dig site. It took her a month to crawl back to the site.
* Benny mentions the [[Vartaq Veil]].
* Ace suffers [[radiation poisoning]].
* Ace suffers [[radiation sickness|radiation poisoning]].
* Bernice gets a hairline fracture to the skull, requiring the pressure to be relieved...via drilling into the skull.
* Benny has been to the [[Museum of Terran Cultural Heritage]].


=== [[:Category:Planets|Planets]] ===
=== Planets ===
* The [[Dalek]]s used [[slyther]]s during their assault on [[Lan Beta]].
* [[Elysium]] is an [[Earth]] colony with at least one ocean.
* [[Elysium]] is an [[Earth]] colony with at least one ocean.


=== [[:Category:Theories and concepts|Theories and concepts]] ===
=== Theories and concepts ===
* The [[Universe]] has eleven [[dimension]]s.
* The [[universe]] has eleven [[dimension]]s.


=== [[:Category:TARDIS|TARDISes]] ===
=== TARDIS ===
* [[The Doctor's TARDIS (Blood Heat)|The Doctor's TARDIS]] [[telepathic circuits]] translate alien languages for the Doctor and his companions.
* [[The Doctor's TARDIS (Silurian Earth)|The Doctor's TARDIS]] [[telepathic circuits]] translate alien languages for the Doctor and his companions.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* A prelude to this novel was published in [[DWM 220]].
* A [[Prelude Parasite (short story)|prelude]] to this novel was published in [[DWM 220]].


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Mark Bannen is the son of [[Alex Bannen]] from [[NA]]: ''[[Lucifer Rising]]''.
* [[Mark Bannen]] is the son of [[Alex Bannen]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lucifer Rising (novel)|Lucifer Rising]]'')
* Benny's adventure on Auriga is detailed in [[BFBS]]: ''[[Steal from the World]]''. (though there the planet is called Capella Four).
* There are more details to Benny's adventure on Auriga. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Steal from the World (short story)|Steal from the World]]'')
 
* The [[Dalek]]s used [[slyther]]s on [[Lan Beta]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'')
== [[Seventh Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]] ==
* The Doctor recalls that he was once trapped inside a newborn planet. ([[TV]]: ''[[Underworld (TV story)|Underworld]]'')
* This story takes place after [[NA]]: ''[[Falls the Shadow]]''
* Ace is once again considering when she'll leave the Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[First Frontier (novel)|First Frontier]]'')
* This story takes place before [[NA]]: ''[[Warlock (novel)|Warlock]]''
* The Doctor previously encountered [[Process|a creature]] that hatched from an egg resembling a moon, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'') and will encounter [[Creature (Kill the Moon)|another]] later. ([[TV]]: ''[[Kill the Moon (TV story)|Kill the Moon]]'')


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Dwrefguide|who_na33.htm|Parasite}}
{{dwrefguide|who_na33.htm|Parasite}}
* {{whoniverse|NA33.php|Parasite}}
* {{whoniverse|na33|Parasite}}
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/whona33p.htm Prelude to '''Parasite''' as published in DWM#220]
* [https://doctorwho.guide/whona33p.htm Prelude to '''Parasite''' as published in DWM#220]
 
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/parasite.htm The Cloister Library: Parasite]
* [http://doctorwho.org.nz/archive/tsv43/beyondthebook.html#na033 Beyond the Book: Parasite by Paul Scoones (Article) - TSV 43]
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Parasite was the thirty-third New Adventures novel. It featured the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice Summerfield. This was author Jim Mortimore's third of four novels for the Virgin New Adventures novel range.

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

"Change, Benny. It's the most terrifying thing of all."

"And that's what's happening to you, is it, Doctor?"

"It's what's happening to all of us."

The TARDIS has arrived in the Elysium system, lost colony of distant Earth and site of the Artifact: a world turned inside out, a world of horrific secrets.

For more than a century scientists have studied the ecosystem flourishing within the Artifact. Now the system is in collapse and even the humans trapped inside are changing into something new and strange.

With the members of one expedition murdered, those of another fighting for their lives and a solar system on the brink of civil war, can the Doctor, Ace and Benny survive a journey to the heart of the Artifact in their search for the truth?

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Biology[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Ace injects Benny with poison to save her from a parasite.

The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

Foods and beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor carries instant soup in his pockets.

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Planets[[edit] | [edit source]]

Theories and concepts[[edit] | [edit source]]

TARDIS[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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