The Virgin New Adventures promised much upon their initial release. Unfortunately, while the first three books had varying degrees of success at holding the readers' interest, they hadn't done much in the way of fulfilling their back cover promise. The closest thing they'd done to being "too broad and too deep for the small screen" was (apart from having a lot of night filming) to include characters who had been played by on television by actors who were now dead. And then, on the fourth book, came TIMEWYRM: REVELATION. Instead of cleverly sidestepping the Timewyrm Arc in the way that EXODUS and APOCALYPSE had, Paul Cornell dove right into the elements and constructed the story right around the Timewyrm and her mysterious powers. Instead of having cameos of previous Doctors just for the sake of it, here we have the Doctor's past popping up to give us a different point of view. These sections are excellent. These are enduring images that capture the very essence of the Doctors that they are displaying. Apart from a few places of awkwardness at the conclusion, this whole concept works very well -- which is a relief, since in the hands of a lesser writer one could imagine this going horribly, horribly wrong. Thankfully, it works well here. The book splits its time between doing things that don't work well if you think about them too hard and doing things that work exponentially better the more you think about them. It's a strange combination, but one that ultimately succeeds. Several characters are drawn quite realistically. We really get inside the Doctor's head, of course, but we also get some excellent characterization out of Ace and a handful of the secondary characters. The Reverend Trelaw and Saul are some of the most interesting people we've seen in Who. --Andrew McCaffrey, Amazon reviews

Timewyrm: Revelation (The New Doctor Who Adventures)

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Cornell, Paul

Science Fiction

Virgin Publishing

The Pit is the twelfth novel in the Virgin New Adventures series. In an attempt to lift the Doctor out of his irritable and erratic mood, Bernice suggests he investigates the mystery of the Seven Planets - an entire planetary system that disappeared without trace several decades before Bernice was born. One of the Seven Planets is a nameless giant, quarantined against all intruders. But when the TARDIS materialises, it becomes clear that the planet has other visitors: a hit-squad of killer androids; a trespassing scientist and his wife; and two shape-changing criminals with their team of slaves. As riot and anarchy spread on the system's colonised worlds, the Doctor is flung into another universe while Bernice closes in on the horror that is about to be unleashed - a horror that comes from a terrible secret in the Time Lords' past. --tardis.wikia

The Pit (Doctor Who: The New Adventures)

London Bridge

A story featuring the further adventures of the time traveller Dr Who, as he journeys through time and space with a variety of companions. This work is based on the television series of the same title.

New Adventures of Doctor Who: Transit

Children's Books

Love and War (Doctor Who New Adventures) (The New Doctor Who Adventures)

Doctor Who - Virgin Publishing New Adventures - No Future - great condition, never read

No Future (Doctor Who-The New Adventures)

Goth Opera: Blood Harvest (Doctor Who : Missing Adventures)

The Discontinuity Guide (Doctor Who)

Topping, Keith

Day, Martin

Humor & Entertainment

'Who's going to save us this time?' April, 1914. The inhabitants of the little Norfolk town of Farringham are enjoying an early summer, unaware that war is on the way. Amongst them is Dr John Smith, a short, middle-aged history teacher from Aberdeen. He's having a hard time with his new post as house master at Hulton Academy for Boys, a school dedicated to producing military officers. Bernice Summerfield is enjoying her holiday in the town, getting over the terrible events that befell her in France. But then she meets a future Doctor, and things start to get dangerous very quickly. With the Doctor she knows gone, and only a suffragette and an elderly rake for company, can Benny fight off a vicious alien attack? And will Dr Smith be able to save the day?

Human Nature (Doctor Who the New Adventures)

Happy Endings. Doctor Who: The New Adventures, Doctor Who Books 1996. 291 numbered pages. Written by Paul Cornell. Mass market paperback.

Happy Endings (The New Doctor Who Series)

What could possibly go wrong on Professor Bernice Summerfield's investigation into the lost civilisation of Perfecton? Nothing, it seems - until they leave the planet and spot a dirty great missile heading towards their ship. But instead of oblivion, Benny finds herself plunged into the strange world of - panto.  Written by Paul Cornell. Directed by Nicholas Briggs.   Cast:  Lisa Bowerman (Bernice Summerfield); Nicholas Courtney (Wolsey the Cat); Jo Castleton (Jayne Waspo/Bitchy); Jonathan Brüün (Michael Doran/Cute); Colin McIntyre (Captain Balsam/King Rupert); Nicholas Briggs (Lt Prince/Prince Charming); James Campbell (Professor Candy/Dame Candy); Mark Gatiss (The Grand Vizier); Alistair Lock (The Grel Master).

Oh No It Isn't! (Doctor Who: The New Adventures)

Literature & Fiction

Dramas & Plays

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