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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]].
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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]].


[[Big Finish Productions]] would later obtain the licence to these characters for their own line of [[Bernice Summerfield (series)|audios, novels and short fiction featuring Benny]] and her supporting cast. Several novels were adapted for audio in this series.
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]]''.
 
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 || Featuring || Published
!# || Title || Author || Doctor || Companions || 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
|-
|-
|''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]''||[[Paul Cornell]] || [[Wolsey]] || [[1 May (releases)|1 May]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]]
| 40 || ''[[Sky Pirates! (novel)|Sky Pirates!]]'' || [[Dave Stone]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || [[20 July (releases)|20 July]] 1995
|-
|-
|''[[Dragons' Wrath (novel)|Dragons' Wrath]]''||[[Justin Richards]] || [[Irving Braxiatel]] || [[2 June (releases)|2 June]] 1997
| 41 || ''[[Zamper (novel)|Zamper]]'' || [[Gareth Roberts]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || [[17 August (releases)|17 August]] 1995
|-
|-
|'' [[Beyond the Sun (novel)|Beyond the Sun]]''||[[Matthew Jones]] || [[Jason Kane]], [[Emile Mars-Smith]] || [[3 July (releases)|3 July]] 1997
| 42 || ''[[Toy Soldiers (novel)|Toy Soldiers]]'' || [[Paul Leonard]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || [[21 September (releases)|21 September]] 1995
|-
|-
|''[[Ship of Fools (novel)|Ship of Fools]]''||[[Dave Stone]] || none || [[21 August (releases)|21 August]] 1997
| 43 || ''[[Head Games (novel)|Head Games]]'' || [[Steve Lyons]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || [[19 October (releases)|19 October]] 1995
|-
|-
|''[[Down]]''||[[Lawrence Miles]] || [[!X]] || [[2 September (releases)|2 September]] 1997
| 44 || ''[[The Also People (novel)|The Also People]]'' || [[Ben Aaronovitch]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || [[16 November (releases)|16 November]] 1995
|-
|-
|''[[Deadfall]]''||[[Gary Russell]] || [[Chris Cwej]] || [[2 October (releases)|2 October]] 1997
| 45 || ''[[Shakedown (novel)|Shakedown]]'' || [[Terrance Dicks]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || [[7 December (releases)|7 December]] 1995
|-
|-
|''[[Ghost Devices]]''||[[Simon Bucher-Jones]] || God, [[Clarence]] || [[3 November (releases)|3 November]] 1997
| 46 || ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'' || [[Lance Parkin]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || [[18 January (releases)|18 January]] [[1996 (releases)|1996]]
|-
|-
|''[[Mean Streets]]''||[[Terrance Dicks]] || [[Chris Cwej]] || [[1 December (releases)|1 December]] 1997
| 47 || ''[[Warchild (novel)|Warchild]]'' || [[Andrew Cartmel]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || [[16 February (releases)|16 February]] 1996
|-
|-
|'' [[Tempest (novel)|Tempest]]''||[[Christopher Bulis]] || none || [[2 January (releases)|2 January]] [[1998 (releases)|1998]]
| 48 || ''[[Sleepy (novel)|Sleepy]]'' || [[Kate Orman]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || [[16 March (releases)|16 March]] 1996
|-
|-
|''[[Walking to Babylon (novel)|Walking to Babylon]]''||[[Kate Orman]] || none || [[3 February (releases)|3 February]] 1998
| 49 || ''[[Death and Diplomacy (novel)|Death and Diplomacy]]'' || [[Dave Stone]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || [[18 April (releases)|18 April]] 1996
|-
|-
|''[[Oblivion (novel)|Oblivion]]''||[[Dave Stone]] || [[Jason Kane]], [[Chris Cwej]], [[Roz Forrester]] || [[2 March (releases)|2 March]] 1998
| 50 || ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]'' || [[Paul Cornell]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || [[16 May (releases)|16 May]] 1996
|-
|-
|''[[The Medusa Effect]]''||[[Justin Richards]] || [[Irving Braxiatel]] || [[2 April (releases)|2 April]] 1998
| 51 || ''[[GodEngine (novel)|GodEngine]]'' || [[Craig Hinton]] || 7th || Chris and Roz || [[20 June (releases)|20 June]] 1996
|-
|-
|''[[Dry Pilgrimage]]''||[[Paul Leonard]] & [[Nick Walters]] || none || [[3 May (releases)|3 May]] 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
|-
|-
|''[[The Sword of Forever]]''||[[Jim Mortimore]] || none || [[2 June (releases)|2 June]] 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
|-
|-
|''[[Another Girl, Another Planet]]''||[[Martin Day]] & [[Len Beech]] || none || [[20 August (releases)|20 August]] 1998
| 54 || ''[[The Death of Art (novel)|The Death of Art]]'' || [[Simon Bucher-Jones]] || 7th || Chris and Roz || [[19 September (releases)|19 September]] 1996
|-
|-
|''[[Beige Planet Mars]]''||[[Lance Parkin]] & [[Mark Clapham]] || none || [[15 October (releases)|15 October]] 1998
| 55 || ''[[Damaged Goods (novel)|Damaged Goods]]'' || [[Russell T Davies]] || 7th || Chris and Roz || [[24 October (releases)|24 October]] 1996
|-
|-
|''[[Where Angels Fear]]''||[[Rebecca Levene]] & [[Simon Winstone]] || [[Irving Braxiatel]] || [[2 December (releases)|2 December]] 1998
| 56 || ''[[So Vile a Sin (novel)|So Vile a Sin]]'' || [[Ben Aaronovitch]] and [[Kate Orman]] || 7th || Chris and Roz || [[May]] 1997
|-
|-
|''[[The Mary-Sue Extrusion]]''||[[Dave Stone]] || [[Jason Kane]] || [[1 February (releases)|1 February]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]]
| 57 || ''[[Bad Therapy (novel)|Bad Therapy]]'' || [[Matthew Jones]] || 7th || Chris || [[5 December (releases)|5 December]] 1996
|-
|-
|''[[Dead Romance (novel)|Dead Romance]]''||[[Lawrence Miles]] || [[Christine Summerfield]], [[Chris Cwej]] || [[1 March (releases)|1 March]] 1999
| 58 || ''[[Eternity Weeps (novel)|Eternity Weeps]]'' || [[Jim Mortimore]] || 7th || Chris || [[16 January (releases)|16 January]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]]
|-
|-
|''[[Tears of the Oracle]]''||[[Justin Richards]] || [[Jason Kane]], [[Irving Braxiatel]] || [[2 June (releases)|2 June]] 1999
| 59 || ''[[The Room With No Doors (novel)|The Room With No Doors]]'' || [[Kate Orman]] || 7th || Chris || [[20 February (releases)|20 February]] 1997
|-
|-
|''[[Return to the Fractured Planet]]''||[[Dave Stone]] || [[Irving Braxiatel]] || [[2 August (releases)|2 August]] 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
|-
|-
|''[[The Joy Device]]''||[[Justin Richards]] || none || [[1 October (releases)|1 October]] 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
|-
|-
|''[[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 ===
* 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]].
* 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'').
* 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 ===
* 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]]''.
* 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]], 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 ===
* 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.
* 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''.
* ''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 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. As the books were geared for an older audience, they included mature themes, strong language, violence, and 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.

Following the broadcast of the 1996 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, 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 Decalogs, a series of five short story collections, and the Missing Adventures, chronicling the adventures of the first six Doctors.

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 as the television episodes Human Nature and 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

# Title Author Doctor Companions Published
1 Timewyrm: Genesys John Peel 7th Ace 20 June 1991
2 Timewyrm: Exodus Terrance Dicks 7th Ace 15 August 1991
3 Timewyrm: Apocalypse Nigel Robinson 7th Ace 17 October 1991
4 Timewyrm: Revelation Paul Cornell 7th Ace 5 December 1991
5 Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible Marc Platt 7th Ace 20 February 1992
6 Cat's Cradle: Warhead Andrew Cartmel 7th Ace 16 April 1992
7 Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark Andrew Hunt 7th Ace 18 June 1992
8 Nightshade Mark Gatiss 7th Ace 20 August 1992
9 Love and War Paul Cornell 7th Ace and Bernice 15 October 1992
10 Transit Ben Aaronovitch 7th Bernice 3 December 1992
11 The Highest Science Gareth Roberts 7th Bernice 18 February 1993
12 The Pit Neil Penswick 7th Bernice 18 March 1993
13 Deceit Peter Darvill-Evans 7th Ace and Bernice 15 April 1993
14 Lucifer Rising Jim Mortimore and Andy Lane 7th Ace and Bernice 20 May 1993
15 White Darkness David A. McIntee 7th Ace and Bernice 17 June 1993
16 Shadowmind Christopher Bulis 7th Ace and Bernice 15 July 1993
17 Birthright Nigel Robinson 7th Ace and Bernice 19 August 1993
18 Iceberg David Banks 7th none 16 September 1993
19 Blood Heat Jim Mortimore 7th Ace and Bernice 21 October 1993
20 The Dimension Riders Daniel Blythe 7th Ace and Bernice 18 November 1993
21 The Left-Handed Hummingbird Kate Orman 7th Ace and Bernice 2 December 1993
22 Conundrum Steve Lyons 7th Ace and Bernice 20 January 1994
23 No Future Paul Cornell 7th Ace and Bernice 17 February 1994
24 Tragedy Day Gareth Roberts 7th Ace and Bernice 17 March 1994
25 Legacy Gary Russell 7th Ace and Bernice 21 April 1994
26 Theatre of War Justin Richards 7th Ace and Bernice 19 May 1994
27 All-Consuming Fire Andy Lane 7th Ace and Bernice 16 June 1994
28 Blood Harvest Terrance Dicks 7th Ace and Bernice 21 July 1994
29 Strange England Simon Messingham 7th Ace and Bernice 18 August 1994
30 First Frontier David A. McIntee 7th Ace and Bernice 15 September 1994
31 St Anthony's Fire Mark Gatiss 7th Ace and Bernice 20 October 1994
32 Falls the Shadow Daniel O'Mahony 7th Ace and Bernice 17 November 1994
33 Parasite Jim Mortimore 7th Ace and Bernice 1 December 1994
34 Warlock Andrew Cartmel 7th Ace and Bernice 19 January 1995
35 Set Piece Kate Orman 7th Ace and Bernice 16 February 1995
36 Infinite Requiem Daniel Blythe 7th Bernice 16 March 1995
37 Sanctuary David A. McIntee 7th Bernice 20 April 1995
38 Human Nature Paul Cornell 7th Bernice 18 May 1995
39 Original Sin Andy Lane 7th Bernice, Chris and Roz 15 June 1995
40 Sky Pirates! Dave Stone 7th Bernice, Chris and Roz 20 July 1995
41 Zamper Gareth Roberts 7th Bernice, Chris and Roz 17 August 1995
42 Toy Soldiers Paul Leonard 7th Bernice, Chris and Roz 21 September 1995
43 Head Games Steve Lyons 7th Bernice, Chris and Roz 19 October 1995
44 The Also People Ben Aaronovitch 7th Bernice, Chris and Roz 16 November 1995
45 Shakedown Terrance Dicks 7th Bernice, Chris and Roz 7 December 1995
46 Just War Lance Parkin 7th Bernice, Chris and Roz 18 January 1996
47 Warchild Andrew Cartmel 7th Bernice, Chris and Roz 16 February 1996
48 Sleepy Kate Orman 7th Bernice, Chris and Roz 16 March 1996
49 Death and Diplomacy Dave Stone 7th Bernice, Chris and Roz 18 April 1996
50 Happy Endings Paul Cornell 7th Bernice, Chris and Roz 16 May 1996
51 GodEngine Craig Hinton 7th Chris and Roz 20 June 1996
52 Christmas on a Rational Planet Lawrence Miles 7th Chris and Roz 18 July 1996
53 Return of the Living Dad Kate Orman 7th Bernice, Chris and Roz 15 August 1996
54 The Death of Art Simon Bucher-Jones 7th Chris and Roz 19 September 1996
55 Damaged Goods Russell T Davies 7th Chris and Roz 24 October 1996
56 So Vile a Sin Ben Aaronovitch and Kate Orman 7th Chris and Roz May 1997
57 Bad Therapy Matthew Jones 7th Chris 5 December 1996
58 Eternity Weeps Jim Mortimore 7th Chris 16 January 1997
59 The Room With No Doors Kate Orman 7th Chris 20 February 1997
60 Lungbarrow Marc Platt 7th Chris, Romana II, Leela, Ace, K9 Mark I and Mark II 20 March 1997
61 The Dying Days Lance Parkin 8th Bernice, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and UNIT 18 April 1997

Notes

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).
  • 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:
  • The New Adventures were linked in several major ways to Virgin's Missing Adventures line.
    • A story strand which originated in Blood Harvest continued into the first Missing Adventure 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 Adventure Cold Fusion featured both the Fifth Doctor and the Seventh Doctor alongside Roz, Chris Cwej, and the Fifth Doctor's companions.

Adaptations

Production notes

  • 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, moving the Doctor Who logo off the front cover to the spine beginning with the publication of Bad Therapy.
  • 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.

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