Welcome to the new Tardis Wiki! Please see our announcement for details!

Virgin New Adventures: Difference between revisions

From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
(thread is not closed yet so Tardis:You are bound by current policy applies. Undo revision 2786684 by Revanvolatrelundar (talk))
(Undo - the slight mistake in closing the thread has now been solved and enacted. Changing the page back again to reflect. :))
Line 1: Line 1:
{{retitle|''{{PAGENAME}}''}}
{{retitle|''New Adventures'' (novel series)}}
{{real world}}
{{real world}}
{{Infobox Merchandise
{{Infobox Merchandise
|name        = New Adventures
|image        = NA001 genesys.jpg
|image        = NA001 genesys.jpg
|aka          =  
|aka          =  
|designer    =  
|designer    =  
|publisher    = Virgin Books
|publisher    = Virgin Books
|type        = Book series
|type        = Novel series
|price        =  
|price        =  
|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]]
|series          = Virgin New Adventures
}}{{Big toc}}
|next            = Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures
The '''New Adventures''' was a novel series published by the eponymous imprint of [[Virgin Books]].
}}
{{Big toc}}
The '''New Adventures''' were a series of original, full-length ''[[Doctor Who]]'' novels published by [[Virgin Books]]. They continued the adventures of the [[Seventh Doctor]] after the TV story ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]''. As the books were geared for an older audience, they included mature themes, strong language, violence, and [[Sexuality|sexual elements]].


The book line changed its branding in 1996, relegating the ''Doctor Who'' logo to the spine and re-branding the series as "The New Adventures", with the publication of ''[[Eternity Weeps (novel)|Eternity Weeps]]''.
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]].


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, although there was an overlap of more than a year to allow Virgin to publish its contracted novels until mid 1997. After the [[Eighth Doctor]] novel ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'', the New Adventures continued with Bernice as the main character in the [[Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures]].
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.


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.
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 as the television episodes ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'' and ''[[The Family of Blood (TV story)|The Family of Blood]]''.
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 the continuity of the Virgin books were initially ignored by the BBC Books lines, this was eventually relaxed and references to New and Missing Adventures began to appear. In [[DWM 482]], [[Steven Moffat]] described the New Adventures as "a separate (and equally valid) continuity" to the [[BBC Wales]] television series.
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 ==
Line 83: Line 81:
|[[Ben Aaronovitch]]
|[[Ben Aaronovitch]]
|rowspan=3|Bernice
|rowspan=3|Bernice
|[[3 December (releases)|3 December]] 1992  
|[[3 December (releases)|3 December]] 1992
|-
|-
| 11
| 11
Line 194: Line 192:
|[[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]], [[Leela]], Ace, [[K9 Mark I]], [[K9 Mark 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]]''), [[Roz Forrester]] and [[Chris Cwej]] (debuting in ''[[Original Sin (novel)|Original Sin]]'') and [[Wolsey]] the [[cat]] (debuting 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 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, 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 (novel)|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]].
* 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 in several major ways to Virgin's [[Virgin Missing Adventures|Missing Adventures]] line.
* 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 Adventure ''[[Goth Opera (novel)|Goth Opera]]'' in an effort to get readers to buy both books.
** ''[[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 Adventure ''[[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.
** ''[[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)|''Bernice Summerfield'' series]], audio adaptations of ''[[Birthright (audio story)|Birthright]]'' and ''[[Just War (audio story)|Just War]]'' modified the novels to remove ''Doctor Who'' elements to which Big Finish did not yet have the rights.
* 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 Family of Blood (TV story)|The Family of Blood]]'' in [[Series 3 (Doctor Who)|Series 3]] of [[BBC Wales]]' ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
* 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]]'' and ''[[Original Sin (audio story)|Original Sin]]''.
* ''[[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 was removed beginning with the publication of ''[[Eternity Weeps (novel)|Eternity Weeps]]''.
* ''[[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.
* ''[[So Vile a Sin (novel)|So Vile a Sin]]'' was the final book 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]
{{NA}}
{{TitleSort}}
{{TitleSort}}
 
[[es:Virgin New Adventures]]
[[fr:Virgin New Adventures]]
[[pt:Virgin New Adventures]]
[[Category:Real world lists]]
[[Category:Real world lists]]
[[Category:Prose fiction overviews]]
[[Category:Prose fiction overviews]]
[[Category:Tie-in book series]]
[[Category:Tie-in book series]]
[[es:Virgin New Adventures]]
[[fr:Virgin New Adventures]]
[[pt:Virgin New Adventures]]

Revision as of 18:16, 26 September 2019

RealWorld.png

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

# Title Author Doctor Featuring Published
1 Timewyrm: Genesys John Peel 7th Ace 20 June 1991
2 Timewyrm: Exodus Terrance Dicks Ace, the War Chief 15 August 1991
3 Timewyrm: Apocalypse Nigel Robinson Ace 17 October 1991
4 Timewyrm: Revelation Paul Cornell 5 December 1991
5 Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible Marc Platt 20 February 1992
6 Cat's Cradle: Warhead Andrew Cartmel 16 April 1992
7 Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark Andrew Hunt 18 June 1992
8 Nightshade Mark Gatiss 20 August 1992
9 Love and War Paul Cornell Ace, Bernice 15 October 1992
10 Transit Ben Aaronovitch Bernice 3 December 1992
11 The Highest Science Gareth Roberts 18 February 1993
12 The Pit Neil Penswick 18 March 1993
13 Deceit Peter Darvill-Evans Ace, Bernice 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, Bernice, Silurians and Sea Devils 21 October 1993
20 The Dimension Riders Daniel Blythe Ace, Bernice 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, Bernice, the Monk, Vardans 17 February 1994
24 Tragedy Day Gareth Roberts Ace, Bernice 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, Bernice, Great Vampires 21 July 1994
29 Strange England Simon Messingham Ace, Bernice 18 August 1994
30 First Frontier David A. McIntee Ace, Bernice, the Master 15 September 1994
31 St Anthony's Fire Mark Gatiss Ace, Bernice 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 16 February 1995
36 Infinite Requiem Daniel Blythe Bernice 16 March 1995
37 Sanctuary David A. McIntee 20 April 1995
38 Human Nature Paul Cornell 18 May 1995
39 Original Sin Andy Lane Bernice, Chris, Roz 15 June 1995
40 Sky Pirates! Dave Stone 20 July 1995
41 Zamper Gareth Roberts 17 August 1995
42 Toy Soldiers Paul Leonard Bernice, Chris, Roz, Ogrons 21 September 1995
43 Head Games Steve Lyons Bernice, Chris, Roz 19 October 1995
44 The Also People Ben Aaronovitch 16 November 1995
45 Shakedown Terrance Dicks Bernice, Chris, Roz, Sontarans, Rutans 7 December 1995
46 Just War Lance Parkin Bernice, Chris, Roz 18 January 1996
47 Warchild Andrew Cartmel 16 February 1996
48 Sleepy Kate Orman 16 March 1996
49 Death and Diplomacy Dave Stone 18 April 1996
50 Happy Endings Paul Cornell 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 Bernice, Chris, Roz 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 5 December 1996
58 Eternity Weeps Jim Mortimore 16 January 1997
59 The Room With No Doors Kate Orman 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 Bernice, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, 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
62 Oh No It Isn't! Paul Cornell Bernice Summerfield Wolsey 1 May 1997
63 Dragons' Wrath Justin Richards Bernice Irving Braxiatel 2 June 1997
64 Beyond the Sun Matthew Jones Jason Kane, Emile Mars-Smith 3 July 1997
65 Ship of Fools Dave Stone 21 August 1997
66 Down Lawrence Miles !X 2 September 1997
67 Deadfall Gary Russell Jason Kane Emile Mars-Smith, Chris Cwej 2 October 1997
68 Ghost Devices Simon Bucher-Jones Bernice God, Clarence 3 November 1997
69 Mean Streets Terrance Dicks Chris Cwej 1 December 1997
70 Tempest Christopher Bulis 2 January 1998
71 Walking to Babylon Kate Orman 3 February 1998
72 Oblivion Dave Stone Jason Kane, Chris Cwej, Roz Forrester 2 March 1998
73 The Medusa Effect Justin Richards Irving Braxiatel 2 April 1998
74 Dry Pilgrimage Paul Leonard, Nick Walters 3 May 1998
75 The Sword of Forever Jim Mortimore 2 June 1998
76 Another Girl, Another Planet Martin Day, Len Beech 20 August 1998
77 Beige Planet Mars Lance Parkin, Mark Clapham 15 October 1998
78 Where Angels Fear Rebecca Levene, Simon Winstone Irving Braxiatel 2 December 1998
79 The Mary-Sue Extrusion Dave Stone Stratum Seven Agent Jason Kane 1 February 1999
80 Dead Romance Lawrence Miles Christine Summerfield Chris Cwej 1 March 1999
81 Tears of the Oracle Justin Richards Bernice Jason Kane, Irving Braxiatel 2 June 1999
82 Return to the Fractured Planet Dave Stone Stratum Seven Agent Bernice Summerfield, Irving Braxiatel 2 August 1999
83 The Joy Device Justin Richards Bernice 1 October 1999
84 Twilight of the Gods Mark Clapham, Jon de Burgh Miller Jason Kane, Chris Cwej, Clarence, Irving Braxiatel 2 December 1999

Notes

Continuity

Adaptations

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.

External links