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The '''Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures''' were a series of novels that featured [[Bernice Summerfield]] and her "supporting cast" and published by [[Virgin Books]] following the loss of the license that allowed them to publish books the [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]] series, which could legally use characters and concepts derived from ''[[Doctor Who]]''. Though most featured Bernice herself, two, ''[[Deadfall]]'' and ''[[Dead Romance]]'', centered on other characters.
The New Adventures published by [[Virgin]] were a series of original, full-length [[Doctor Who]] novels that continued the adventures of the [[Seventh Doctor]] (and, originally, [[Ace]]) following on from the TV story, ''[[Survival]]''. The series concluded with the [[Eighth Doctor]] novel ''[[The Dying Days]]''.
 
The series began in in May 1997 and ended in October 1999. [[Big Finish]] would later obtain the license to these characters for their own line of audios, novels and short fiction featuring Benny and her supporting cast.  
The New Adventures published by [[Virgin]] were a series of original, full-length [[Doctor Who]] novels that continued the adventures of the [[Seventh Doctor]] (and, originally, [[Ace]]) following on from the TV story, ''[[Survival]]''. Over the course of the books, the Doctor and Ace first met [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice "Benny" Summerfield]] and Ace left to stay in the [[26th century]] where over the course of three years (in terms of her own timeline) she gew into the hardened [[Dalek]] killer much removed from her television portrayal. Fans referred to her version of the character as "Space Bitch Ace". Ace and Benny both eventually left the series though Ace made two and Benny would make the occasional guest appearances. The series also introduced several other new companions.
 
The series concluded with the [[Eighth Doctor]] novel ''[[The Dying Days]]''. After ''The Dying Days'' concluded, the books continued with Bernice as the principal character in a new [[Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures|series of novels]].
 
Apart from the novels, a few of the comics and audios take place specifically in the New Adventures continuity and feature the Seventh Doctor, Bernice and the older version of Ace together. The Missing Adventures at times would have links with the New Adventures. A story strand originated in ''[[Blood Harvest]]'' continued into the first Missing Adventure ''[[Goth Opera]]'' in an effort to get readers to buy both books. ''[[Shakedown (novelisation)|Shakedown]]'' and ''[[Lords of the Storm]]'' both featured the [[Sontaran]]s in the same month. The Missing Adventure ''[[Cold Fusion]]'' featured both the [[Fifth Doctor]] as his companions along with the Seventh Doctor and [[Roz]] and [[Chris Cwej]] from the New Adventures.  
 
== Doctor Who: The New Adventures ==


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


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Revision as of 16:16, 14 March 2007

The New Adventures published by Virgin were a series of original, full-length Doctor Who novels that continued the adventures of the Seventh Doctor (and, originally, Ace) following on from the TV story, Survival. The series concluded with the Eighth Doctor novel The Dying Days.

The New Adventures published by Virgin were a series of original, full-length Doctor Who novels that continued the adventures of the Seventh Doctor (and, originally, Ace) following on from the TV story, Survival. Over the course of the books, the Doctor and Ace first met Bernice "Benny" Summerfield and Ace left to stay in the 26th century where over the course of three years (in terms of her own timeline) she gew into the hardened Dalek killer much removed from her television portrayal. Fans referred to her version of the character as "Space Bitch Ace". Ace and Benny both eventually left the series though Ace made two and Benny would make the occasional guest appearances. The series also introduced several other new companions.

The series concluded with the Eighth Doctor novel The Dying Days. After The Dying Days concluded, the books continued with Bernice as the principal character in a new series of novels.

Apart from the novels, a few of the comics and audios take place specifically in the New Adventures continuity and feature the Seventh Doctor, Bernice and the older version of Ace together. The Missing Adventures at times would have links with the New Adventures. A story strand 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 as his companions along with the Seventh Doctor and Roz and Chris Cwej from the New Adventures.

Doctor Who: The New Adventures

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