Version 3.1
This FAQ was written by me, Richard Prekodravac with the help and permission from Siobahn (Shabang) Morgan. I would like to thank Shannon Patrick Sullivan and David Golding who wrote parts of the FAQ. I would also like to thank Tim Archer, David Robinson, Alden Bates and Peter Silvestro.The New Adventures and Missing Adventures FAQ version 2.1 is located at Nitro-9: http://nitro9.earth.uni.edu/doctor/na_faq.html The New Adventures and Missing Adventures FAQ version 2.1d is located at David Golding's Home Page: http://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/~aknyra/namafaq.html The New Adventures and Missing Adventures FAQ version 3.0 Pt (I and II) is located at Chuck Foster's page: http://www.pipex.net/people/chuck/sf/drwho/in/faq/nama.txt
Contents:
- General Questions
- The New Adventures.
- Who is this Time's Champion?
- What does old Ace/new Ace refer to?
- Who are there new companions in the New Adventures?
- A Summerfield family tree.
- How do you pronounce Cwej?
- Who is Kadiatu Lethbridge Stewart and is she related to Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart?
- Which New Adventure(s) should I read next?
- What happened to "So Vile A Sin"?
- The Missing Adventures.
- Which Missing Adventures have ties with the New Adventures?
- Which Missing Adventure(s) should I read next?
- In what order do the Missing Adventures go?
- The Future of the New and Missing Adventures
- People, Places, Groups on the InterNet.
- Abbreviations specific to the NAs and MAs
- email addresses.
- What of the New and Missing Adventures on rec.arts.drwho?
- Are there Web sites on the New and Missing Adventures?
- Availability of books.
- NA/MA ranks and Broadsword.
- How do I vote in the NA/MA ranks?
- Is Broadsword an official part of Virgin?
- What are the Sgloomi Po Awards?
- The New Adventures.
- What is meant by the terms Timewyrm series, Cat's Cradle series, Future History Cycle, Alternate Universe series, Psi Powers series refer to?
- What are the books of the New Adventures?
- Have any old enemies have appeared as enemies in the New Adventures?
- The Missing Adventures.
- In which Missing Adventure has the nth Doctor?
- Which Companions are in which Missing Adventure?
- Where do the novels appear in Doctor Who continuity?
- Have any old enemies have appeared as enemies in the Missing Adventures?
- New Adventure of the Week
Section One: General Questions.
What are the New Adventures?The New Adventures is a series of original novels published by Virgin Publishing Ltd. that began in 1991 which continued the adventures of the seventh Doctor and Ace after the televised story Survival. As of May 1996 there have been 50 New Adventures.
What are the Missing Adventures?
Another recent series of publications (again published by Virgin Publishing Ltd.) are the Missing Adventures which cover the entire range of Doctor Who history. The books have adventures featuring Doctors 1-6, as well as their companions. These books are intended to fit seamlessly into gaps of television stories.
For example "Goth Opera" by Paul Cornell is a fifth Doctor Missing Adventure "which takes place between the televised stories Snakedance and Mawdryn Undead".
The Decalogs are a collection of 10 short pieces of fiction, each story featuring one of the seven Doctors. Each Decalog has a running theme linking the stories togehter. In the first Decalog it attempted to solve the enigma of the Doctor, the second Decalog revolved around the concept of the Doctor's home. The third Decalog: Consequences is edited by Andy Lane and Justin Richards and is due mid 1996. At the moment there is a Net Decalog currently being prepared in the chance it may be published next year. There is also an Australian Decalog project which also hopes to be published next year.
Section Two: The New Adventures.
Who is this Time's Champion?In the New Adventures, some authors have developed a mythos of the Gods of Gallifrey. The Gods are actually Eternals who have been shaped by the thoughts of Time Lords and given power by great disturbances in the universe's structure, such as the Timewyrm.
Amongst the Gods are Time, Death and Pain. They are not gallifreypomorphic incarnations of these things: Death does not kill people. Instead, they appear to make deals with Time Lords regarding these things. Time has taken the Doctor as her Champion.
This story element appears in "Revelation", "Love and War", "No Future", "Set Piece", "Human Nature", "Sleepy", and "Happy Endings".
What does old Ace/new Ace refer to?
Old Ace refers to lovable and troubled teenager from the Televised stories, however Ace left the TARDIS crew in the novel "Love and War" after the Doctor had betrayed and used her. She returned in "Deceit" after three years in the Dalek war as a corporate-trained soldier.
Ace left the TARDIS crew in "Set Piece', however she reappears in "Head Games" and "Happy Endings".
Are there new companions in the New Adventures?
Yes.
Professor Bernice (Benny) S. Summerfield was introduced in "Love and War". She left the TARDIS crew in "Happy Endings", however she makes an appearance in "Return Of the Living Dad" (August 1996), "So Vile a Sin" (November 1996), "Eternity Weeps" (January 1997), and "The Dying Days" (April 1997).
However Benny will be in her own series of novels begining with "Behind You" (May 1997). Wolsey is a tabby tom cat introduced in "Human Nature". Wolsey is the TARDIS cat, can you imagine that, a TARDIS cat.
Christopher (Chris) Ronadante Cwej was introduced in "Original Sin." Chris leaves the New Adventures in "Lungabarrow" (March 1997)
Roslyn (Roz) Inyathi (Sarah) Forrester was introduced in "Original Sin", but will (dearly) depart in "So Vile a Sin" (November 1996).
Bernice S. Summerfield is the daughter of Admiral Issac Summerfield and (Dr?) Claire Summerfield (deceased). Her doll's name was Rebecca but was blasted by the Daleks when she was 4 (that is when Benny was 4). She likes to be called Benny, the S stands for surprise. Her title of Professor is fictitious, however she is doing a Phd at the moment in archeology. She got married to Jason Kane on the 19th April 2010. Her full name is Bernice Kane-Summerfield. Jason's full name is Jason Summerfield-Kane. They will have a son Keith Summerfield-Kane.
The correct pronounciation is "Shvwey" however since most people don't know how to pronounce it Chris prefers "Kwedge".
Who is Kadiatu Lethbridge Stewart and is she related to Brigadier A.G. Lethbridge Stewart?
Kadiatu is a genetically engineered human from the several thousand DNA sequences of first generation Ubersoldaten. Because of this Kadiatu is related to the Brigadier as Kadiatu's father Yembe was an Ubersoldaten. Yembe rescued her from the Imogen laboratory in Leipzig. Yembe is the great grandson of the Brigadier, Kadiatu is named after her grandmother who is featured in the novelisation of "Remembrance of the Daleks". Kadiatu first appeared in "Transit" and also appears in "Set Piece", "The Also People", "Happy Endings" and will make an appearance in "So Vile a Sin" (November 1996).
Which New Adventure(s) should I read next?
In general you should read the novels in their release order (see Part II of the FAQ). However with 50 New Adventures this seems a daunting task. As a rough guide the New and Missing Adventure ranks (see section five) will give you the opinion of the general radw population. Some stories go together such as those of the Timewyrm, Cat's Cradle and Alternate Universe Cycle.
What happened to "So Vile A Sin"?
Ben Aaronovitch's novel "So Vile A Sin" will not be released in its scheduled November 1996 slot. Unfortunately Ben's computer sufferred a crash, losing all of what he had written. It may be released in 1997. Ben if you're reading this, I'm sure that everyone on radw are behind you and support you.
Section Three: Missing Adventures
Which Missing Adventures have ties with the New Adventures?"Goth Opera" follows the New Adventure "Blood Harvest".
"Lords of the Storm" preceeds the New Adventure "Shakedown".
Which Missing Adventure(s) should I read next?
As a rough guide the New and Missing Adventure ranks (see section five) will give you the opinion of the general radw population.
If you're not sure a posting on rec.arts.drwho will guarantee a response from people offering their favourites.
In general read your favourite Doctor.
In what order do the Missing Adventures go?
The Missing Adventures fit into the televised stories and so has no order as far as a series of books go. There is a list of the release order in each book. There are many places on the web with this list (see section five).
Section Four: The future of the New and Missing Adventures.
What the hell is going onVirgin Publishing will no longer produce the New and Missing Adventures as of May 1997. BBC Books have stated that they will begin their own series similar to New and Missing adventures. At the moment they are not accepting unsolicited material until September this year. A writers' guideline is in preperation at the moment.
How to get in contact with BBC Books
Doctor Who Books
A3008
Woodlands
80 Wood Lane
London
W12 OTT
UKor e-mail:
doctorwho.books@bbc.co.ukOr on the Web at the Broadsword Web Site:
http://www.broadsword.org
Section Five: People, Places, Groups on the InterNet.
Abbreviations specific to the NAs and MAsThe following information may help people who need help trying to work out what NA means (cf Trebor Semloh). Most of the novels are abbreviated during discussions and can be worked out from the context.
radw - rec.arts.drwho
NA - New Adventure
NAs - New Adventures (the series)
MA - Missing Adventure
MAs - Missing Adventures (the series)
ACF - "All Consuming Fire"
Hummer, LHH, LHHB, LH - "The Left-handed Hummingbird"
Crystal Bucket - "The Crystal Bucephalus"
TOYL - "Time Of Your Life"
Lords of the Yawn - "Lords of the Storm"
email addresses1. Authors
Yes, several of the authors of the New Adventures and Missing Adventures and other Who-vian books are regular posters to the newsgroup. In general they seem very happy to answer questions about their books or Doctor Who related topics. If you have lengthy questions, perhaps you should limit your enquires to e-mail. In some cases, fan harassment of authors has apparently driven them away.
Ben Aaronovitch (Transit, The Also People, So Vile a Sin)
Jon Blum (Vampire Science)
Daniel Blythe (Dimension Riders, Infinite Requiem)
Paul Cornell (Revelation, Love and War, No Future, Human Nature, Goth Opera, Happy Endings, Oh No It Isn't)
Martin Day (The Menagerie, Devil Goblins from Neptune)
Keith R.A. DeCandido (Decalog 3)
Craig Hinton (The Crystal Bucephalus, Millennial Rites, GodEngine)
Mathew Jones (Bad Therapy, Beyond the Sun)
Andy Lane (All-Consuming Fire, Lucifer Rising, Original Sin, Empire of Glass)
Paul (Leonard) Hinder (Venusian Lullaby, Dancing the Code, Toy Soldiers, The Speed of Flight, Genocide)
Jim Mortimore (c/o Paul Leonard) (Lucifer Rising, Blood Heat, Parasite, Eternity Weeps)
Kate Orman (Hummer, Set Piece, Sleepy, Return of the Living Dad, The Room With No Doors, So Vile a Sin, Vampire Science)
Lance Parkin (Just War, Cold Fusion, The Dying Days)
John Peel (Genesys, Evolution, War of the Daleks, Legacy of the Daleks)
Neil Penswick (The Pit)
Justin Richards (Theatre of War, System Shock, The Sands of Time, um)
Gary Russell (Legacy, Invasion of the Cat-People, Scales of Injustice, The Chains of Commands)
Dave Stone (Sky Pirates!, Death and Diplomacy, The Buring Heart, Ship of Fools)
Keith Topping (Devil Goblins from Neptune)
2. Other people
NA/MA ranks
Shannon Patrick Sullivan
NA/MA repoll ranks
Shawn Stanley
Broadsword David Robinson
What of the New and Missing Adventures on rec.arts.drwho?The New and Missing Adventures have a big impact on rec.arts.drwho such as the recurring discussion "are the New Adventures canon?" People are welcomed to post reviews of novels they have read. Discussion of topics raised in an NA or MA is often debated on radw. Often people who need one or two points clarified are welcomed. People on radw are helpful and will help anyone with any enquiries.
Perhaps one of the key posts on radw is the NA/MA ranks by Shannon Patrick Sullivan. You are invited to vote in the poll by sending your preferences to Shannon (see section seven on how to do this). Shannon posts the poll on radw at the beginning of every month.
Each week a New Adventure is chosen to be read and discussed and on radw. The scheduel is contained in part II of this FAQ.
Are there Web sites on the New and Missing Adventures?
(More Web sites to be included in future updates.)
Broadsword Web Site: http://www.broadsword.org
Broadsword is the online version of the fanzine that is dedicated to the New and Missing Adventures. It has a list of NAs and MAs including covers and blurbs. Both Virgin and BBC Writers' Guide can be found here.Nitro-9: http://nitro9.earth.uni.edu/doctor/homepage.html
Another version of the Virgin Writers' Guide is at this location. Also a list of New and Missing Adventures and Kate Orman's "How *not* to write a New Adventure." Also a Nitro is a copy of this FAQ, version 1.0.Into the Vortex (was Doctor Who Online) http://orca.ucd.ie/Doctor_Who/Books
Doctor Who Online features the covers and blurbs for upcoming New and Missing Adventures. It also features other books from Virgin including Decalog 3, Who Killed Kennedy, History of the Universe, The Making of Episode 3 of The Talons of Weng-Chiang, 500pp.Ghoti's Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/1542/
Introduction to the NA/MA guide, an attempt to work out a continuity guide to the New and Missing Adventures.Shannon Patrick Sullivan NA/MA ranks http://www.physics.mun.ca/~sps/rank.html
Perhaps one of the most dynamic web pages here in contains a list of the New and Missing Adventures voted by radw.Shawn Stanley's NA/MA repoll ranks http://members.tripod.com/~stanles/poll.html
Ben Aaronovitch page: http://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/~aknyra/ben.html
David P Golding's page is dedicated to this great writer.The Sgloomi Po Awards: http://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/~aknyra/intro.html
Also established by David P Golding. This site will contain the full Awards ceremony that was conducted on radw.Professor X: http://www.dcs.ex.ac.uk/~dma/ProfX/
Featuring Professor X in the Newish Escapades and the Mythic Escapades.Martin Day: http://ds.dial.pipex.com/marty/
Paul Leaonard Hinder: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Paul_Leonard_Hinder
Kate Orman: http://www.ocs.mq.edu.au:80/~korman/
Dave Stone: http://web.ukonline.co.uk/Members/dave.stone/index.html
Section Six: Availability of books
How can I get these books?You may be able to find the latest releases at your local major bookstore chain, however you may not have much luck in some cases. You may have to order the books using the ISBN numbers that are included in the monthly FAQ by Siobahn Morgan.
Distributers on the Web
Bookpages
Tel: +44 (0) 1753 889 988
http://www.bookpages.co.uk/
contact Andrew Wong for details: E-mail: andrew@bookpages.co.ukTREKKER
ph: 1-800-TREKKER
http://www.scifi.com/trader/trekker/browse.cgi/851716/0/index.htmlOther distributers are on the Web such as The Who Shop and John Fitton Books.
You can write to Virgin Publishing Ltd. if you are having problems with the distribution of NAs and MAs in your area (address supplied in section four).
However this information will be made available at the Broadsword Web Site (way, way, way) in a future update.
Section Seven: NA/MA ranks and Broadsword.
How do I vote in the NA/MA ranks?To vote in the poll, score each book out of 10 and send your votes to Shannon at shannon@morgan.ucs.mun.ca
If you have reread a book score that book out of 10 and send your vote to Shawn at s9406058@student.anu.edu.auIs Broadsword an official part of Virgin?
No. That means we do not decide who gets published. We don't control the pricing of books. We don't distribute the books.
What are the Sgloomi Po Awards?
The Sgloomi Po Awards honours the work of the New and Missing Adventure authors for a given year. People of radw are invited to vote for a novel under given categories. The results are collected and counted by Broadsword. In April on radw the Sgloomi Po Awards Ceremony is held, which in general are very silly with an audience who are known to *CLAP*.
Section Eight: The New Adventures.
What is meant by the terms Timewyrm series, Cat's Cradle series, Future History Cycle, Alternate Universe series, Psi Powers series?Some of the books form part of a story arc, with a theme running from one story to the next. The Timewyrm series for example deals with a being known as the Timewyrm. This series consist of four books, "Genesys", "Exodus", "Apocalypse" and "Revelation" each novel featuring the Timewyrm. Timewyrm is linked in terms of characters, ie, plot, rather than theme. The Cat's Cradle books are linked very loosely in terms of plot, but *very* strongly in terms of theme. Only the Timewyrm series and Cat's Cradle series carry the series titles. Alternate Universe and Psi Power series are terms which are used in fandom and by Virgin when refering to the books in the series. The Future History Cycle isn't a series, Peter Darvill-Evans just called it that once and fandom adopted it.
What are the books of the New Adventures?
The list below contains which companions appear in which New Adventure.
T I M E W Y R M
Timewyrm:Genesys (Ace)
Timewyrm:Exodus
Timewyrm:Apocalypse
Timewyrm:RevelationC A T ' S C R A D L E
Cat's Cradle:Time's Crucible
Cat's Cradle:Warhead
Cat's Cradle:Witch MarkNightshade
F U T U R E H I S T O R Y C Y C L E
Love and War (Ace leaves, Benny joins)
Transit
The Highest Science
The Pit
Deceit (Ace returns)
Lucifer RisingWhite Darkness
Shadowmind
Birthright
IcebergA L T E R N A T E U N I V E R S E
Blood Heat
The Dimension Riders
The Left-Handed Hummingbird
Conundrum
No FutureTragedy Day
Legacy
Theatre of War
All-Consuming Fire
Blood Harvest
St Anthony's Fire
Strange England
Warlock
Set Piece (Ace leaves)
Infinite Requiem
Sanctuary
Human Nature
Original Sin (Chris and Roz join)
Zamper
Sky Pirates!
Toy Soldiers
Head Games (Mel and Ace appear)
The Also People
Shakedown
Just WarP S I P O W E R S
Warchild
SleepyDeath and Diplomacy (Jason joins)
Happy Endings (Benny and Jason leave, Ace appears)
GodEngineP S I P O W E R S (II)
Christmas on a Rational Planet
Return of the Living Dad (Benny and Jason appear)
Death of Art (Brief appearance of Ace)
Damaged Goods
So Vile A Sin (Roz leaves, Benny and Jason?)Bad Therapy
Eternity Weeps (Benny and Jason appear)
The Room With No Doors
Lungbarrow (Chris leaves)E I G H T H D O C T O R N E W A D V E N T U R E
The Dying DaysHave any old enemies have appeared as enemies in the New Adventures?
The people from the "The War Games" in "Exodus", IMC in "Lucifer Rising", Cyberpersons in "Iceberg", the Silurians in "Blood Heat", The Meddling Monk/Mortimus in "No Future", the Vampires from "State of Decay" in "Blood Harvest", the Master appears in "First Frontier" and "Happy Endings" (then again so does everyone else), Tobias Vaughn in "Original Sin", the Sontarons and Rutans in "Shakedown".
Which old enemies make an appearance in the New Adventures?
Ice Warriors/Indigenous Martians in "Legacy" and "GodEngine", Silurians in "Happy Endings".
Section Nine: Missing Adventures
In which Missing Adventure has the nth Doctor?Which Companions are in which Missing Doctor?
Where do the novels appear in Doctor Who continuity?
F I R S T D O C T O R M I S S I N G A D V E N T U R E S
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Susan, Barbara and Ian) (Marco Polo and The Keys of Marinus)
Venusian Lullaby (Barbara and Ian) (The Dalek Invasion of Earth and The Rescue)
The Empire of Glass (Vicki and Steven) (The Time Meddler and Galaxy Four)
The Man in the Velvet Mask (Dodo) (The Savages and The War Machines)The Plotters (Nov '96)
S E C O N D D O C T O R M I S S I N G A D V E N T U R E S
Invasion of the Cat-People (Ben and Polly) (The Power of the Daleks and The Highlanders)
Downtime (Victoria and Sarah-Jane) (after Fury from the Deep)
The Menagerie (Zoe and Jamie)(Space Pirates and War Games)The Dark Path (March '97)
T H I R D D O C T O R M I S S I N G A D V E N T U R E S
The Eye of the Giant (Liz) (after Inferno)
Scales of Injustice (Liz) (after The Eye of the Giant and before Terror of the Autons)
Dancing the Code (Jo) (Planet of the Daleks and The Green Death)
The Ghosts of N-Space (Sarah-Jane) (Death to the Daleks and The Monster of Peladon)F O U R T H D O C T O R M I S S I N G A D V E N T U R E S
Managra (Sarah-Jane) (Planet of Evil and Pyramids of Mars)
Evolution (Sarah-Jane) (Brain of Morbius and Seeds of Doom)
System Shock (Sarah-Jane and Harry) (Seeds of Doom and Masque of Mandragara)
The Shadow of Weng-Chiang (Romana I) (It somewhere in my room and I can't find it)
The Romance of Crime (Romana II and K9) (after Creature From the Pit)
The English Way of Death (Romana II and K9) (after The Romance of Crime)A Device of Death (Feb '97)
Well-Mannered War (Romana II and K9) (after The English Way of Death before Nightmare of Eden) (April '97)F I F T H D O C T O R M I S S I N G A D V E N T U R E S
Cold Fusion (Adric, Nyssa and Tegan)
The Sands of Time (Nyssa and Tegan) (Arc of Infinity and Snakedance)
Goth Opera (Nyssa and Tegan) (Snakedance and Mawdryn Undead)
The Crystal Bucephalus (Tegan, Turlough, Kamelian) (The King's Demons)
Lords of the Storm (Turlough) (Ressurrection of the Daleks and Planet of Fire)Speed of Flight
S I X T H D O C T O R M I S S I N G A D V E N T U R E S
State of Change (Peri) (Revelation of the Daleks and Trial of a Time Lord)
Time of Your Life (Grant) (directly after Trial)
Killing Ground (Grant) (follows Time of Your Life)
Millenial Rites (Mel) (before Time and the Rani)Burning Heart (Peri) (Jan '97)
S E V E N T H D O C T O R M I S S I N G A D V E N T U R E S
Cold Fusion (Roz and Chris) (Dec '96)Have any old enemies have appeared as enemies in the Missing Adventures?
The Rani in "State of Change", Ogrons in "The Romance of Crime", Great Intelligence in "Millenial Rites", the Sontarons and Rutans in "Lords of the Storm", the Yeti in "Downtime",
Which Missing Adventure(s) should I read next?
As a rough guide the New and Missing Adventure ranks (see FAQ part 1) will give you the opinion of the general radw population.
If you're not sure a posting on rec.arts.drwho will guarantee a response from people offering their favourites.
In general read your favourite Doctor.
Section Ten: New Adventure of the Week
What is the schedule of books to read?At this stage these are the books on the schedule:
Timewyrm: Genesys 16th December 1996 - 22nd December 1996
Timewyrm Exodus 23rd December 1996 - 29th December 1996
Just War 30th December 1996 - 5th January 1997
Timewyrm: Apocalypse 6th January 1997 - 12th January 1997
Timewyrm: Revelation 13th January 1997 - 19th January 1997
Love and War 20th January 1997 - 26th January 1997
No Future 27th January 1997 - 2nd February 1997
Human Nature 3rd February 1997 - 9th February 1997
Happy Endings 10th February 1997 - 16th February 1997
Goth Opera 17th February 1997 - 23rd February 1997Some potential issues and points to be discussed.
Of course this list is by no means absolute, but here are some ideas:
Reviews of each book.
The Doctor as monster in the NAs
The morality of Exodus.
Genesys/Exodus comparisons to An Unearthly Child/The Daleks.
The portrayal of World War II in the NAs. Exodus vs Just War.
What's so special about the Timewyrm series?
The development of Time's Champion.
The writing of Paul Cornell.
Benny grinned at her. 'My dear Roslyn, frocks are the purpose of life.' She twirled, her skirt flying out around her, grabbing at her hat. 'Frocks are what it is all about. Do try to remember that." p.250 Sleepy by Kate Orman.
Submissions, questions, info or just general email to info@broadsword.org