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| |release date = [[20 June (releases)|20 June]] [[1991 (releases)|1991]] - [[18 April (releases)|18 April]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]] | | |release date = [[1 May (releases)|1 May]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]] - [[2 December (releases)|2 December]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]] |
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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]]. | |
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| 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]]''.
| | [[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. |
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| 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]].
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| 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.
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| 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]]''.
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| 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.
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| == Stories == | | == Stories == |
| {| {{prettytable}} | | {| {{prettytable}} |
| !# || Title || Author || Doctor || Featuring || Published | | !Title || Author || Featuring || Published |
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| |1
| | |''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]'' |
| |''[[Timewyrm: Genesys (novel)|Timewyrm: Genesys]]'' | | |[[Paul Cornell]] |
| |[[John Peel]] | | | [[Wolsey]] |
| |rowspan=60|[[Seventh Doctor|7th]]
| | | [[1 May (releases)|1 May]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]] |
| |[[Ace]] | |
| |[[20 June (releases)|20 June]] [[1991 (releases)|1991]]
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| |- | | |- |
| |2
| | |''[[Dragons' Wrath (novel)|Dragons' Wrath]]'' |
| |''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'' | | |[[Justin Richards]] |
| |[[Terrance Dicks]] | | | [[Irving Braxiatel]] |
| |Ace, [[the War Chief]] | | | [[2 June (releases)|2 June]] 1997 |
| |[[15 August (releases)|15 August]] 1991 | |
| |- | | |- |
| |3
| | |'' [[Beyond the Sun (novel)|Beyond the Sun]]'' |
| |''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)|Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]'' | | |[[Matthew Jones (writer)|Matthew Jones]] |
| |[[Nigel Robinson]] | | | [[Jason Kane]], [[Emile Mars-Smith]] |
| |rowspan=6|Ace | | | [[3 July (releases)|3 July]] 1997 |
| |[[17 October (releases)|17 October]] 1991 | |
| |- | | |- |
| |4
| | |''[[Ship of Fools (novel)|Ship of Fools]]'' |
| |''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'' | | |[[Dave Stone]] |
| |[[Paul Cornell]] | | | |
| |[[5 December (releases)|5 December]] 1991 | | | [[21 August (releases)|21 August]] 1997 |
| |- | | |- |
| |5
| | |''[[Down]]'' |
| |''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'' | | |[[Lawrence Miles]] |
| |[[Marc Platt]] | | | [[!X]] |
| |[[20 February (releases)|20 February]] [[1992 (releases)|1992]] | | | [[2 September (releases)|2 September]] 1997 |
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| |6
| | |''[[Deadfall]]'' |
| |''[[Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Warhead]]'' | | |[[Gary Russell]] |
| |[[Andrew Cartmel]] | | | [[Chris Cwej]] |
| |[[16 April (releases)|16 April]] 1992 | | | [[2 October (releases)|2 October]] 1997 |
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| |7
| | |''[[Ghost Devices]]'' |
| |''[[Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark]]'' | | |[[Simon Bucher-Jones]] |
| |[[Andrew Hunt]]
| | | [[God (The Also People)|God]], [[Clarence]] |
| |[[18 June (releases)|18 June]] 1992 | | | [[3 November (releases)|3 November]] 1997 |
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| |8
| | |''[[Mean Streets]]'' |
| |''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]''
| | |[[Terrance Dicks]] |
| |[[Mark Gatiss]]
| | | [[Chris Cwej]] |
| |[[20 August (releases)|20 August]] 1992
| | | [[1 December (releases)|1 December]] 1997 |
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| | 9
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| |''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]''
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| |[[Paul Cornell]]
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| |Ace, [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]]
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| |[[15 October (releases)|15 October]] 1992
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| |-
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| | 10
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| |''[[Transit (novel)|Transit]]''
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| |[[Ben Aaronovitch]]
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| |rowspan=3|Bernice
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| |[[3 December (releases)|3 December]] 1992
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| |-
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| | 11
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| |''[[The Highest Science (novel)|The Highest Science]]''
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| |[[Gareth Roberts]]
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| |[[18 February (releases)|18 February]] [[1993 (releases)|1993]]
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| |-
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| | 12
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| |''[[The Pit (novel)|The Pit]]''
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| |[[Neil Penswick]]
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| |[[18 March (releases)|18 March]] 1993
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| |-
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| | 13
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| |''[[Deceit (novel)|Deceit]]''
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| |[[Peter Darvill-Evans]]
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| |rowspan=5|Ace, Bernice
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| |[[15 April (releases)|15 April]] 1993
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| |-
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| | 14
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| |''[[Lucifer Rising (novel)|Lucifer Rising]]''
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| |[[Jim Mortimore]], [[Andy Lane]]
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| |[[20 May (releases)|20 May]] 1993
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| |-
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| | 15
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| |''[[White Darkness (novel)|White Darkness]]''
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| |[[David A. McIntee]]
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| |[[17 June (releases)|17 June]] 1993
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| | 16
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| |''[[Shadowmind (novel)|Shadowmind]]''
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| |[[Christopher Bulis]]
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| |[[15 July (releases)|15 July]] 1993
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| |-
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| | 17
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| |''[[Birthright (novel)|Birthright]]''
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| |[[Nigel Robinson]]
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| |[[19 August (releases)|19 August]] 1993
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| | 18
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| |''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]''
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| |[[David Banks]]
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| |[[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]], [[Cyber-Controller]]
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| |[[16 September (releases)|16 September]] 1993
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| |-
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| | 19
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| |''[[Blood Heat (novel)|Blood Heat]]''
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| |[[Jim Mortimore]]
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| |Ace, Bernice, [[Silurian]]s and [[Sea Devil]]s
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| |[[21 October (releases)|21 October]] 1993
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| | 20
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| |''[[The Dimension Riders (novel)|The Dimension Riders]]''
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| |[[Daniel Blythe]]
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| |rowspan=3|Ace, Bernice
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| |[[18 November (releases)|18 November]] 1993
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| | 21
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| |''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)|The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]''
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| |[[Kate Orman]]
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| |[[2 December (releases)|2 December]] 1993
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| | 22
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| |''[[Conundrum (novel)|Conundrum]]''
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| |[[Steve Lyons]]
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| |[[20 January (releases)|20 January]] [[1994 (releases)|1994]]
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| | 23
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| |''[[No Future (novel)|No Future]]''
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| |[[Paul Cornell]]
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| |Ace, Bernice, [[the Monk]], [[Vardan]]s
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| |[[17 February (releases)|17 February]] 1994
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| | 24
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| |''[[Tragedy Day (novel)|Tragedy Day]]''
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| |[[Gareth Roberts]]
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| |rowspan=4|Ace, Bernice
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| |[[17 March (releases)|17 March]] 1994
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| |-
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| | 25
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| |''[[Legacy (novel)|Legacy]]''
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| |[[Gary Russell]]
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| |[[21 April (releases)|21 April]] 1994
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| | 26
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| |''[[Theatre of War (novel)|Theatre of War]]''
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| |[[Justin Richards]]
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| |[[19 May (releases)|19 May]] 1994
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| | 27
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| |''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]''
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| |[[Andy Lane]]
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| |[[16 June (releases)|16 June]] 1994
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| | 28
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| |''[[Blood Harvest (novel)|Blood Harvest]]'' | |
| |[[Terrance Dicks]] | |
| |Ace, Bernice, [[Great Vampire]]s
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| |[[21 July (releases)|21 July]] 1994
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| | 29
| |
| |''[[Strange England (novel)|Strange England]]''
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| |[[Simon Messingham]]
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| |Ace, Bernice
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| |[[18 August (releases)|18 August]] 1994
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| |-
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| | 30
| |
| |''[[First Frontier (novel)|First Frontier]]''
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| |[[David A. McIntee]]
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| |Ace, Bernice, [[the Master]]
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| |[[15 September (releases)|15 September]] 1994
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| | 31
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| |''[[St Anthony's Fire (novel)|St Anthony's Fire]]''
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| |[[Mark Gatiss]]
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| |rowspan=5|Ace, Bernice
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| |[[20 October (releases)|20 October]] 1994
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| | 32
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| |''[[Falls the Shadow (novel)|Falls the Shadow]]''
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| |[[Daniel O'Mahony]]
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| |[[17 November (releases)|17 November]] 1994
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| | 33
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| |''[[Parasite (novel)|Parasite]]''
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| |[[Jim Mortimore]] | |
| |[[1 December (releases)|1 December]] 1994 | |
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| | 34
| | |'' [[Tempest (novel)|Tempest]]'' |
| |''[[Warlock (novel)|Warlock]]'' | | |[[Christopher Bulis]] |
| |[[Andrew Cartmel]] | | | |
| |[[19 January (releases)|19 January]] [[1995 (releases)|1995]] | | | [[2 January (releases)|2 January]] [[1998 (releases)|1998]] |
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| | |''[[Walking to Babylon (novel)|Walking to Babylon]]'' |
| |''[[Set Piece (novel)|Set Piece]]'' | |
| |[[Kate Orman]] | | |[[Kate Orman]] |
| |[[16 February (releases)|16 February]] 1995 | | | |
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| | | [[3 February (releases)|3 February]] 1998 |
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| |''[[Infinite Requiem (novel)|Infinite Requiem]]''
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| |[[Daniel Blythe]] | |
| |rowspan=3|Bernice
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| |[[16 March (releases)|16 March]] 1995
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| | 37
| |
| |''[[Sanctuary (novel)|Sanctuary]]''
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| |[[David A. McIntee]]
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| |[[20 April (releases)|20 April]] 1995
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| | 38
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| |''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]''
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| |[[Paul Cornell]]
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| |[[18 May (releases)|18 May]] 1995
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| | 39
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| |''[[Original Sin (novel)|Original Sin]]''
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| |[[Andy Lane]]
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| |rowspan=3|Bernice, [[Chris Cwej|Chris]], [[Roz Forrester|Roz]]
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| |[[15 June (releases)|15 June]] 1995
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| | |''[[Oblivion (novel)|Oblivion]]'' |
| |''[[Sky Pirates! (novel)|Sky Pirates!]]'' | |
| |[[Dave Stone]] | | |[[Dave Stone]] |
| |[[20 July (releases)|20 July]] 1995 | | | [[Jason Kane]], [[Chris Cwej]], [[Roz Forrester]] |
| | | [[2 March (releases)|2 March]] 1998 |
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| | |''[[The Medusa Effect]]'' |
| |''[[Zamper (novel)|Zamper]]'' | | |[[Justin Richards]] |
| |[[Gareth Roberts]] | | | [[Irving Braxiatel]] |
| |[[17 August (releases)|17 August]] 1995 | | | [[2 April (releases)|2 April]] 1998 |
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| | |''[[Dry Pilgrimage]]'' |
| |''[[Toy Soldiers (novel)|Toy Soldiers]]'' | | |[[Paul Leonard]], [[Nick Walters]] |
| |[[Paul Leonard]] | | | |
| |Bernice, Chris, Roz, [[Ogron]]s
| | | [[3 May (releases)|3 May]] 1998 |
| |[[21 September (releases)|21 September]] 1995 | |
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| | |''[[The Sword of Forever]]'' |
| |''[[Head Games (novel)|Head Games]]''
| | |[[Jim Mortimore]] |
| |[[Steve Lyons]]
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| |rowspan=2|Bernice, Chris, Roz
| | | [[2 June (releases)|2 June]] 1998 |
| |[[19 October (releases)|19 October]] 1995
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| |''[[The Also People (novel)|The Also People]]'' | |
| |[[Ben Aaronovitch]] | |
| |[[16 November (releases)|16 November]] 1995 | |
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| |''[[Shakedown (novel)|Shakedown]]'' | |
| |[[Terrance Dicks]]
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| |Bernice, Chris, Roz, [[Sontaran]]s, [[Rutan Host|Rutans]]
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| |[[7 December (releases)|7 December]] 1995
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| | |''[[Another Girl, Another Planet]]'' |
| |''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'' | | |[[Martin Day]], [[Len Beech]] |
| |[[Lance Parkin]] | | | |
| |rowspan=5|Bernice, Chris, Roz
| | | [[20 August (releases)|20 August]] 1998 |
| |[[18 January (releases)|18 January]] [[1996 (releases)|1996]]
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| | |''[[Beige Planet Mars]]'' |
| |''[[Warchild (novel)|Warchild]]'' | | |[[Lance Parkin]], [[Mark Clapham]] |
| |[[Andrew Cartmel]] | | | |
| |[[16 February (releases)|16 February]] 1996 | | | [[15 October (releases)|15 October]] 1998 |
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| | |''[[Where Angels Fear]]'' |
| |''[[Sleepy (novel)|Sleepy]]'' | | |[[Rebecca Levene]], [[Simon Winstone]] |
| |[[Kate Orman]] | | | [[Irving Braxiatel]] |
| |[[16 March (releases)|16 March]] 1996 | | | [[2 December (releases)|2 December]] 1998 |
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| | |''[[The Mary-Sue Extrusion]]'' |
| |''[[Death and Diplomacy (novel)|Death and Diplomacy]]'' | |
| |[[Dave Stone]] | | |[[Dave Stone]] |
| |[[18 April (releases)|18 April]] 1996 | | | [[Jason Kane]] |
| |- | | | [[1 February (releases)|1 February]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]] |
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| |''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]''
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| |[[Paul Cornell]]
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| |[[16 May (releases)|16 May]] 1996
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| |''[[GodEngine (novel)|GodEngine]]''
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| |[[Craig Hinton]]
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| |Chris, Roz, [[Dalek]]s
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| |[[20 June (releases)|20 June]] 1996
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| | |''[[Dead Romance (novel)|Dead Romance]]'' |
| |''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'' | |
| |[[Lawrence Miles]] | | |[[Lawrence Miles]] |
| |Chris, Roz | | | [[Christine Summerfield]], [[Chris Cwej]] |
| |[[18 July (releases)|18 July]] 1996 | | | [[1 March (releases)|1 March]] 1999 |
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| | |''[[Tears of the Oracle]]'' |
| |''[[Return of the Living Dad (novel)|Return of the Living Dad]]'' | | |[[Justin Richards]] |
| |[[Kate Orman]] | | | [[Jason Kane]], [[Irving Braxiatel]] |
| |Bernice, Chris, Roz | | | [[2 June (releases)|2 June]] 1999 |
| |[[15 August (releases)|15 August]] 1996 | |
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| | |''[[Return to the Fractured Planet]]'' |
| |''[[The Death of Art (novel)|The Death of Art]]''
| | |[[Dave Stone]] |
| |[[Simon Bucher-Jones]]
| | | [[Irving Braxiatel]] |
| |rowspan=3|Chris, Roz
| | | [[2 August (releases)|2 August]] 1999 |
| |[[19 September (releases)|19 September]] 1996
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| |''[[Damaged Goods (novel)|Damaged Goods]]'' | |
| |[[Russell T Davies]] | |
| |[[24 October (releases)|24 October]] 1996 | |
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| |''[[So Vile a Sin (novel)|So Vile a Sin]]''
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| |[[Ben Aaronovitch]], [[Kate Orman]]
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| |[[May]] 1997
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| |''[[Bad Therapy (novel)|Bad Therapy]]''
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| |[[Matthew Jones (writer)|Matthew Jones]]
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| |rowspan=3|Chris
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| |[[5 December (releases)|5 December]] 1996
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| | 58
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| |''[[Eternity Weeps (novel)|Eternity Weeps]]''
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| |[[Jim Mortimore]]
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| |[[16 January (releases)|16 January]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]]
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| | 59
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| |''[[The Room With No Doors (novel)|The Room With No Doors]]''
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| |[[Kate Orman]]
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| | |''[[The Joy Device]]'' |
| |''[[Lungbarrow (novel)|Lungbarrow]]'' | | |[[Justin Richards]] |
| |[[Marc Platt]] | | | |
| |Chris, [[Romana II]], [[Leela]], Ace, [[K9 Mark I]], [[K9 Mark II]] | | | [[1 October (releases)|1 October]] 1999 |
| |[[20 March (releases)|20 March]] 1997 | |
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| | |''[[Twilight of the Gods (BNA novel)|Twilight of the Gods]]'' |
| |''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'' | | |[[Mark Clapham]], [[Jon de Burgh Miller]] |
| |[[Lance Parkin]] | | | [[Jason Kane]], [[Chris Cwej]], [[Clarence]], [[Irving Braxiatel]] |
| |[[Eighth Doctor|8th]] | | | [[2 December (releases)|2 December]] 1999 |
| |Bernice, [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], [[UNIT]], [[Ice Warrior]]s
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| |[[18 April (releases)|18 April]] 1997 | |
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| == Notes == | | == Notes == |
| === Continuity ===
| | * Though not considered part of the main series, the short story collection ''[[Decalog 5: Wonders]]'' included 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 (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]]''). | | * 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]]''. |
| * 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.
| | * 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. |
| * 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.
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| * ''[[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]].
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| * The New Adventures were linked in several major ways to Virgin's [[Virgin Missing Adventures|Missing Adventures]] line.
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| ** 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.
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| ** ''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.
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| === Adaptations ===
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| * The novel ''Shakedown'' was itself an adaptation of the [[Reeltime Pictures]] production ''[[Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans]]'', greatly expanded to include the Doctor.
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| * 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.
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| * 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]]''.
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| * ''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]]''.
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| === Production notes ===
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| * 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'']].
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| * ''[[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.
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| == External links ==
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| * [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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