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|publisher = Virgin Books | |publisher = Virgin Books | ||
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|release date = [[20 June (releases)|20 June]] [[1991 (releases)|1991]] - [[18 April (releases)|18 April]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]] | |release date = [[20 June (releases)|20 June]] [[1991 (releases)|1991]] - [[18 April (releases)|18 April]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]] | ||
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The '''New Adventures''' was a novel series published by the eponymous imprint of [[Virgin Books]]. | |||
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The '''New Adventures''' | |||
The book | The first book, published in [[1991 (releases)|1991]], continued the adventures of the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] after the TV story ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]''; later installments introduced new [[companion]]s like [[Bernice Summerfield]], who became the range's main protagonist in [[1997 (releases)|1997]] when Virgin lost the license 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]]. | ||
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 by Big Finish, either directly or altered to omit the Doctor and focus on Summerfield. In [[2007 (releases)|2007]], the New Adventures novel ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'' was adapted | From [[1999 (releases)|1999]] onward, Big Finish adapted several novels for audio by Big Finish, either directly or altered to omit the Doctor and focus on Summerfield. In [[2007 (releases)|2007]], the New Adventures novel ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'' was adapted into the television episodes ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'' and ''[[The Family of Blood (TV story)|The Family of Blood]]''. | ||
Although | 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 == | == Stories == | ||
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|[[Ben Aaronovitch]] | |[[Ben Aaronovitch]] | ||
|rowspan=3|Bernice | |rowspan=3|Bernice | ||
|[[3 December (releases)|3 December]] 1992 | |[[3 December (releases)|3 December]] 1992 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 11 | | 11 | ||
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|[[15 September (releases)|15 September]] 1994 | |[[15 September (releases)|15 September]] 1994 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 31 | | 31 | ||
|''[[St Anthony's Fire (novel)|St Anthony's Fire]]'' | |''[[St Anthony's Fire (novel)|St Anthony's Fire]]'' | ||
|[[Mark Gatiss]] | |[[Mark Gatiss]] | ||
|rowspan=5|Ace, Bernice | |rowspan=5|Ace, Bernice | ||
|[[20 October (releases)|20 October]] 1994 | |[[20 October (releases)|20 October]] 1994 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 32 | | 32 | ||
|''[[Falls the Shadow (novel)|Falls the Shadow]]'' | |''[[Falls the Shadow (novel)|Falls the Shadow]]'' | ||
|[[Daniel O'Mahony]] | |[[Daniel O'Mahony]] | ||
|[[17 November (releases)|17 November]] 1994 | |[[17 November (releases)|17 November]] 1994 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 33 | | 33 | ||
|''[[Parasite (novel)|Parasite]]'' | |''[[Parasite (novel)|Parasite]]'' | ||
|[[Jim Mortimore]] | |[[Jim Mortimore]] | ||
|[[1 December (releases)|1 December]] 1994 | |[[1 December (releases)|1 December]] 1994 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 34 | | 34 | ||
|''[[Warlock (novel)|Warlock]]'' | |''[[Warlock (novel)|Warlock]]'' | ||
|[[Andrew Cartmel]] | |[[Andrew Cartmel]] | ||
|[[19 January (releases)|19 January]] [[1995 (releases)|1995]] | |[[19 January (releases)|19 January]] [[1995 (releases)|1995]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 35 | | 35 | ||
|''[[Set Piece (novel)|Set Piece]]'' | |''[[Set Piece (novel)|Set Piece]]'' | ||
|[[Kate Orman]] | |[[Kate Orman]] | ||
|[[16 February (releases)|16 February]] 1995 | |[[16 February (releases)|16 February]] 1995 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 36 | | 36 | ||
|''[[Infinite Requiem (novel)|Infinite Requiem]]'' | |''[[Infinite Requiem (novel)|Infinite Requiem]]'' | ||
|[[Daniel Blythe]] | |[[Daniel Blythe]] | ||
|rowspan=3|Bernice | |rowspan=3|Bernice | ||
|[[16 March (releases)|16 March]] 1995 | |[[16 March (releases)|16 March]] 1995 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 37 | | 37 | ||
|''[[Sanctuary (novel)|Sanctuary]]'' | |''[[Sanctuary (novel)|Sanctuary]]'' | ||
|[[David A. McIntee]] | |[[David A. McIntee]] | ||
|[[20 April (releases)|20 April]] 1995 | |[[20 April (releases)|20 April]] 1995 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 38 | | 38 | ||
|''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'' | |''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'' | ||
|[[Paul Cornell]] | |[[Paul Cornell]] | ||
|[[18 May (releases)|18 May]] 1995 | |[[18 May (releases)|18 May]] 1995 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 39 | | 39 | ||
|''[[Original Sin (novel)|Original Sin]]'' | |''[[Original Sin (novel)|Original Sin]]'' | ||
|[[Andy Lane]] | |[[Andy Lane]] | ||
|rowspan=3|Bernice, [[Chris Cwej|Chris]], [[Roz Forrester|Roz]] | |rowspan=3|Bernice, [[Chris Cwej|Chris]], [[Roz Forrester|Roz]] | ||
|[[15 June (releases)|15 June]] 1995 | |[[15 June (releases)|15 June]] 1995 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 40 | | 40 | ||
|''[[Sky Pirates! (novel)|Sky Pirates!]]'' | |''[[Sky Pirates! (novel)|Sky Pirates!]]'' | ||
|[[Dave Stone (writer)|Dave Stone]] | |[[Dave Stone (writer)|Dave Stone]] | ||
|[[20 July (releases)|20 July]] 1995 | |[[20 July (releases)|20 July]] 1995 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 41 | | 41 | ||
|''[[Zamper (novel)|Zamper]]'' | |''[[Zamper (novel)|Zamper]]'' | ||
|[[Gareth Roberts]] | |[[Gareth Roberts]] | ||
|[[17 August (releases)|17 August]] 1995 | |[[17 August (releases)|17 August]] 1995 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 42 | | 42 | ||
|''[[Toy Soldiers (novel)|Toy Soldiers]]'' | |''[[Toy Soldiers (novel)|Toy Soldiers]]'' | ||
|[[Paul Leonard]] | |[[Paul Leonard]] | ||
|Bernice, Chris, Roz, [[Ogron]]s | |Bernice, Chris, Roz, [[Ogron]]s | ||
|[[21 September (releases)|21 September]] 1995 | |[[21 September (releases)|21 September]] 1995 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 43 | | 43 | ||
|''[[Head Games (novel)|Head Games]]'' | |''[[Head Games (novel)|Head Games]]'' | ||
|[[Steve Lyons]] | |[[Steve Lyons]] | ||
|rowspan=2|Bernice, Chris, Roz | |rowspan=2|Bernice, Chris, Roz | ||
|[[19 October (releases)|19 October]] 1995 | |[[19 October (releases)|19 October]] 1995 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 44 | | 44 | ||
|''[[The Also People (novel)|The Also People]]'' | |''[[The Also People (novel)|The Also People]]'' | ||
|[[Ben Aaronovitch]] | |[[Ben Aaronovitch]] | ||
|[[16 November (releases)|16 November]] 1995 | |[[16 November (releases)|16 November]] 1995 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 45 | | 45 | ||
|''[[Shakedown (novel)|Shakedown]]'' | |''[[Shakedown (novel)|Shakedown]]'' | ||
|[[Terrance Dicks]] | |[[Terrance Dicks]] | ||
|Bernice, Chris, Roz, [[Sontaran]]s, [[Rutan Host|Rutans]] | |Bernice, Chris, Roz, [[Sontaran]]s, [[Rutan Host|Rutans]] | ||
|[[7 December (releases)|7 December]] 1995 | |[[7 December (releases)|7 December]] 1995 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 46 | | 46 | ||
|''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'' | |''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'' | ||
|[[Lance Parkin]] | |[[Lance Parkin]] | ||
|rowspan=5|Bernice, Chris, Roz | |rowspan=5|Bernice, Chris, Roz | ||
|[[18 January (releases)|18 January]] [[1996 (releases)|1996]] | |[[18 January (releases)|18 January]] [[1996 (releases)|1996]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 47 | | 47 | ||
|''[[Warchild (novel)|Warchild]]'' | |''[[Warchild (novel)|Warchild]]'' | ||
|[[Andrew Cartmel]] | |[[Andrew Cartmel]] | ||
|[[16 February (releases)|16 February]] 1996 | |[[16 February (releases)|16 February]] 1996 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 48 | | 48 | ||
|''[[Sleepy (novel)|Sleepy]]'' | |''[[Sleepy (novel)|Sleepy]]'' | ||
|[[Kate Orman]] | |[[Kate Orman]] | ||
|[[16 March (releases)|16 March]] 1996 | |[[16 March (releases)|16 March]] 1996 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 49 | | 49 | ||
|''[[Death and Diplomacy (novel)|Death and Diplomacy]]'' | |''[[Death and Diplomacy (novel)|Death and Diplomacy]]'' | ||
|[[Dave Stone (writer)|Dave Stone]] | |[[Dave Stone (writer)|Dave Stone]] | ||
|[[18 April (releases)|18 April]] 1996 | |[[18 April (releases)|18 April]] 1996 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 50 | | 50 | ||
|''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]'' | |''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]'' | ||
|[[Paul Cornell]] | |[[Paul Cornell]] | ||
|[[16 May (releases)|16 May]] 1996 | |[[16 May (releases)|16 May]] 1996 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 51 | | 51 | ||
|''[[GodEngine (novel)|GodEngine]]'' | |''[[GodEngine (novel)|GodEngine]]'' | ||
|[[Craig Hinton]] | |[[Craig Hinton]] | ||
|Chris, Roz, [[Dalek]]s | |Chris, Roz, [[Dalek]]s | ||
|[[20 June (releases)|20 June]] 1996 | |[[20 June (releases)|20 June]] 1996 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 52 | | 52 | ||
|''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'' | |''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'' | ||
|[[Lawrence Miles]] | |[[Lawrence Miles]] | ||
|Chris, Roz | |Chris, Roz | ||
|[[18 July (releases)|18 July]] 1996 | |[[18 July (releases)|18 July]] 1996 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 53 | | 53 | ||
|''[[Return of the Living Dad (novel)|Return of the Living Dad]]'' | |''[[Return of the Living Dad (novel)|Return of the Living Dad]]'' | ||
|[[Kate Orman]] | |[[Kate Orman]] | ||
|Bernice, Chris, Roz | |Bernice, Chris, Roz | ||
|[[15 August (releases)|15 August]] 1996 | |[[15 August (releases)|15 August]] 1996 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 54 | | 54 | ||
|''[[The Death of Art (novel)|The Death of Art]]'' | |''[[The Death of Art (novel)|The Death of Art]]'' | ||
|[[Simon Bucher-Jones]] | |[[Simon Bucher-Jones]] | ||
|rowspan=3|Chris, Roz | |rowspan=3|Chris, Roz | ||
|[[19 September (releases)|19 September]] 1996 | |[[19 September (releases)|19 September]] 1996 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 55 | | 55 | ||
|''[[Damaged Goods (novel)|Damaged Goods]]'' | |''[[Damaged Goods (novel)|Damaged Goods]]'' | ||
|[[Russell T Davies]] | |[[Russell T Davies]] | ||
|[[24 October (releases)|24 October]] 1996 | |[[24 October (releases)|24 October]] 1996 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 56 | | 56 | ||
|''[[So Vile a Sin (novel)|So Vile a Sin]]'' | |''[[So Vile a Sin (novel)|So Vile a Sin]]'' | ||
|[[Ben Aaronovitch]], [[Kate Orman]] | |[[Ben Aaronovitch]], [[Kate Orman]] | ||
|[[May]] 1997 | |[[May]] 1997 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 57 | | 57 | ||
|''[[Bad Therapy (novel)|Bad Therapy]]'' | |''[[Bad Therapy (novel)|Bad Therapy]]'' | ||
|[[Matt Jones (writer)|Matthew Jones]] | |[[Matt Jones (writer)|Matthew Jones]] | ||
|rowspan=3|Chris | |rowspan=3|Chris | ||
|[[5 December (releases)|5 December]] 1996 | |[[5 December (releases)|5 December]] 1996 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 58 | | 58 | ||
|''[[Eternity Weeps (novel)|Eternity Weeps]]'' | |''[[Eternity Weeps (novel)|Eternity Weeps]]'' | ||
|[[Jim Mortimore]] | |[[Jim Mortimore]] | ||
|[[16 January (releases)|16 January]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]] | |[[16 January (releases)|16 January]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 59 | | 59 | ||
|''[[The Room With No Doors (novel)|The Room With No Doors]]'' | |''[[The Room With No Doors (novel)|The Room With No Doors]]'' | ||
|[[Kate Orman]] | |[[Kate Orman]] | ||
|[[20 February (releases)|20 February]] 1997 | |[[20 February (releases)|20 February]] 1997 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 60 | | 60 | ||
|''[[Lungbarrow (novel)|Lungbarrow]]'' | |''[[Lungbarrow (novel)|Lungbarrow]]'' | ||
|[[Marc Platt]] | |[[Marc Platt]] | ||
|Chris, [[Romana II]], | |Chris, [[Romana II]], [[Leela]], Ace, [[K9 Mark I]], [[K9 Mark II]] | ||
|[[20 March (releases)|20 March]] 1997 | |[[20 March (releases)|20 March]] 1997 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 61 | | 61 | ||
|''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'' | |''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'' | ||
|[[Lance Parkin]] | |[[Lance Parkin]] | ||
|[[Eighth Doctor|8th]] | |[[Eighth Doctor|8th]] | ||
|Bernice, [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], [[UNIT]], [[Ice Warrior]]s | |[[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]], [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], [[UNIT]], [[Ice Warrior]]s | ||
|[[18 April (releases)|18 April]] 1997 | |[[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 | |||
|- | |||
| 62 | |||
|''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]'' | |||
|[[Paul Cornell]] | |||
|[[Bernice Summerfield]] | |||
|[[Wolsey]] | |||
|[[1 May (releases)|1 May]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]] | |||
|- | |||
| 63 | |||
|''[[Dragons' Wrath (novel)|Dragons' Wrath]]'' | |||
|[[Justin Richards]] | |||
|rowspan=4|Bernice | |||
|[[Irving Braxiatel]] | |||
|[[2 June (releases)|2 June]] 1997 | |||
|- | |||
| 64 | |||
|'' [[Beyond the Sun (novel)|Beyond the Sun]]'' | |||
|[[Matt Jones (writer)|Matthew Jones]] | |||
|[[Jason Kane]], [[Emile Mars-Smith]] | |||
|[[3 July (releases)|3 July]] 1997 | |||
|- | |||
| 65 | |||
|''[[Ship of Fools (novel)|Ship of Fools]]'' | |||
|[[Dave Stone (writer)|Dave Stone]] | |||
| | |||
|[[21 August (releases)|21 August]] 1997 | |||
|- | |||
| 66 | |||
|''[[Down (novel)|Down]]'' | |||
|[[Lawrence Miles]] | |||
|[[!X]] | |||
|[[2 September (releases)|2 September]] 1997 | |||
|- | |||
| 67 | |||
|''[[Deadfall (novel)|Deadfall]]'' | |||
|[[Gary Russell]] | |||
|[[Jason Kane]] | |||
|[[Emile Mars-Smith]], [[Chris Cwej]] | |||
|[[2 October (releases)|2 October]] 1997 | |||
|- | |||
| 68 | |||
|''[[Ghost Devices (novel)|Ghost Devices]]'' | |||
|[[Simon Bucher-Jones]] | |||
|rowspan=11|Bernice | |||
|[[God (The Also People)|God]], [[Clarence]] | |||
|[[3 November (releases)|3 November]] 1997 | |||
|- | |||
| 69 | |||
|''[[Mean Streets (novel)|Mean Streets]]'' | |||
|[[Terrance Dicks]] | |||
|[[Chris Cwej]] | |||
|[[1 December (releases)|1 December]] 1997 | |||
|- | |||
| 70 | |||
|''[[Tempest (novel)|Tempest]]'' | |||
|[[Christopher Bulis]] | |||
| | |||
|[[2 January (releases)|2 January]] [[1998 (releases)|1998]] | |||
|- | |||
| 71 | |||
|''[[Walking to Babylon (novel)|Walking to Babylon]]'' | |||
|[[Kate Orman]] | |||
| | |||
|[[3 February (releases)|3 February]] 1998 | |||
|- | |||
| 72 | |||
|''[[Oblivion (novel)|Oblivion]]'' | |||
|[[Dave Stone (writer)|Dave Stone]] | |||
|[[Jason Kane]], [[Chris Cwej]], [[Roz Forrester]] | |||
|[[2 March (releases)|2 March]] 1998 | |||
|- | |||
| 73 | |||
|''[[The Medusa Effect (novel)|The Medusa Effect]]'' | |||
|[[Justin Richards]] | |||
|[[Irving Braxiatel]] | |||
|[[2 April (releases)|2 April]] 1998 | |||
|- | |||
| 74 | |||
|''[[Dry Pilgrimage (novel)|Dry Pilgrimage]]'' | |||
|[[Paul Leonard]], [[Nick Walters]] | |||
| | |||
|[[3 May (releases)|3 May]] 1998 | |||
|- | |||
| 75 | |||
|''[[The Sword of Forever (novel)|The Sword of Forever]]'' | |||
|[[Jim Mortimore]] | |||
| | |||
|[[2 June (releases)|2 June]] 1998 | |||
|- | |||
| 76 | |||
|''[[Another Girl, Another Planet (novel)|Another Girl, Another Planet]]'' | |||
|[[Martin Day]], [[Len Beech]] | |||
| | |||
| [[20 August (releases)|20 August]] 1998 | |||
|- | |||
| 77 | |||
|''[[Beige Planet Mars (novel)|Beige Planet Mars]]'' | |||
|[[Lance Parkin]], [[Mark Clapham]] | |||
| | |||
|[[15 October (releases)|15 October]] 1998 | |||
|- | |||
| 78 | |||
|''[[Where Angels Fear (novel)|Where Angels Fear]]'' | |||
|[[Rebecca Levene]], [[Simon Winstone]] | |||
|[[Irving Braxiatel]] | |||
|[[2 December (releases)|2 December]] 1998 | |||
|- | |||
| 79 | |||
|''[[The Mary-Sue Extrusion (novel)|The Mary-Sue Extrusion]]'' | |||
|[[Dave Stone (writer)|Dave Stone]] | |||
|[[Stratum Seven Agent]] | |||
|[[Jason Kane]] | |||
|[[1 February (releases)|1 February]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]] | |||
|- | |||
| 80 | |||
|''[[Dead Romance (novel)|Dead Romance]]'' | |||
|[[Lawrence Miles]] | |||
|[[Christine Summerfield]] | |||
|[[Chris Cwej]] | |||
|[[1 March (releases)|1 March]] 1999 | |||
|- | |||
| 81 | |||
|''[[Tears of the Oracle (novel)|Tears of the Oracle]]'' | |||
|[[Justin Richards]] | |||
|Bernice | |||
|[[Jason Kane]], [[Irving Braxiatel]] | |||
|[[2 June (releases)|2 June]] 1999 | |||
|- | |||
| 82 | |||
|''[[Return to the Fractured Planet (novel)|Return to the Fractured Planet]]'' | |||
|[[Dave Stone (writer)|Dave Stone]] | |||
|[[Stratum Seven Agent]] | |||
|[[Bernice Summerfield]], [[Irving Braxiatel]] | |||
|[[2 August (releases)|2 August]] 1999 | |||
|- | |||
| 83 | |||
|''[[The Joy Device (novel)|The Joy Device]]'' | |||
|[[Justin Richards]] | |||
|rowspan=2|Bernice | |||
| | |||
|[[1 October (releases)|1 October]] 1999 | |||
|- | |||
| 84 | |||
|''[[Twilight of the Gods (BNA novel)|Twilight of the Gods]]'' | |||
|[[Mark Clapham]], [[Jon de Burgh Miller]] | |||
|[[Jason Kane]], [[Chris Cwej]], [[Clarence]], [[Irving Braxiatel]] | |||
|[[2 December (releases)|2 December]] 1999 | |||
|} | |} | ||
== 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]]''), [[ | * 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 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. | * 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, | * 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 death | * ''[[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. | * 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. | ||
* The New Adventures were linked | * Several novels of the New Adventures featured old foes from [[Doctor Who|the TV series]], including: | ||
** A story strand which originated in ''Blood Harvest'' continued into the first Missing | ** ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'' – The [[War Chief]] | ||
** ''Shakedown'' and ''[[Lords of the Storm (novel)|Lords of the Storm]]'' both featured the [[Sontaran]]s in the same month. | ** ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'' – [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] and the [[Cyber-Controller]] | ||
** The Missing | ** ''[[Blood Heat (novel)|Blood Heat]]'' – [[Silurian]]s and [[Sea Devil]]s | ||
** ''[[No Future (novel)|No Future]]'' – [[The Monk]] and the [[Vardan]]s | |||
** ''[[Blood Harvest (novel)|Blood Harvest]]'' – [[Great Vampire]]s | |||
** ''[[First Frontier (novel)|First Frontier]]'' – [[The Master]] | |||
** ''[[Toy Soldiers (novel)|Toy Soldiers]]'' – [[Ogron]]s (cameo only) | |||
** ''[[Head Games (novel)|Head Games]]'' – [[Valeyard]] (illusion only) | |||
** ''[[Shakedown (novel)|Shakedown]]'' – [[Sontaran]]s and the [[Rutan Host]] | |||
** ''[[GodEngine (novel)|GodEngine]]'' – [[Dalek]]s (cameo only) | |||
** ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'' – [[Ice Warrior]]s | |||
** ''[[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 === | ||
* The 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. | * 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)| | * 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'' was adapted into the two-part story ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]] | * 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)|Series 3]] of [[BBC Wales]]' ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | ||
* ''Love and War'' was directly adapted by Big Finish into [[Love and War (audio story)|an audio drama]] in [[2012 (releases)|2012]]. This was followed by ''[[The Highest Science (audio story)|The Highest Science]]'', ''[[Damaged Goods (audio story)|Damaged Goods]]'', ''[[Theatre of War (audio story)|Theatre of War]]'', ''[[All-Consuming Fire (audio story)|All-Consuming Fire]]'' | * ''[[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]]'', and ''[[Cold Fusion (novel)|Cold Fusion]]''. | ||
=== Production notes === | === Production notes === | ||
* Following the broadcast of the [[1996 (releases)|1996]] [[Doctor Who (TV story)|TV movie]], [[BBC Books]] took over the license for publishing original ''Doctor Who'' fiction, but there was an overlap of more than a year to allow Virgin to publish its contracted novels. As a result, the book line changed its branding, the ''Doctor Who'' logo on the front cover and spine | * ''[[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 == | == 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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Revision as of 18:16, 26 September 2019
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 after the TV story Survival; later installments introduced new companions like Bernice Summerfield, who became the range's main protagonist in 1997 when Virgin lost the license 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 by Big Finish, 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
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.
Notes
Continuity
- The New Adventures introduced a few new companions into the life of the Doctor: Bernice Summerfield (debuting in Love and War), Wolsey the cat (debuting in Human Nature), and Roz Forrester and Chris Cwej (debuting in Original Sin).
- Ace was written out in Love and War and left the Doctor before reuniting with him in Deceit. During the intervening three years, she changed considerably. Ace left a second time, permanently, in 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 portrays the future death of Liz Shaw.
- The novels Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible, Transit, The Pit, Iceberg, and Lungbarrow were adapted from rejected episodes for either the Sixth or Seventh Doctor.
- Several novels of the New Adventures featured old foes from the TV series, including:
- Timewyrm: Exodus – The War Chief
- Iceberg – Cybermen and the Cyber-Controller
- Blood Heat – Silurians and Sea Devils
- No Future – The Monk and the Vardans
- Blood Harvest – Great Vampires
- First Frontier – The Master
- Toy Soldiers – Ogrons (cameo only)
- Head Games – Valeyard (illusion only)
- Shakedown – Sontarans and the Rutan Host
- GodEngine – Daleks (cameo only)
- The Dying Days – Ice Warriors
- Dead Romance – Daleks (cameo only)
- The New Adventures were majorly linked to Virgin's Missing Adventures and Decalog lines.
- A story strand which originated in Blood Harvest continued into the first Missing Adventures novel Goth Opera in an effort to get readers to buy both books.
- Shakedown and Lords of the Storm both featured the Sontarans in the same month.
- The Missing Adventures novel Cold Fusion featured both the Fifth Doctor and the Seventh Doctor alongside 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 by Lawrence Miles.
Adaptations
- The novel Shakedown was itself an adaptation of the Reeltime Pictures production Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans, greatly expanded to include the Doctor.
- In Big Finish Productions' Bernice Summerfield series, six New Adventures were adapted into audio: Oh No It Isn't!, Beyond the Sun, Walking to Babylon, Birthright, Just War, and 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 was adapted into the two-part story Human Nature/The Family of Blood in Series 3 of BBC Wales' Doctor Who.
- Love and War was directly adapted by Big Finish into an audio drama in 2012. This was followed by The Highest Science, Damaged Goods, Theatre of War, All-Consuming Fire, Original Sin, and Cold Fusion.
Production notes
- 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.