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|release date = [[20 June (releases)|20 June]] [[1991 (releases)|1991]] - [[2 December (releases)|2 December]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]] | |release date = [[20 June (releases)|20 June]] [[1991 (releases)|1991]] - [[2 December (releases)|2 December]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]] | ||
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The '''New Adventures''' | The '''''New Adventures''''', often called the '''Virgin ''New Adventures''''' in fan parlance, were a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' novel series published by the eponymous imprint of [[Virgin Books]] in the aftermath of the TV series' cancellation, continuing the adventures of the [[Seventh Doctor]] — hence the name. | ||
The first book, published in [[1991 (releases)|1991]], | The first book, published in [[1991 (releases)|1991]], picked up the Doctor and [[Ace]] where the television story ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'' had left off; later instalments introduced new [[companion]]s like [[Bernice Summerfield]], who became the range's main protagonist in [[1997 (releases)|1997]] when Virgin lost the licence 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: 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. | 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. | ||
