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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 changed 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.


== Stories ==
== Stories ==
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{| {{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]]
|-
|-
|''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]''||[[Paul Cornell]] || [[Wolsey]] || [[1 May (releases)|1 May]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]]
| 35 || ''[[Set Piece (novel)|Set Piece]]'' || [[Kate Orman]] || 7th || Ace and Bernice || [[16 February (releases)|16 February]] 1995
|-
|-
|''[[Dragons' Wrath (novel)|Dragons' Wrath]]''||[[Justin Richards]] || [[Irving Braxiatel]] || [[2 June (releases)|2 June]] 1997
| 36 || ''[[Infinite Requiem (novel)|Infinite Requiem]]'' || [[Daniel Blythe]] || 7th || Bernice || [[16 March (releases)|16 March]] 1995
|-
|-
|'' [[Beyond the Sun (novel)|Beyond the Sun]]''||[[Matthew Jones]] || [[Jason Kane]], [[Emile Mars-Smith]] || [[3 July (releases)|3 July]] 1997
| 37 || ''[[Sanctuary (novel)|Sanctuary]]'' || [[David A. McIntee]] || 7th || Bernice || [[20 April (releases)|20 April]] 1995
|-
|-
|''[[Ship of Fools (novel)|Ship of Fools]]''||[[Dave Stone]] || none || [[21 August (releases)|21 August]] 1997
| 38 || ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'' || [[Paul Cornell]] || 7th || Bernice || [[18 May (releases)|18 May]] 1995
|-
|-
|''[[Down]]''||[[Lawrence Miles]] || [[!X]] || [[2 September (releases)|2 September]] 1997
| 39 || ''[[Original Sin (novel)|Original Sin]]'' || [[Andy Lane]] || 7th || Bernice, [[Chris Cwej|Chris]] and [[Roz Forrester|Roz]]|| [[15 June (releases)|15 June]] 1995
|-
|-
|''[[Deadfall]]''||[[Gary Russell]] || [[Chris Cwej]] || [[2 October (releases)|2 October]] 1997
| 40 || ''[[Sky Pirates! (novel)|Sky Pirates!]]'' || [[Dave Stone]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || [[20 July (releases)|20 July]] 1995
|-
|-
|''[[Ghost Devices]]''||[[Simon Bucher-Jones]] || God, [[Clarence]] || [[3 November (releases)|3 November]] 1997
| 41 || ''[[Zamper (novel)|Zamper]]'' || [[Gareth Roberts]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || [[17 August (releases)|17 August]] 1995
|-
|-
|''[[Mean Streets]]''||[[Terrance Dicks]] || [[Chris Cwej]] || [[1 December (releases)|1 December]] 1997
| 42 || ''[[Toy Soldiers (novel)|Toy Soldiers]]'' || [[Paul Leonard]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || [[21 September (releases)|21 September]] 1995
|-
|-
|'' [[Tempest (novel)|Tempest]]''||[[Christopher Bulis]] || none || [[2 January (releases)|2 January]] [[1998 (releases)|1998]]
| 43 || ''[[Head Games (novel)|Head Games]]'' || [[Steve Lyons]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || [[19 October (releases)|19 October]] 1995
|-
|-
|''[[Walking to Babylon (novel)|Walking to Babylon]]''||[[Kate Orman]] || none || [[3 February (releases)|3 February]] 1998
| 44 || ''[[The Also People (novel)|The Also People]]'' || [[Ben Aaronovitch]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || [[16 November (releases)|16 November]] 1995
|-
|-
|''[[Oblivion (novel)|Oblivion]]''||[[Dave Stone]] || [[Jason Kane]], [[Chris Cwej]], [[Roz Forrester]] || [[2 March (releases)|2 March]] 1998
| 45 || ''[[Shakedown (novel)|Shakedown]]'' || [[Terrance Dicks]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || [[7 December (releases)|7 December]] 1995
|-
|-
|''[[The Medusa Effect]]''||[[Justin Richards]] || [[Irving Braxiatel]] || [[2 April (releases)|2 April]] 1998
| 46 || ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'' || [[Lance Parkin]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || [[18 January (releases)|18 January]] [[1996 (releases)|1996]]
|-
|-
|''[[Dry Pilgrimage]]''||[[Paul Leonard]] & [[Nick Walters]] || none || [[3 May (releases)|3 May]] 1998
| 47 || ''[[Warchild (novel)|Warchild]]'' || [[Andrew Cartmel]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || [[16 February (releases)|16 February]] 1996
|-
|-
|''[[The Sword of Forever]]''||[[Jim Mortimore]] || none || [[2 June (releases)|2 June]] 1998
| 48 || ''[[Sleepy (novel)|Sleepy]]'' || [[Kate Orman]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || [[16 March (releases)|16 March]] 1996
|-
|-
|''[[Another Girl, Another Planet]]''||[[Martin Day]] & [[Len Beech]] || none || [[20 August (releases)|20 August]] 1998
| 49 || ''[[Death and Diplomacy (novel)|Death and Diplomacy]]'' || [[Dave Stone]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || [[18 April (releases)|18 April]] 1996
|-
|-
|''[[Beige Planet Mars]]''||[[Lance Parkin]] & [[Mark Clapham]] || none || [[15 October (releases)|15 October]] 1998
| 50 || ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]'' || [[Paul Cornell]] || 7th || Bernice, Chris and Roz || [[16 May (releases)|16 May]] 1996
|-
|-
|''[[Where Angels Fear]]''||[[Rebecca Levene]] & [[Simon Winstone]] || [[Irving Braxiatel]] || [[2 December (releases)|2 December]] 1998
| 51 || ''[[GodEngine (novel)|GodEngine]]'' || [[Craig Hinton]] || 7th || Chris and Roz || [[20 June (releases)|20 June]] 1996
|-
|-
|''[[The Mary-Sue Extrusion]]''||[[Dave Stone]] || [[Jason Kane]] || [[1 February (releases)|1 February]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]]
| 52 || ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'' || [[Lawrence Miles]] || 7th || Chris and Roz || [[18 July (releases)|18 July]] 1996
|-
|-
|''[[Dead Romance (novel)|Dead Romance]]''||[[Lawrence Miles]] || [[Christine Summerfield]], [[Chris Cwej]] || [[1 March (releases)|1 March]] 1999
| 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
|-
|-
|''[[Tears of the Oracle]]''||[[Justin Richards]] || [[Jason Kane]], [[Irving Braxiatel]] || [[2 June (releases)|2 June]] 1999
| 54 || ''[[The Death of Art (novel)|The Death of Art]]'' || [[Simon Bucher-Jones]] || 7th || Chris and Roz || [[19 September (releases)|19 September]] 1996
|-
|-
|''[[Return to the Fractured Planet]]''||[[Dave Stone]] || [[Irving Braxiatel]] || [[2 August (releases)|2 August]] 1999
| 55 || ''[[Damaged Goods (novel)|Damaged Goods]]'' || [[Russell T Davies]] || 7th || Chris and Roz || [[24 October (releases)|24 October]] 1996
|-
|-
|''[[The Joy Device]]''||[[Justin Richards]] || none || [[1 October (releases)|1 October]] 1999
| 56 || ''[[So Vile a Sin (novel)|So Vile a Sin]]'' || [[Ben Aaronovitch]] and [[Kate Orman]] || 7th || Chris and Roz || [[May]] 1997
|-
| 57 || ''[[Bad Therapy (novel)|Bad Therapy]]'' || [[Matthew Jones]] || 7th || Chris || [[5 December (releases)|5 December]] 1996
|-
| 58 || ''[[Eternity Weeps (novel)|Eternity Weeps]]'' || [[Jim Mortimore]] || 7th || Chris || [[16 January (releases)|16 January]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]]
|-
| 59 || ''[[The Room With No Doors (novel)|The Room With No Doors]]'' || [[Kate Orman]] || 7th || Chris || [[20 February (releases)|20 February]] 1997
|-
| 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
|-
| 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 ==
* 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]].
=== Continuity ===
* 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 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]]'').
* 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.
* 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.
* 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 (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]].
* Several novels of the New Adventures featured old foes from the TV series, including:
** ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'' - The [[War Chief]]
** ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'' - [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] and the [[Cyber-Controller]]
** ''[[Blood Heat (novel)|Blood Heat]]'' - [[Silurian]]s and [[Sea Devil]]s
** ''[[No Future (novel)|No Future]]'' - [[The Monk]] and the [[Vardan]]s
** ''[[Blood Harvest (novel)|Blood Harvest]]'' - [[Great Vampire]]s
** ''[[First Frontier (novel)|First Frontier]]'' - [[The Master]]
** ''[[Toy Soldiers (novel)|Toy Soldiers]]'' - [[Ogron]]s (cameo only)
** ''[[Head Games (novel)|Head Games]]'' - [[Valeyard]] (illusion only)
** ''[[Shakedown (novel)|Shakedown]]'' - [[Sontaran]]s and the [[Rutan Host]]
** ''[[GodEngine (novel)|GodEngine]]'' - [[Dalek]]s (cameo only)
** ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|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 ===
* 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 ===
* 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 (novel)|Bad Therapy]]''.
* ''[[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.


== 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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