New Series Adventures

The New Series Adventures are a series of novels relating to the long-running BBC science fiction television series, Doctor Who. The 'NSAs', as they are often referred to, are published by BBC Books, and are regularly published in the spring and autumn of each year. Beginning and concluding with the 10th Doctor, a series of 'Quick Reads' have also been available, published once a year. With exception to the Quick Reads, all of the NSAs have been published in hardcover to begin with, and have been reprinted in paperback for boxed collections that are exclusive to The Book People and Tesco. Some of the reprints amend pictures of the companion of the novel from the cover. Some of the hardback editions have also been reprinted to amend pictures of Rose.

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Publication History

Ninth Doctor Novels

With the revival of the television series, BBC Books retired its paperback Eighth Doctor Adventures and Past Doctor Adventures fiction lines in 2005 in favour of a new range of hardback books featuring the Ninth Doctor and Rose. These have a reduced word count compared to the EDA and PDA lines, with an average page count of about 250. (Initially, the EDA and PDA lines overlapped with the New Series Adventures; the final EDA, The Gallifrey Chronicles, was published in June 2005, followed by the final PDA, Atom Bomb Blues, a Seventh Doctor adventure, being published in December 2005.) Although the canonicity of Doctor Who spin-offs is open to interpretation, the 2005 series episode "Boom Town" makes a reference to the Doctor and Rose's trip to the Justicia system. This took place in The Monsters Inside, making it the first spin-off novel to ever be explicitly referred to in the television series. All the Ninth Doctor novels except Only Human contain "Bad Wolf" references[a] in common with the 2005 television series. Winner Takes All also features the recurring characters Mickey Smith and Jackie Tyler; Jackie also makes a cameo appearance in Only Human. Unlike many of the BBC's earlier spin-off novels, no definite timeframe exists as to when each of the books take place, though the first three probably take place between "World War Three" and "The Empty Child". Of the latter three (which feature Captain Jack), Only Human and The Deviant Strain take place between "The Doctor Dances" and "Boom Town", while The Stealers of Dreams takes place after "Boom Town" as the events of that episode are referenced, although on-screen dialogue in the episode "Bad Wolf" makes it a challenge to place this novel into the show's continuity. However, it is possible that after "Boom Town", the Doctor, Rose and Jack went somewhere else before returning the egg to Raxacoricofallapatorious. The first books in the series were popular in the UK. The books were not initially available in North America, but became sporadically available in the late summer; in Canada, the books were not carried by the same distributor as the BBC Books paperbacks, and were initially available only through comic book shops and online retailers when Diamond Comic Distributors took up the contract. During 2005, the New Series Adventures featuring the Ninth Doctor were published concurrently with the paperback Eighth Doctor and Past Doctor Adventures series. However, following the publication of the Past Doctor Adventure Atom Bomb Blues (featuring the Seventh Doctor) in November 2005, no new paperback releases were announced, with BBC Books choosing to focus on the New Series Adventures exclusively as the books moved on to featuring the Tenth Doctor.

Tenth Doctor Novels

With the departure of Christopher Eccleston from the role of the Doctor, BBC Books subsequently announced the publication of three novels featuring the Tenth Doctor and Rose, released on April 13, 2006. These books follow the same style and format as those featuring the Ninth Doctor, with a continuation of the spine numbering. Range consultant and commissioning editor Justin Richards told Doctor Who Magazine that there would be no Ninth Doctor novels in 2006, and the decision as to whether to continue to publish stories with the Ninth Doctor as a separate range has not yet been taken. Abridged audiobooks were released of all of the Tenth Doctor titles (except the Quick Read series). The first three are narrated by David Tennant (who plays the Tenth Doctor), and were released on 3 July 2006. The Nightmare of Black Island (read by Anthony Head), The Art of Destruction (read by Don Warrington), and The Price of Paradise (read by Shaun Dingwall), were released in November 2006. Four books in the series were released exclusively as paperback novellas under the Quick Reads scheme to inspire literacy among children. One of these novellas, Made of Steel, featured new companion Martha Jones before the character made her television debut ("Smith and Jones"). It was also the first New Series Adventure to be written by Terrance Dicks, a long-time veteran of Doctor Who and former writer for the original series, making him the only writer who has written novels for every line of Doctor Who fiction with the exception of the Telos novellas. Despite the character of Martha Jones having left the television series at the end of the 2007 season (although she subsequently appeared in several episodes of the 2008 season), the novels released in the Spring of 2008 continued to feature her as a companion, rather than the Doctor's new companion, Donna Noble. Donna, however, featured in all three of the novels released in Autumn 2008. The Boxing Day 2008 release saw the series cover new ground with one book featuring Donna Noble, one book covering Martha Jones' adventures between the episodes "The Sound of Drums" (2007) and "Last of the Time Lords" (2007), and one book featuring the Doctor travelling without a companion following the events of "Journey's End" (2008). The 2009 releases (including 6 books in the main series, 1 novella and The Darksmith Legacy) all follow the mould of the Doctor travelling without a regular companion. These books also feature aliens from the New Series, whilst this is not the first time this has happened, (The Monsters Inside) it is the first time they are on the cover, or referenced in the title.

Eleventh Doctor Novels

The series of Eleventh Doctor Novels began in April 2010, with a new cover design, amending the Gallifreyan numbering system on the spine. The titles quickly reached sales numbers of the previous Tenth Doctor novels, and a further batches of three books have been released on a regular basis since July 2010.

In October 2009 Michael Moorcock confirmed that he would be write a one-off, supersize novel, combining prose with hand-drawn sketches, images and exclusive artwork. The title was confirmed as 'The Coming of the Terraphiles', and was released in November 2010. It did not form part of the usual range of novels, and featured characters from Michael Moorcock's Second Ether books.

In April 2011 BBC Books launched a new range of "chapter books" that offer readers aged 8-12 two stories in one publication (or "2in1", which appears on the books' covers). The first two releases had flipppable covers and a divided spine design. In late August 2011 the second batch of releases was published with a surtitle applied ot the two stories and a shared cover with a more traditional blurb for each of the two stories on the back of the books. The next bact of 2in1 stories is due in early 2012.

Audio Stories

Starting with The Stone Rose, all of the New Series Adventures featuring the Tenth Doctor have been released as abridged audio books, normally around three months after the print publication. The first three stories in the range were narrated by David Tennant, and from there, have been narrated by different members of the cast. In January 2010, it was decided that the stories would be released, unabridged, as Download-Only exclusives, and that no further stories were to published on CD. This affected the last five Tenth Doctor Novels, and will continue with the recent release of the Eleventh Doctor Novels. There have also been a separate range of Audio-Only stories. These are linked to the Novels, however they are available on the CD and download formats. The range began in July 2008 with 'Pest Control', and has since contained seven stories featuring the Tenth Doctor, and now continue with the Eleventh Doctor.

In August 2011, the Ninth Doctor Adventures started being released as unabridged downloadable audiobooks. The first book was released in August 2011 and the next one will be released in September. It is not known when the following books will be released as audiobooks, but they presumably will at some point.

List of New Series Adventures

Novels

# Title Author Doctor Featuring Companion Published ISBN Audiobook Narrator
1 The Clockwise Man Justin Richards 9th Rose Tyler 19 May 2005 ISBN 0-563-48628-7 Nicholas Briggs
2 The Monsters Inside Stephen Cole 9th Rose Tyler 19 May 2005 ISBN 0-563-48629-5 Camille Coduri
3 Winner Takes All Jacqueline Rayner 9th Rose Tyler & Mickey Smith 19 May 2005 ISBN 0-563-48627-9 Camille Coduri
4 The Deviant Strain Justin Richards 9th Rose Tyler & Captain Jack Harkness 8 September 2005 ISBN 0-563-48637-6 Stuart Milligan
5 Only Human Gareth Roberts 9th Rose Tyler & Captain Jack Harkness 8 September 2005 ISBN 0-563-48639-2 Anthony Head
6 The Stealers of Dreams Steve Lyons 9th Rose Tyler & Captain Jack Harkness 8 September 2005 ISBN 0-563-48638-4 Camille Coduri
7 The Stone Rose Jacqueline Rayner 10th Rose Tyler & Mickey Smith 13 April 2006 ISBN 0-563-48643-0 David Tennant
8 The Feast of the Drowned Stephen Cole 10th Rose Tyler & Mickey Smith 13 April 2006 ISBN 0-563-48644-9 David Tennant
9 The Resurrection Casket Justin Richards 10th Rose Tyler 13 April 2006 ISBN 0-563-48642-2 David Tennant
10 The Nightmare of Black Island Mike Tucker 10th Rose Tyler 21 September 2006 ISBN 0-563-48650-3 Anthony Head
11 The Art of Destruction Stephen Cole 10th Rose Tyler 21 September 2006 ISBN 0-563-48651-1 Don Warrington
12 The Price of Paradise Colin Brake 10th Rose Tyler 21 September 2006 ISBN 0-563-48652-X Shaun Dingwall
13 Sting of the Zygons Stephen Cole 10th Martha Jones 19 April 2007 ISBN 1-84607-225-5 Reggie Yates
14 The Last Dodo Jacqueline Rayner 10th Martha Jones 19 April 2007 ISBN 1-84607-224-7 Freema Agyeman
15 Wooden Heart Martin Day 10th Martha Jones 19 April 2007 ISBN 1-84607-226-3 Adjoa Andoh
16 Forever Autumn Mark Morris 10th Martha Jones 6 September 2007 ISBN 1-84607-270-3 Will Thorp
17 Sick Building Paul Magrs 10th Martha Jones 6 September 2007 ISBN 1-84607-269-7 Will Thorp
18 Wetworld Mark Michalowski 10th Martha Jones 6 September 2007 ISBN 1-84607-271-9 Freema Agyeman
19 Wishing Well Trevor Baxendale 10th Martha Jones 27 December 2007 ISBN 1-84607-348-0 Debbie Chazen
20 The Pirate Loop Simon Guerrier 10th Martha Jones 27 December 2007 ISBN 1-84607-347-2 Freema Agyeman
21 Peacemaker James Swallow 10th Martha Jones 27 December 2007 ISBN 1-84607-349-9 Will Thorp
22 Martha in the Mirror Justin Richards 10th Martha Jones 1 May 2008 ISBN 1-84607-420-7 Freema Agyeman
23 Snowglobe 7 Mike Tucker 10th Martha Jones 1 May 2008 ISBN 1-84607-421-5 Georgia Moffett
24 The Many Hands Dale Smith 10th Martha Jones 1 May 2008 ISBN 1-84607-422-3 David Troughton
25 Ghosts of India Mark Morris 10th Donna Noble 4 September 2008 ISBN 1-84607-559-9 David Troughton
26 The Doctor Trap Simon Messingham 10th Donna Noble 4 September 2008 ISBN 1-84607-558-0 Russell Tovey
27 Shining Darkness Mark Michalowski 10th Donna Noble 4 September 2008 ISBN 1-84607-557-2 Debbie Chazen
28 The Story of Martha Dan Abnett[b] 10th Martha Jones 26 December 2008 ISBN 1-84607-561-0 Freema Agyeman
29 Beautiful Chaos Gary Russell 10th Donna Noble & Wilfred Mott 26 December 2008 ISBN 1-84607-563-7 Bernard Cribbins
30 The Eyeless Lance Parkin 10th None 26 December 2008 ISBN 1-84607-562-9 Russell Tovey
31 Judgement of the Judoon Colin Brake 10th Nikki Jupiter 2 April 2009 ISBN 1-84607-639-0 Nicholas Briggs
32 The Slitheen Excursion Simon Guerrier 10th June Walsh 2 April 2009 ISBN 1-84607-640-4 Debbie Chazen
33 Prisoner of the Daleks Trevor Baxendale 10th Jon Bowman 2 April 2009 ISBN 1-84607-641-2 Nicholas Briggs
34 The Taking of Chelsea 426 David Llewellyn 10th Jake & Vienna Carstairs 17 September 2009 ISBN 1-84607-758-3 Christopher Ryan
35 Autonomy Daniel Blythe 10th Kate Maguire 17 September 2009 ISBN 1-84607-759-1 Georgia Moffett
36 The Krillitane Storm Christopher Cooper 10th Emily Parr 17 September 2009 ISBN 1-84607-761-3 Will Thorp
37 Apollo 23 Justin Richards 11th Amy Pond 22 April 2010 ISBN 1-84607-200-0 James Albrecht
38 Night of the Humans David Llewellyn 11th Amy Pond 22 April 2010 ISBN 1-84607-969-1 Arthur Darvill
39 The Forgotten Army Brian Minchin 11th Amy Pond 22 April 2010 ISBN 1-84607-987-X Olivia Colman
40 Nuclear Time Oli Smith 11th Amy Pond & Rory Williams 8 July 2010 ISBN 1-84607-989-6 Nicholas Briggs
41 The King's Dragon Una McCormack 11th Amy Pond & Rory Williams 8 July 2010 ISBN 1-84607-990-X Nicholas Briggs
42 The Glamour Chase Gary Russell 11th Amy Pond & Rory Williams 8 July 2010 ISBN 1-84607-988-8 Arthur Darvill
S1 The Coming of the Terraphiles Michael Moorcock 11th Amy Pond 14 October 2010 ISBN 1-84607-983-7 Clive Mantle
43 Dead of Winter James Goss 11th Amy Pond & Rory Williams 28 April 2011 ISBN 1-84990-238-0 Clare Corbett
44 The Way Through the Woods Una McCormack 11th Amy Pond & Rory Williams 28 April 2011 ISBN 1-84990-237-2 Clare Corbett
45 Hunter's Moon Paul Finch 11th Amy Pond & Rory Williams 28 April 2011 ISBN 1-84990-236-4 Arthur Darvill
46 Touched by an Angel Jonathan Morris 11th Amy Pond & Rory Williams 23 June 2011 ISBN 1-84990-234-8 Clare Corbett
47 Paradox Lost George Mann 11th Amy Pond & Rory Williams 23 June 2011 ISBN 1-84990-235-6 Nicholas Briggs
48 Borrowed Time Naomi Alderman 11th Amy Pond & Rory Williams 23 June 2011 ISBN 1-84990-233-X Meera Syal
S2 The Silent Stars Go By Dan Abnett 11th Amy Pond & Rory Williams 29 September 2011 ISBN 1-84990-243-7 Michael Maloney[1]

Cancelled Novels

  1. "The Rain Of Terror"

Chapter Books (2in1 Series)

# Title Story 1 Author Title Story 2 Author Subtitle Featuring Published ISBN
1 Heart of Stone Trevor Baxendale Death Riders Justin Richards N/A Amy Pond & Rory Williams 3 February 2011 ISBN 1405907576
2 The Good, the Bad and the Alien Colin Brake System Wipe Oli Smith N/A Amy Pond & Rory Williams 3 February 2011 ISBN 1405907584
3 The Underwater War Richard Dinnick Rain of Terror Mike Tucker Alien Adventures Amy Pond & Rory Williams 1 September 2011 ISBN 1405907673
4 Web in Space David Bailey Terminal of Despair Steve Lyons Sightseeing in Space Amy Pond & Rory Williams 1 September 2011 ISBN 1405907681
5 Terrible Lizards Gary Russell Horror of the Space Snakes Jonathan Green Monstrous Missions Amy Pond & Rory Williams 2 February 2012 1405908041
6 Extra Time Richard Dungworth The Water Thief Jacqueline Rayner Step Back in Time Amy Pond & Rory Williams 2 February 2012 140590805X

Quick Reads

# Title Author Doctor Featuring Published ISBN
1 I am a Dalek Gareth Roberts 10th Rose Tyler 19 May 2006 ISBN 0-563-48648-1
2 Made of Steel Terrance Dicks 10th Martha Jones 1 March 2007 ISBN 1-84607-204-2
3 Revenge of the Judoon Terrance Dicks 10th Martha Jones 6 March 2008 ISBN 1-84607-372-3
4 The Sontaran Games Jacqueline Rayner 10th Emma James 26 February 2009 ISBN 1-84607-643-9
5 Code of the Krillitanes Justin Richards 10th None 4 March 2010 ISBN 1-84607-928-4
6 Magic of the Angels[2] Jacqueline Rayner 11th Amy Pond & Rory Williams 2 February 2012[3] ISBN 1-84990-286-1

Decide Your Destiny

# Title Author Doctor Featuring Published ISBN
1 Spaceship Graveyard Colin Brake 10th Martha Jones 5 July 2007 ISBN 978-1-40590-376-9
2 Alien Arena Richard Dungworth 10th Martha Jones 5 July 2007 ISBN 978-1-40590-352-3
3 The Time Crocodile Colin Brake 10th Martha Jones 5 July 2007 ISBN 978-1-40590-350-9
4 The Corinthian Project Davey Moore 10th Martha Jones 5 July 2007 ISBN 978-1-40590-345-5
5 The Crystal Snare Richard Dungworth 10th Martha Jones 4 October 2007 ISBN 978-1-40590-381-3
6 War of the Robots Trevor Baxendale 10th Martha Jones 4 October 2007 ISBN 978-1-40590-382-0
7 Dark Planet Davey Moore 10th Martha Jones 4 October 2007 ISBN 978-1-40590-379-0
8 The Haunted Wagon Train Colin Brake 10th Martha Jones 4 October 2007 ISBN 978-1-40590-380-6
9 Lost Luggage Colin Brake 10th None 6 March 2008 ISBN 978-1-40590-401-8
10 Second Skin Richard Dungworth 10th None 6 March 2008 ISBN 978-1-40590-402-5
11 The Dragon King Trevor Baxendale 10th None 6 March 2008 ISBN 978-1-40590-403-2
12 The Horror of Howling Hill Jonathan Green 10th Martha Jones 6 March 2008 ISBN 978-1-40590-404-9
13 Claws of the Macra Trevor Baxendale 11th Amy Pond 29 April 2010 ISBN 978-1-40590-685-2
14 The Coldest War Trevor Baxendale 11th Amy Pond 29 April 2010 ISBN 978-1-40590-686-9
15 Judoon Monsoon Oli Smith 11th Amy Pond 2 September 2010 ISBN 978-1-40590-697-5
16 Empire of the Wolf Neil Corry 11th Amy Pond 2 September 2010 ISBN 978-1-40590-715-6

Original Audiobooks

# Title Author Doctor Featuring Read by Published ISBN
1 Pest Control Peter Anghelides 10th Donna Noble David Tennant 8 May 2008 ISBN 978-1405678193
2 The Forever Trap Dan Abnett 10th Donna Noble Catherine Tate 9 October 2008 ISBN 978-1408406786
3 The Nemonite Invasion David Roden 10th Donna Noble Catherine Tate 12 February 2009 ISBN 978-1408406793
4 The Rising Night Scott Handcock 10th None Michelle Ryan 2 July 2009 ISBN 978-1408409381
5 The Day of the Troll Simon Messingham 10th None David Tennant 8 October 2009 ISBN 978-1408409398
6 The Last Voyage Dan Abnett 10th None David Tennant 7 January 2010 ISBN 978-1408409404
7 Dead Air James Goss 10th None David Tennant 4 March 2010 ISBN 978-1408426807
8 The Ring Of Steel Stephen Cole 11th Amy Pond Arthur Darvill 5 August 2010 ISBN 978-1408427613
9 The Runaway Train Oli Smith 11th Amy Pond Matt Smith 7 October 2010 ISBN 978-1408427477
10 The Jade Pyramid Martin Day 11th Amy Pond Matt Smith 6 January 2011 ISBN 978-1408427491
11 The Gemini Contagion Jason Arnopp 11th Amy Pond Meera Syal 3 March 2011 ISBN 978-1408468166
12 The Hounds of Artemis James Goss 11th Amy Pond Matt Smith and Clare Corbett 4 April 2011 ISBN 978-1408427460
13 The Eye of the Jungle Darren Jones 11th Amy Pond & Rory Williams David Troughton 7 July 2011 ISBN 978-1408468159
14 Blackout Oli Smith 11th Amy Pond & Rory Williams Stuart Milligan 8 September 2011 ISBN 978-1408468784

The Darksmith Legacy

# Title Author Doctor Published ISBN
1 The Dust of Ages Justin Richards 10th 29 January 2009 ISBN 978-1405905138
2 The Graves of Mordane Colin Brake 10th 29 January 2009 ISBN 978-1405905145
3 The Colour of Darkness Richard Dungworth 10th 26 February 2009 ISBN 978-1405905152
4 The Depths of Despair Justin Richards 10th 26 March 2009 ISBN 978-1405905169
5 The Vampire of Paris Stephen Cole 10th 30 April 2009 ISBN 978-1405905176
6 The Game of Death Trevor Baxendale 10th 28 May 2009 ISBN 978-1405905183
7 The Planet of Oblivion Justin Richards 10th 25 June 2009 ISBN 978-1405905190
8 The Picture of Emptiness Jacqueline Rayner 10th 30 July 2009 ISBN 978-1405905206
9 The Art of War Mike Tucker 10th 27 August 2009 ISBN 978-1405905213
10 The End of Time Justin Richards 10th 24 September 2009 ISBN 978-1405905220

Other publications

These Books are not part of the New Series Adventures but are still published by BBC Books and feature the ninth, tenth and eleventh Doctors.

  1. The Doctor Who Stories (2009)
    • A book containing fourteen stories, with one of each previously appearing in each fourteen volumes of the Doctor Who Files series (published by BBC Children's Books), and another, previously unpublished story.
  2. The Weeping Angels (2010)
    • A book published by BBC Children's Books containing two new stories and several activity items (such as stickers).

Notes

See also

References

  1. ^ Doctor Who Magazine #439
  2. ^ Doctor Who Magic of the Angels | quickreads.org.uk
  3. ^ Doctor Who: Magic of the Angels Quick Read Book – Merchandise - The Doctor Who Site

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