It is the end of the virgin new adventures in doctor who form at least yet it isnt downbeat by any means because its also a book of beginnings. Warchild, as an exploration of how the doctor can foul up the lives of the people he meets, especially when he means to. Same goes for the missing adventures, the past doctor adventures, new series adventures and the telos novellas. Doctor who adventures 374 doctor who adventures panini 25 doctor who classic comics 27 doctor who comic 14 doctor who insider 11 doctor who magazine 558 dvd files 154 essential doctor who 15 figurine collection 211. It signaled the start of paper bound adventures for both the eighth doctor over at the bbc and benny at virgin. Virgin new adventures had the most matching, but i included the following. The new adventures was a novel series published by the eponymous imprint of virgin books the first book, published in 1991, continued the adventures of the seventh doctor and ace after the tv story survival. Flashbacks of the young doctor being tutored and running away to the riverbank in lungbarrow flashback of the doctor being lectured by borusa in vortex butterflies. The novels in the series feature the first through. The new adventures doctor who series all the original new adventures feature the 7th doctor except for the dying days, which features the 8th doctor. Virgin territory doctor who books from virgin publishing. The monsters inside, doctor whowinner takes all, and several more. The lefthanded hummingbird, for pretty much exactly the same reasons stated by ujanisthorn2.
The bbc decided to revoke virgins license to produce doctor who novels after the tv movie. The first three doctor who serials to be novelised were the s serials the daleks, the web planet, and the crusade. One additional eighth doctor novel would be published under the virgin new adventures banner before the series was handed over to bernice summerfield. Lists of books based on doctor who cover different types of book in the doctor who media franchise. Doctor who books checklist doctor who reference guide. Virgin new adventures tardis fandom the doctor who wiki. The missing adventures series of novels by virgin books was launched in 1994 following the success of its new adventures line. There were occasional multidoctor stories and crossovers with. However, full bibliographic details and highquality scans are available for nearly all of the who books published by virgin.
Doctor who adventures 374 doctor who adventures panini 25 doctor who classic comics 27 doctor who comic 14 doctor who insider 11 doctor who magazine 558 dvd files 154. Staring monique alexander, avy scott, sophie dee and ariella ferrera. In the first book of the virgin new adventures, the doctor receives a mysterious message from himself, sending him to ancient mesopotamia to meet the. The virgin new adventures na series, or nas were a series of novels from virgin publishing based on the british sciencefiction television series doctor who. There is no doctor who canon and never could there be. Eighth doctor adventures various authors not rated no archive warnings apply. The bbc oversaw virgins new adventures and considered them tv tiein, meaning they fit within the established story set by the tv series.
They lack either the depth and inspiration of the new adventures whose authors included half a dozen of the new tv series writers or the crisp, welltold stories of the target novelisations. Virgin fanpublished novels and anthologies perfect timing edited by mark phippen and helen fayle. 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 doctors. So following allconsuming fire, the virgin new adventures briefly considered bringing on holmes as watson as fulltime companions. I only hope that with justin richards helming the editors chair at bbc books, the eighth doctor line. Doctor who the new adventures of bernice summerfield.
Ive spent many years trying to lay my hands on many of these in hard copy and spent a lot on them too. The first book, published in 1991, continued the adventures of the seventh doctor and ace after the tv story survival. Doctor who episode guidetimeline virgin new adventures. The virgin new adventures na series, or nas were a series of novels from virgin publishing based on the british sciencefiction television.
Awardwinning, fullcast original audio dramas from the worlds of doctor who, torchwood, blakes 7, class, dark shadows, the avengers, survivors, the omega factor, star cops, sherlock holmes, dorian gray, pathfinder legends, the prisoner, adam adamant lives, space 1999, timeslip and terrahawks. Part four is the main reference section and will be invaluable both for playing a role in a game and for creating new adventures. This essentially going to be a few holmes, watson, benny, and ace stories awkwardly crammed into the space between allconsuming fire and blood harvest. There were occasional multidoctor stories and crossovers with the na line. Bbc books knew a good thing when they saw it so wasted no time in clawing back the rights to publish original doctor who novels when virgins licence expired, and their eighth doctor and past doctor ranges would run. The new adventures were successful enough to spawn the missing adventures range featuring previous incarnations of the doctor. From 1991 to 1997, all the books except the final one involved the seventh doctor, who was portrayed on television by sylvester mccoy. Lungbarrow novel tardis fandom the doctor who wiki. Well, with one exception, which ill come to later and contrast with the least appealing of the new books. A fitting way to close the door on virgins new adventures. Media books virgin novelizations missing adventures. Can you name the doctor who virgin new adventures authors.
Virgins last new adventures novel, the dying days by lance parkin, featured the eighth doctor. I currently have no estimate as to when ill be able to resume updating it. Can you name the doctor who virgin new adventures test your knowledge on this television quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. The first bbc books release was a novelisation of the television movie considered a standalone work by some, but the run of original eighth doctor adventures began in 1997 with the eight doctors by terrance dicks and continued until. All the original new adventures feature the 7th doctor except for the dying days, which. The virgin territory site is still woefully incomplete. Doctor who the virgin new adventures 61 books goodreads. New series adventures series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The bernice summerfield adventures doctor who books from. The new adventures doctor who books from virgin publishing. The last of virgins new adventures to feature the seventh doctor that is perhaps the rarest doctor who novel ever and deservedly so.
The novels were published from 1994 to 1997, and featured the first through sixth doctors the missing adventures complemented the virgin new adventures range, which had proved successful. The chronological order of the doctor who new adventures series is the same as the publication order, with the exception of so vile a sin, which missed its deadline and should take place between damaged goods and bad therapy. Appearance of seventh doctor in notre dame du temps. The new adventures was a novel series published by the eponymous imprint of virgin books. Doctor who short trips is a series of themed short story. The 10 highest rated doctor who novels from various series. David bradley returns as doctor whos first doctor for his. New series adventures book series by multiple authors includes books doctor who. The virgin missing adventures were a series of novels from virgin publishing based on the british sciencefiction television series doctor who, which had been cancelled in 1989, featuring stories set between televised episodes of the programme. These include novels, audiobooks, and short story anthologies. They continued the story of the doctor from the point at which the television programme went into hiatus from television in 1989. Virgin missing adventures 36 virgin new adventures 65.
You get to choose 1 of 10 pages from two separate doctor crowe adventures. But the first doctor adventures will also include a few more familiar faces, with jamie glover, jemma powell, and claudia grant returning to reprise their own adventure in space and time roles as. The chronological order of the missing adventures series is random. Story title location notes the doctor is born from the loom of the house of lungbarrow, as recounted in lungbarrow the distraught young doctor is consoled by clara, as seen in listen. Doctor who adventures is a series based on the bbc tv show doctor who, aimed at school children. Quiz by wolfboyfm doctor who virgin new adventures quiz by wolfboyfm. Doctor who missing adventures paperback book invasion of the cat people by gary russell. Doctor who virgin new adventures quiz by wolfboyfm. Lungbarrow is an epic conclusion not only to the new adventures of the 90s but to the seventh doctor era in general. Like doctor who magazine it contains a comic adventure. In part five there is a readymade adventure for you and your friends to play.