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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]] beginning in [[May (releases)|May]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]] as a continuation of their [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]] line after the loss of their ''[[Doctor Who]]'' license. The line ended in [[October (releases)|October]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]].
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 change its branding in [[1996]], relegating the ''Doctor Who'' logo to the spine and rebranding the series as "The New Adventures", with the publication of ''[[Bad Therapy]]''.
[[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 in this series.
 
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 launched two spin-off lines following the initial success of the NA line: the [[Virgin Decalogs|Decalogs]], a series of five short story collections, and the [[Virgin Missing Adventures|Missing Adventures]], chronicling the adventures of the first six Doctors.
 
From [[1999 (releases)|1999]] onward, Big Finish adapted several novels for audio 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]]''.
 
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.


== The New Adventures ==
== The New Adventures ==
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
!# || Title || Author || Doctor || Companions || Published
!Title || Author || Featuring || Published
|-
| 1 || ''[[Timewyrm: Genesys (novel)|Timewyrm: Genesys]]'' || [[John Peel]] || [[Seventh Doctor|7th]] || [[Ace]] || [[20 June (releases)|20 June]] [[1991 (releases)|1991]]
|-
| 2 || ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'' || [[Terrance Dicks]] || 7th || Ace || [[15 August (releases)|15 August]] 1991
|-
| 3 || ''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)|Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]'' || [[Nigel Robinson]] || 7th || Ace || [[17 October (releases)|17 October]] 1991
|-
| 4 || ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'' || [[Paul Cornell]] || 7th || Ace || [[5 December (releases)|5 December]] 1991
|-
| 5 || ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'' || [[Marc Platt]] || 7th || Ace || [[20 February (releases)|20 February]] [[1992 (releases)|1992]]
|-
| 6 || ''[[Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Warhead]]'' || [[Andrew Cartmel]] || 7th || Ace || [[16 April (releases)|16 April]] 1992
|-
| 7 || ''[[Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark]]'' || [[Andrew Hunt]] || 7th || Ace || [[18 June (releases)|18 June]] 1992
|-
| 8 || ''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]'' || [[Mark Gatiss]] || 7th || Ace || [[20 August (releases)|20 August]] 1992
|-
| 9 || ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'' || [[Paul Cornell]] || 7th || Ace and [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]]|| [[15 October (releases)|15 October]] 1992
|-
| 10 || ''[[Transit (novel)|Transit]]'' || [[Ben Aaronovitch]] || 7th || Bernice || [[3 December (releases)|3 December]] 1992
|-
| 11 || ''[[The Highest Science (novel)|The Highest Science]]'' || [[Gareth Roberts]] || 7th || Bernice || [[18 February (releases)|18 February]] [[1993 (releases)|1993]]
|-
| 12 || ''[[The Pit (novel)|The Pit]]'' || [[Neil Penswick]] || 7th || Bernice || [[18 March (releases)|18 March]] 1993
|-
| 13 || ''[[Deceit (novel)|Deceit]]'' || [[Peter Darvill-Evans]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || [[15 April (releases)|15 April]] 1993
|-
| 14 || ''[[Lucifer Rising (novel)|Lucifer Rising]]'' || [[Jim Mortimore]] and [[Andy Lane]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || [[20 May (releases)|20 May]] 1993
|-
| 15 || ''[[White Darkness (novel)|White Darkness]]'' || [[David A. McIntee]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || [[17 June (releases)|17 June]] 1993
|-
| 16 || ''[[Shadowmind (novel)|Shadowmind]]'' || [[Christopher Bulis]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || [[15 July (releases)|15 July]] 1993
|-
| 17 || ''[[Birthright (novel)|Birthright]]'' || [[Nigel Robinson]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || [[19 August (releases)|19 August]] 1993
|-
| 18 || ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'' || [[David Banks]] || 7th || none || [[16 September (releases)|16 September]] 1993
|-
| 19 || ''[[Blood Heat (novel)|Blood Heat]]'' || [[Jim Mortimore]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || [[21 October (releases)|21 October]] 1993
|-
| 20 || ''[[The Dimension Riders (novel)|The Dimension Riders]]'' || [[Daniel Blythe]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || [[18 November (releases)|18 November]] 1993
|-
| 21 || ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)|The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'' || [[Kate Orman]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || [[2 December (releases)|2 December]] 1993
|-
| 22 || ''[[Conundrum (novel)|Conundrum]]'' || [[Steve Lyons]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || [[20 January (releases)|20 January]] [[1994 (releases)|1994]]
|-
| 23 || ''[[No Future (novel)|No Future]]'' || [[Paul Cornell]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || [[17 February (releases)|17 February]] 1994
|-
| 24 || ''[[Tragedy Day (novel)|Tragedy Day]]'' || [[Gareth Roberts]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || [[17 March (releases)|17 March]] 1994
|-
| 25 || ''[[Legacy (novel)|Legacy]]'' || [[Gary Russell]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || [[21 April (releases)|21 April]] 1994
|-
| 26 || ''[[Theatre of War (novel)|Theatre of War]]'' || [[Justin Richards]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || [[19 May (releases)|19 May]] 1994
|-
| 27 || ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'' || [[Andy Lane]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || [[16 June (releases)|16 June]] 1994
|-
| 28 || ''[[Blood Harvest (novel)|Blood Harvest]]'' || [[Terrance Dicks]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || [[21 July (releases)|21 July]] 1994
|-
| 29 || ''[[Strange England (novel)|Strange England]]'' || [[Simon Messingham]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || [[18 August (releases)|18 August]] 1994
|-
| 30 || ''[[First Frontier (novel)|First Frontier]]'' || [[David A. McIntee]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || [[15 September (releases)|15 September]] 1994
|-
| 31 || ''[[St Anthony's Fire (novel)|St Anthony's Fire]]'' || [[Mark Gatiss]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || [[20 October (releases)|20 October]] 1994
|-
| 32 || ''[[Falls the Shadow (novel)|Falls the Shadow]]'' || [[Daniel O'Mahony]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || [[17 November (releases)|17 November]] 1994
|-
| 33 || ''[[Parasite (novel)|Parasite]]'' || [[Jim Mortimore]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || [[1 December (releases)|1 December]] 1994
|-
| 34 || ''[[Warlock (novel)|Warlock]]'' || [[Andrew Cartmel]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || [[19 January (releases)|19 January]] [[1995 (releases)|1995]]
|-
| 35 || ''[[Set Piece (novel)|Set Piece]]'' || [[Kate Orman]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || [[16 February (releases)|16 February]] 1995
|-
| 36 || ''[[Infinite Requiem (novel)|Infinite Requiem]]'' || [[Daniel Blythe]] || 7th || Bernice || [[16 March (releases)|16 March]] 1995
|-
| 37 || ''[[Sanctuary (novel)|Sanctuary]]'' || [[David A. McIntee]] || 7th || Bernice || [[20 April (releases)|20 April]] 1995
|-
| 38 || ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'' || [[Paul Cornell]] || 7th || Bernice || [[18 May (releases)|18 May]] 1995
|-
|-
| 39 || ''[[Original Sin (novel)|Original Sin]]'' || [[Andy Lane]] || 7th || Bernice, [[Chris Cwej|Chris]] and [[Roz Forrester|Roz]]|| [[15 June (releases)|15 June]] 1995
|-
|-
| 40 || ''[[Sky Pirates! (novel)|Sky Pirates!]]'' || [[Dave Stone]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || [[20 July (releases)|20 July]] 1995
|''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]''||[[Paul Cornell]] || [[Wolsey]] || [[1 May (releases)|1 May]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]]
|-
|-
| 41 || ''[[Zamper (novel)|Zamper]]'' || [[Gareth Roberts]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || [[17 August (releases)|17 August]] 1995
|''[[Dragons' Wrath (novel)|Dragons' Wrath]]''||[[Justin Richards]] || [[Irving Braxiatel]] || [[2 June (releases)|2 June]] 1997
|-
|-
| 42 || ''[[Toy Soldiers (novel)|Toy Soldiers]]'' || [[Paul Leonard]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || [[21 September (releases)|21 September]] 1995
|'' [[Beyond the Sun (novel)|Beyond the Sun]]''||[[Matthew Jones]] || [[Jason Kane]], [[Emile Mars-Smith]] || [[3 July (releases)|3 July]] 1997
|-
|-
| 43 || ''[[Head Games (novel)|Head Games]]'' || [[Steve Lyons]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || [[19 October (releases)|19 October]] 1995
|''[[Ship of Fools (novel)|Ship of Fools]]''||[[Dave Stone]] || none || [[21 August (releases)|21 August]] 1997
|-
|-
| 44 || ''[[The Also People (novel)|The Also People]]'' || [[Ben Aaronovitch]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || [[16 November (releases)|16 November]] 1995
|''[[Down]]''||[[Lawrence Miles]] || [[!X]] || [[2 September (releases)|2 September]] 1997
|-
|-
| 45 || ''[[Shakedown (novel)|Shakedown]]'' || [[Terrance Dicks]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || [[7 December (releases)|7 December]] 1995
|''[[Deadfall]]''||[[Gary Russell]] || [[Chris Cwej]] || [[2 October (releases)|2 October]] 1997
|-
|-
| 46 || ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'' || [[Lance Parkin]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || [[18 January (releases)|18 January]] [[1996 (releases)|1996]]
|''[[Ghost Devices]]''||[[Simon Bucher-Jones]] || God, [[Clarence]] || [[3 November (releases)|3 November]] 1997
|-
|-
| 47 || ''[[Warchild (novel)|Warchild]]'' || [[Andrew Cartmel]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || [[16 February (releases)|16 February]] 1996
|''[[Mean Streets]]''||[[Terrance Dicks]] || [[Chris Cwej]] || [[1 December (releases)|1 December]] 1997
|-
|-
| 48 || ''[[Sleepy (novel)|Sleepy]]'' || [[Kate Orman]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || [[16 March (releases)|16 March]] 1996
|'' [[Tempest (novel)|Tempest]]''||[[Christopher Bulis]] || none || [[2 January (releases)|2 January]] [[1998 (releases)|1998]]
|-
|-
| 49 || ''[[Death and Diplomacy (novel)|Death and Diplomacy]]'' || [[Dave Stone]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || [[18 April (releases)|18 April]] 1996
|''[[Walking to Babylon (novel)|Walking to Babylon]]''||[[Kate Orman]] || none || [[3 February (releases)|3 February]] 1998
|-
|-
| 50 || ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]'' || [[Paul Cornell]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || [[16 May (releases)|16 May]] 1996
|''[[Oblivion (novel)|Oblivion]]''||[[Dave Stone]] || [[Jason Kane]], [[Chris Cwej]], [[Roz Forrester]] || [[2 March (releases)|2 March]] 1998
|-
|-
| 51 || ''[[GodEngine (novel)|GodEngine]]'' || [[Craig Hinton]] || 7th || Chris and Roz || [[20 June (releases)|20 June]] 1996
|''[[The Medusa Effect]]''||[[Justin Richards]] || [[Irving Braxiatel]] || [[2 April (releases)|2 April]] 1998
|-
|-
| 52 || ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'' || [[Lawrence Miles]] || 7th || Chris and Roz || [[18 July (releases)|18 July]] 1996
|''[[Dry Pilgrimage]]''||[[Paul Leonard]] & [[Nick Walters]] || none || [[3 May (releases)|3 May]] 1998
|-
|-
| 53 || ''[[Return of the Living Dad (novel)|Return of the Living Dad]]'' || [[Kate Orman]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || [[15 August (releases)|15 August]] 1996
|''[[The Sword of Forever]]''||[[Jim Mortimore]] || none || [[2 June (releases)|2 June]] 1998
|-
|-
| 54 || ''[[The Death of Art (novel)|The Death of Art]]'' || [[Simon Bucher-Jones]] || 7th || Chris and Roz || [[19 September (releases)|19 September]] 1996
|''[[Another Girl, Another Planet]]''||[[Martin Day]] & [[Len Beech]] || none || [[20 August (releases)|20 August]] 1998
|-
|-
| 55 || ''[[Damaged Goods (novel)|Damaged Goods]]'' || [[Russell T Davies]] || 7th || Chris and Roz || [[24 October (releases)|24 October]] 1996
|''[[Beige Planet Mars]]''||[[Lance Parkin]] & [[Mark Clapham]] || none || [[15 October (releases)|15 October]] 1998
|-
|-
| 56 || ''[[So Vile a Sin (novel)|So Vile a Sin]]'' || [[Ben Aaronovitch]] and [[Kate Orman]] || 7th || Chris and Roz || [[May]] 1997
|''[[Where Angels Fear]]''||[[Rebecca Levene]] & [[Simon Winstone]] || [[Irving Braxiatel]] || [[2 December (releases)|2 December]] 1998
|-
|-
| 57 || ''[[Bad Therapy (novel)|Bad Therapy]]'' || [[Matthew Jones]] || 7th || Chris || [[5 December (releases)|5 December]] 1996
|''[[The Mary-Sue Extrusion]]''||[[Dave Stone]] || [[Jason Kane]] || [[1 February (releases)|1 February]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]]
|-
|-
| 58 || ''[[Eternity Weeps (novel)|Eternity Weeps]]'' || [[Jim Mortimore]] || 7th || Chris || [[16 January (releases)|16 January]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]]
|''[[Dead Romance (novel)|Dead Romance]]''||[[Lawrence Miles]] || [[Christine Summerfield]], [[Chris Cwej]] || [[1 March (releases)|1 March]] 1999
|-
|-
| 59 || ''[[The Room With No Doors (novel)|The Room With No Doors]]'' || [[Kate Orman]] || 7th || Chris || [[20 February (releases)|20 February]] 1997
|''[[Tears of the Oracle]]''||[[Justin Richards]] || [[Jason Kane]], [[Irving Braxiatel]] || [[2 June (releases)|2 June]] 1999
|-
|-
| 60 || ''[[Lungbarrow (novel)|Lungbarrow]]'' || [[Marc Platt]] || 7th || Chris, [[Romana II]],  [[Leela]], Ace, [[K9 Mark I]] and [[K9 Mark II|Mark II]] || [[20 March (releases)|20 March]] 1997
|''[[Return to the Fractured Planet]]''||[[Dave Stone]] || [[Irving Braxiatel]] || [[2 August (releases)|2 August]] 1999
|-
|-
| 61 || ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'' || [[Lance Parkin]] || [[Eighth Doctor|8th]] || Bernice, [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] and [[UNIT]] || [[18 April (releases)|18 April]] 1997
|''[[The Joy Device]]''||[[Justin Richards]] || none || [[1 October (releases)|1 October]] 1999
|-
|-
|''[[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
|}
|}


== 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''), [[Roz Forrester]] and [[Chris Cwej]] (debuting in ''Original Sin'') and [[Wolsey]] the [[cat]] (debuting in ''Human Nature'').
* 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]].
* 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, 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.
* ''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]].
* Several novels of the New Adventures featured old foes from the TV series, including:
** ''Timewyrm: Exodus'' - The [[War Chief]]
** ''Iceberg'' - [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] and the [[Cyber-Controller]]
** ''Blood Heat'' - [[Silurian]]s and [[Sea Devil]]s
** ''No Future'' - [[The Monk]] and the [[Vardan]]s
** ''Blood Harvest'' - [[Great Vampire]]s
** ''First Frontier'' - [[The Master]]
** ''Toy Soldiers'' - [[Ogron]]s (cameo only)
** ''Head Games'' - [[Valeyard]] (illusion only)
** ''Shakedown'' - [[Sontaran]]s and the [[Rutan Host]]
** ''GodEngine'' - [[Dalek]]s (cameo only)
** ''The Dying Days'' - [[Ice Warrior]]s
* The New Adventures were linked in several major ways to Virgin's [[Virgin Missing Adventures|Missing Adventures]] line.
** 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.
** ''Shakedown'' and ''[[Lords of the Storm (novel)|Lords of the Storm]]'' both featured the [[Sontaran]]s in the same month.
** 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.


=== Adaptations ===
=== 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)|''Bernice Summerfield'' series]], four Bernice Summerfield 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]]'', and ''[[Dragons' Wrath (audio story)|Dragons' Wrath]]''.
* 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.
* 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]]''.
* ''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]]''.


=== 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, moving the ''Doctor Who'' logo off the front cover to the spine beginning with the publication of ''Bad Therapy''.
* The book series initially used the same cover designs as that for the later ''Doctor Who'' New Adventures books; beginning with ''[[Another Girl, Another Planet (novel)|Another Girl, Another Planet]]'', a new cover design was introduced that removed the New Adventures identifier from the front cover and introduced a new title-lettering style.
* ''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.


== 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 Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures were a series of novels that featured Bernice Summerfield and her "supporting cast". They were published by Virgin Books beginning in May 1997 as a continuation of their New Adventures line after the loss of their Doctor Who license. The line ended in October 1999.

Big Finish Productions would later obtain the licence to these characters for their own line of audios, novels and short fiction featuring Benny and her supporting cast. Several novels were adapted for audio in this series.

The New Adventures

Title Author Featuring Published
Oh No It Isn't! Paul Cornell Wolsey 1 May 1997
Dragons' Wrath Justin Richards Irving Braxiatel 2 June 1997
Beyond the Sun Matthew Jones Jason Kane, Emile Mars-Smith 3 July 1997
Ship of Fools Dave Stone none 21 August 1997
Down Lawrence Miles !X 2 September 1997
Deadfall Gary Russell Chris Cwej 2 October 1997
Ghost Devices Simon Bucher-Jones God, Clarence 3 November 1997
Mean Streets Terrance Dicks Chris Cwej 1 December 1997
Tempest Christopher Bulis none 2 January 1998
Walking to Babylon Kate Orman none 3 February 1998
Oblivion Dave Stone Jason Kane, Chris Cwej, Roz Forrester 2 March 1998
The Medusa Effect Justin Richards Irving Braxiatel 2 April 1998
Dry Pilgrimage Paul Leonard & Nick Walters none 3 May 1998
The Sword of Forever Jim Mortimore none 2 June 1998
Another Girl, Another Planet Martin Day & Len Beech none 20 August 1998
Beige Planet Mars Lance Parkin & Mark Clapham none 15 October 1998
Where Angels Fear Rebecca Levene & Simon Winstone Irving Braxiatel 2 December 1998
The Mary-Sue Extrusion Dave Stone Jason Kane 1 February 1999
Dead Romance Lawrence Miles Christine Summerfield, Chris Cwej 1 March 1999
Tears of the Oracle Justin Richards Jason Kane, Irving Braxiatel 2 June 1999
Return to the Fractured Planet Dave Stone Irving Braxiatel 2 August 1999
The Joy Device Justin Richards none 1 October 1999
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

  • The book series initially used the same cover designs as that for the later Doctor Who New Adventures books; beginning with Another Girl, Another Planet, a new cover design was introduced that removed the New Adventures identifier from the front cover and introduced a new title-lettering style.
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