Genius Loci (Bernice Summerfield)
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| Doctor Who book | |
| Genius Loci | |
|---|---|
| Series | New Worlds |
| Release number | 8 |
| Featuring | Bernice Summerfield |
| Writer | Ben Aaronovitch |
| Publisher | Big Finish Productions |
| ISBN | ISBN 1-84435-239-0 |
| Set between | before Love and War |
| Release date | June 2006 |
Genius Loci is a novel by Ben Aaronovitch, focusing on the early career of Bernice "Benny" Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.
The book is set before Benny met the Doctor and is not officially licensed, but does contain some allusions to Doctor Who, specifically the Silurians as depicted in the television series and in the New Adventures spin-off novels. The book also references Benny's back-story as explored in the New Adventures.
[edit] Plot
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
A young Bernice Summerfield lands a job as an archaeologist on a colony world. She discovers evidence that the planet was previously inhabited by a sapient species.
[edit] Trivia
- This was the first of Big Finish's Bernice Summerfield novels to be released under the New Worlds format.
