Thursday, March 20, 1997

Release Slate

 As virgin can't get to postpone the end of their Doctor who licenc, the books will be discontinued later in 1997, but BBC Books will create a series of books featuring the first seven doctors and the current eighth doctor. Although virgin will publish stories with their original character Bernice Summerfield in.

This is What will be released, both by Virgin Publishing and BBC Books:

APRIL
NA: The Dying Days by Lance Parkin (ISBN: 0 426 20504 9), 

So Vile A Sin by Ben Aaronovitch and Kate Orman (ISBN: 0 426 20484 0) 

MA: The Well-Mannered War by Gareth Roberts (Fourth Doctor, Romana II, K-9 Mark II; ISBN: 0 426 20506 5)

MAY
Oh No It Isn't! by Paul Cornell (Benny Adventure; ISBN: 0 426 20507 3) 

Decalog 4: Re:Generations edited by Andy Lane and Justin Richards (ISBN: 0 426 20505 7)

JUNE
The Eight Doctors by Terrance Dicks (Eighth Doctor; ISBN: 0 563 40563 5) 

The Devil Goblins From Neptune by Keith Topping and Martin Day (Third Doctor, Liz Shaw, UNIT; ISBN: 0 563 40564 3) Dragons' Wrath by Justin Richards (Benny Adventure; ISBN: 0 426 20508 1)

 Postcard Book (ISBN: 0 563 40561 9)

JULY
Vampire Science by Jonathan Blum and Kate Orman (Eighth Doctor; ISBN: 0 563 40566 X) 

The Murder Game by Steve Lyons (Second Doctor, Ben, Polly; ISBN: 0 563 40565 1) 

Beyond The Sun by Matthew Jones (Benny Adventure; ISBN: 0 426 20511 1)

AUGUST
The Bodysnatchers by Mark Morris (Eighth Doctor; ISBN: 0 563 40568 6) 

Business Unusual by Gary Russell (Sixth Doctor, Mel; ISBN: 0 563 40575 9) 

Ship Of Fools by Dave Stone (Benny Adventure; ISBN: 0 426 20510 3 )

SEPTEMBER
Genocide by Paul Leonard (Eighth Doctor; ISBN: 0 563 40572 4) 

The Ultimate Treasure by Christopher Bulis (Fifth Doctor, Peri; ISBN: 0 563 40571 6) 

Down by Lawrence Miles (Benny Adventure; ISBN: 0 426 20512 X)

 Decalog 5: Wonders, edited by Paul Leonard and Jim Mortimore (ISBN: 0 426 20515 4) A Book Of Monsters by David J Howe (ISBN: 0 563 40562 7)

OCTOBER
War Of The Daleks by John Peel (Eighth Doctor; ISBN: 0 563 40573 2) 

Illegal Alien by Robert Perry and Mike Tucker (Seventh Doctor, Ace; ISBN: 0 563 40570 8)

 Deadfall by Gary Russell (Benny Adventure) Book Of Lists by Justin Richards and Andrew Martin (ISBN: 0 563 40573 2)

NOVEMBER
Alien Bodies by Lawrence Miles (Eighth Doctor)

 Eye Of Heaven by Jim Mortimore (Fourth Doctor, Leela; ISBN: 0 563 40567 8)

 Ghost Devices by Simon Bucher-Jones (Benny Adventure) The Second Doctor Handbook by David J Howe and Stephen James Walker (non-fiction)

DECEMBER
Mean Streets by Terrance Dicks (Benny Adventure)