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|release date = [[20 June (releases)|20 June]] [[1991 (releases)|1991]] - [[18 April (releases)|18 April]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]] | |release date = [[20 June (releases)|20 June]] [[1991 (releases)|1991]] - [[18 April (releases)|18 April]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]] | ||
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The '''New Adventures''' | The '''New Adventures''' was an imprint of [[Virgin Books]] that published a novel series of the same name. The first book, published in [[1991 (releases)|1991]], continued the adventures of the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] after the TV story ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]''; later installments introduced new [[companion]]s like [[Bernice Summerfield]], who became the range's main protagonist in [[1997 (releases)|1997]] when Virgin lost the license for ''[[Doctor Who]]'' fiction. As the New Adventures were geared for an older audience than the TV show, they included mature themes, strong language, violence, and [[Sexuality|sexual elements]]. | ||
Virgin Books launched two spin-off lines following the initial success of the New Adventures | Virgin Books launched two spin-off lines following the initial success of the New Adventures: the [[Virgin Decalogs|Decalogs]], a series of short story collections; and the [[Virgin Missing Adventures|Missing Adventures]], a novel range that told new stories with the first six Doctors. | ||
The New Adventures concluded with ''[[Twilight of the Gods (BNA novel)|Twilight of the Gods]]'' in [[December (releases)|December]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]], but [[Big Finish Productions]] obtained the licence for the later New Adventures characters and continued telling stories with Bernice Summerfield, [[Jason Kane]], and [[Irving Braxiatel]] in their own line of [[Bernice Summerfield (series)|audios, novels, and short stories]]. | The New Adventures concluded with ''[[Twilight of the Gods (BNA novel)|Twilight of the Gods]]'' in [[December (releases)|December]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]], but [[Big Finish Productions]] obtained the licence for the later New Adventures characters and continued telling stories with Bernice Summerfield, [[Jason Kane]], and [[Irving Braxiatel]] in their own line of [[Bernice Summerfield (series)|audios, novels, and short stories]]. | ||
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== Stories == | == Stories == | ||
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!# || Title || Author || Doctor || Featuring || Published | !# || Title || Author || Doctor || Featuring || Published | ||
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|''[[Lungbarrow (novel)|Lungbarrow]]'' | |''[[Lungbarrow (novel)|Lungbarrow]]'' | ||
|[[Marc Platt]] | |[[Marc Platt]] | ||
|Chris, [[Romana II]], | |Chris, [[Romana II]], [[Leela]], Ace, [[K9 Mark I]], [[K9 Mark II]] | ||
|[[20 March (releases)|20 March]] 1997 | |[[20 March (releases)|20 March]] 1997 | ||
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|''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'' | |''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'' | ||
|[[Lance Parkin]] | |[[Lance Parkin]] | ||
|[[Eighth Doctor|8th]] | |[[Eighth Doctor|8th]] | ||
|Bernice, [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], [[UNIT]], [[Ice Warrior]]s | |[[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]], [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], [[UNIT]], [[Ice Warrior]]s | ||
|[[18 April (releases)|18 April]] 1997 | |[[18 April (releases)|18 April]] 1997 | ||
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''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'' was the final New Adventures novel to feature [[the Doctor]], although ''[[So Vile a Sin (novel)|So Vile a Sin]]'' was released out-of-order and published last. ''The Dying Days'' reintroduced [[Bernice Summerfield]] and the settings that would predominate the later New Adventures; its afterword specified that the following novels belonged to a separate series of "''new'' New Adventures", although they were published under the same imprint, logo, and name. | |||
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* 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]]''), [[Wolsey]] the [[cat]] (debuting in ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]''), and [[Roz Forrester]] and [[Chris Cwej]] (debuting in ''[[Original Sin (novel)|Original Sin]]''). | * 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]]''), [[Wolsey]] the [[cat]] (debuting in ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]''), and [[Roz Forrester]] and [[Chris Cwej]] (debuting in ''[[Original Sin (novel)|Original Sin]]''). | ||
* Ace was written out in ''[[Love and War (novel)|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. | * Ace was written out in ''[[Love and War (novel)|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, | * Apart from the novels, some ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comics take place specifically in the New Adventures continuity. These feature the Seventh Doctor, Bernice, and the older version of Ace; their places in the New Adventures timeline were described in the 1993 article "[[Interweaving with the New Adventures]]". | ||
* ''[[Eternity Weeps (novel)|Eternity Weeps]]'' portrays the future death of [[Liz Shaw]]. | * ''[[Eternity Weeps (novel)|Eternity Weeps]]'' portrays the future death of [[Liz Shaw]]. | ||
* Several novels of the New Adventures featured old foes from [[Doctor Who|the TV series]], including: | * Several novels of the New Adventures featured old foes from [[Doctor Who|the TV series]], including: | ||
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=== Production notes === | === Production notes === | ||
* ''[[So Vile a Sin (novel)|So Vile a Sin]]'' was the final | * ''[[So Vile a Sin (novel)|So Vile a Sin]]'' was the final New Adventures novel 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. | ||
* 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 removed beginning with the publication of ''[[Eternity Weeps (novel)|Eternity Weeps]]''. | * 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 removed beginning with the publication of ''[[Eternity Weeps (novel)|Eternity Weeps]]''. | ||
* The cover design changed again with ''[[Another Girl, Another Planet (novel)|Another Girl, Another Planet]]'', which removed the "New Adventures" identifier from the front cover and introduced a new title-lettering style. | * The cover design changed again with ''[[Another Girl, Another Planet (novel)|Another Girl, Another Planet]]'', which removed the "New Adventures" identifier from the front cover and introduced a new title-lettering style. | ||
