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|release date = [[21 July (releases)|21 July]] [[1994 (releases)|1994]] - [[18 April (releases)|18 April]] [[1996 (releases)|1996]]

The '''Missing Adventures''' series of novels by [[Virgin Books]] was launched in [[1994]] following the success of its [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]] line. Much as the NA series featured [[Seventh Doctor]] adventures with more detail and mature content than previously seen on TV and in the [[Target Books]] novelisations, the MA series focused on the first six [[Doctor]]s. There were occasional multi-Doctor stories and crossovers with the NA line. One book, ''[[Downtime (novelisation)|Downtime]]'', didn't feature the Doctor but was an adaptation of [[Downtime (home video)|an independent film production]] featuring several former [[companion]]s. Another MA release, ''[[The Ghosts of N-Space (novelisation)|The Ghosts of N-Space]]'', was an adaptation of a [[Third Doctor]] radio play and was published under the MA line as the Target Books brand, under which its prequel ''[[The Paradise of Death (novelisation)|The Paradise of Death]]'' was published, had been [[retire]]d by that point.

The Missing Adventures line was discontinued in [[1997]] after [[BBC Books]] took back the franchise licence from Virgin (it is speculated that had Virgin kept the licence it would have begun publishing [[Seventh Doctor]] adventures under the MA line, and indeed that incarnation does appear in one post-TV movie release, ''[[Cold Fusion (novel)|Cold Fusion]]''); BBC subsequently launched its own version, the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] line.

Related to the MA line, but considered separate, was the [[Virgin Decalogs]] series of books.

 

!# || Title || Author || Doctor || Companions || Published

| 1 || ''[[Goth Opera (novel)|Goth Opera]]'' || [[Paul Cornell]] || [[Fifth Doctor|5th]] || [[Nyssa]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] || [[21 July (releases)|21 July]] [[1994 (releases)|1994]]

| 2 || ''[[Evolution (novel)|Evolution]]'' || [[John Peel]] || [[Fourth Doctor|4th]] || [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]] || [[15 September (releases)|15 September]] 1994

| 3 || ''[[Venusian Lullaby (novel)|Venusian Lullaby]]'' || [[Paul Leonard]] || [[First Doctor|1st]] || [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] || [[20 October (releases)|20 October]] 1994

| 4 || ''[[The Crystal Bucephalus (novel)|The Crystal Bucephalus]]'' || [[Craig Hinton]] || 5th || [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]], [[Kamelion]] || [[17 November (releases)|17 November]] 1994

| 5 || ''[[State of Change (novel)|State of Change]]'' || [[Christopher Bulis]] || [[Sixth Doctor|6th]] || [[Peri Brown|Peri]] || [[1 December (releases)|1 December]] 1994

| 6 || ''[[The Romance of Crime (novel)|The Romance of Crime]]'' || [[Gareth Roberts]] || 4th || [[Romana II]], [[K9 Mark II|K9]] || [[19 January (releases)|19 January]] [[1995 (releases)|1995]]

| 7 || ''[[The Ghosts of N-Space (novelisation)|The Ghosts of N-Space]]'' || [[Barry Letts]] || [[Third Doctor|3rd]] || [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]] || [[16 February (releases)|16 February]] 1995

| 8 || ''[[Time of Your Life (novel)|Time of Your Life]]'' || [[Steve Lyons]] || 6th || [[Grant Markham|Grant]] || [[16 April (releases)|16 April]] 1995

| 9 || ''[[Dancing the Code (novel)|Dancing the Code]]'' || [[Paul Leonard]] || 3rd || [[Jo Grant|Jo]] || [[20 April (releases)|20 April]] 1995

| 10 || ''[[The Menagerie (novel)|The Menagerie]]'' || [[Martin Day]] || [[Second Doctor|2nd]] || [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]] || [[18 May (releases)|18 May]] 1995

| 11 || ''[[System Shock (novel)|System Shock]]'' || [[Justin Richards]] || 4th || [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]], [[Harry Sullivan|Harry]] || [[15 June (releases)|15 June]] 1995

| 12 || ''[[The Sorcerer's Apprentice (novel)|The Sorcerer's Apprentice]]'' || [[Christopher Bulis]] || 1st || [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] || [[20 July (releases)|20 July]] 1995

| 13 || ''[[Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)|Invasion of the Cat-People]]'' || [[Gary Russell]] || 2nd || [[Ben Jackson|Ben]], [[Polly Wright|Polly]] || [[17 August (releases)|17 August]] 1995

| 14 || ''[[Managra (novel)|Managra]]'' || [[Stephen Marley]] || 4th || [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]] || [[21 September (releases)|21 September]] 1995

| 15 || ''[[Millennial Rites (novel)|Millennial Rites]]'' || [[Craig Hinton]] || 6th || [[Melanie Bush|Mel]] || [[19 October (releases)|19 October]] 1995

| 16 || ''[[The Empire of Glass (novel)|The Empire of Glass]]'' || [[Andy Lane]] || 1st || [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]], [[Steven Taylor|Steven]] || [[16 November (releases)|16 November]] 1995

| 17 || ''[[Lords of the Storm (novel)|Lords of the Storm]]'' || [[David A. McIntee]] || 5th || [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] || [[7 December (releases)|7 December]] 1995

| 18 || ''[[Downtime (novelisation)|Downtime]]'' || [[Marc Platt]] || none || [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]], [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]] || [[18 January (releases)|18 January]] [[1996 (releases)|1996]]

| 19 || ''[[The Man in the Velvet Mask (novel)|The Man in the Velvet Mask]]'' || [[Daniel O'Mahony]] || 1st || [[Dodo Chaplet|Dodo]] || [[15 February (releases)|15 February]] 1996

| 20 || ''[[The English Way of Death (novel)|The English Way of Death]]'' || [[Gareth Roberts]] || 4th || [[Romana II]], [[K9 Mark II|K9]] || [[21 March (releases)|21 March]] 1996

| 21 || ''[[The Eye of the Giant (novel)|The Eye of the Giant]]'' || [[Christopher Bulis]] || 3rd || [[Liz Shaw|Liz]] || [[18 April (releases)|18 April]] 1996

| 22 || ''[[The Sands of Time (novel)|The Sands of Time]]'' || [[Justin Richards]] || 5th || [[Nyssa]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] || [[16 May (releases)|16 May]] 1996

| 23 || ''[[Killing Ground (novel)|Killing Ground]]'' || [[Steve Lyons]] || 6th || [[Grant Markham|Grant]] || [[20 June (releases)|20 June]] 1996

| 24 || ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]'' || [[Gary Russell]] || 3rd || [[Liz Shaw|Liz]] || [[18 July (releases)|18 July]] 1996

| 25 || ''[[The Shadow of Weng-Chiang (novel)|The Shadow of Weng-Chiang]]'' || [[David A. McIntee]] || 4th || [[Romana I]], [[K9 Mark II|K9]] || [[15 August (releases)|15 August]] 1996

| 26 || ''[[Twilight of the Gods (MA novel)|Twilight of the Gods]]'' || [[Christopher Bulis]] || 2nd || [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]] || [[19 September (releases)|19 September]] 1996

| 27 || ''[[Speed of Flight (novel)|Speed of Flight]]'' || [[Paul Leonard]] || 3rd || [[Jo Grant|Jo]], [[Mike Yates]] || [[24 October (releases)|24 October]] 1996

| 28 || ''[[The Plotters (novel)|The Plotters]]'' || [[Gareth Roberts]] || 1st || [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]] || [[21 November (releases)|21 November]] 1996

| 29 || ''[[Cold Fusion (novel)|Cold Fusion]]'' || [[Lance Parkin]] || [[Fifth Doctor|5th]], [[Seventh Doctor|7th]] || [[Adric]], [[Nyssa]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]],<br />[[Chris Cwej|Chris]], [[Roz Forrester|Roz]] || [[5 December (releases)|5 December]] 1996

| 30 || ''[[Burning Heart (novel)|Burning Heart]]'' || [[Dave Stone]] || 6th || [[Peri Brown|Peri]] || [[16 January (releases)|16 January]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]]

| 31 || ''[[A Device of Death (novel)|A Device of Death]]'' || [[Christopher Bulis]] || 4th || [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]], [[Harry Sullivan|Harry]] || [[20 February (releases)|20 February]] 1997

| 32 || ''[[The Dark Path (novel)|The Dark Path]]'' || [[David A. McIntee]] || 2nd || [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]] || [[20 March (releases)|20 March]] 1997

* The first Missing Adventure ''[[Goth Opera]]'' was a sequel (and also prequel, from the Doctor's point of view) to the New Adventure novel ''[[Blood Harvest]]''. This was done in order to launch the new series of books.

* ''[[Lords of the Storm]]'' tied in with the New Adventure novel ''[[Shakedown]]''. Both novels featured the [[Sontaran]]s and the [[Rutan]]s and they came out in the same month.

* ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'', although it focuses on the [[Third Doctor]], was published as a standalone novel, not a Missing Adventure, but is listed here for the sake of convenience. Co-credited with its fictional protagonist, [[James Stevens]], the book took the form of a mock "nonfiction exposé" of [[UNIT]] and its activities. It re-visited the events of the [[Third Doctor]]'s time with [[UNIT]] from Stevens' perspective and gave an [[Earth]]-bound view of events, with the Doctor put in short appearances in various incarnations. It came out in the same month as ''[[The Eye of the Giant]]''.

* Three novels were sequels to classic serials and one a prequel; they were as follows:

** ''The Sands of Time'' is a sequel to [[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]''.

** ''The Shadow of Weng-Chiang'' is a sequel to [[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''.

** ''Twilight of the Gods'' is a sequel to [[TV]]: ''[[The Web Planet]]''.

** ''Speed of Flight'' is a prequel to [[TV]]: ''[[Timelash (TV story)|Timelash]]''

** ''Twilight of the Gods'' - [[Animus]] and [[Zarbi]].

** ''The Shadow of Weng-Chiang'' - [[Mr Sin]]

** ''Lords of the Storm'' - [[Sontaran]]s and [[Rutan]]s

** ''Killing Ground'' - [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]]

** ''State of Change'' - [[The Rani]]

** ''The Romance of Crime'' - [[Ogron]]s

** ''The Scales of Injustice'' - The [[Silurian]]s and [[Myrka]]

** ''The Dark Path'' - {{Delgado}}