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Doctor Who book Dragons' Wrath Series The New Adventures Release number 2 Featuring Bernice Summerfield Writer Justin Richards Publisher Virgin Books ISBN ISBN 0-426-20508-1 Release date June 1997 Preceded by Oh No It Isn't! Followed by Beyond the Sun Dragons' Wrath is a novel by Justin Richards from the Virgin New Adventures starring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. The New Adventures were based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Dragons' Wrath was the second New Adventure featuring only Bernice after Virgin lost the licence to publish original Doctor Who fiction.
The novel features the Knights of Jeneve, a far future off-shoot of the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce, a fictional organisation from the Doctor Who television series with headquarters in Geneva, although this is not made explicit for copyright reasons.
Contents
Plot
Bernice meets the Time Lord Irving Braxiatel and soon becomes involved in the hunt for a jewel thief who is after a rare artefact.
Audio adaptation
Big Finish Productions audio play Dragons' Wrath Series Bernice Summerfield Release number 6 Featuring Bernice Summerfield Writer Justin Richards
dramatised by Jac RaynerDirector Edward Salt Producer(s) Gary Russell Executive producer(s) Jason Haigh-Ellery Set between Just War
and The Secret of CassandraLength 1 hr 10 mins Release date September 2000 In 2000, Dragons' Wrath was adapted by Big Finish Productions into an audio drama starring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice. This was the last of the Virgin New Adventures to be dramatised in this way; subsequent Big Finish Bernice audio dramas were all original works. The adaptation was by Jacqueline Rayner, who adapted most of this first series of Benny audios. Richard Franklin, better known as the actor who played Captain Mike Yates in Doctor Who, makes an appearance.
Cast
- Bernice Summerfield — Lisa Bowerman
- Romolo Nusek — Richard Franklin
- Mappin Gilder — Gary Russell
- Dr Nicholas Clyde — Nigel Fairs
- Dr Truby Kamardrich — Jane Burke
- Librarian Reddick — Jez Fielder
External links
Dragons' Wrath New Adventure
- Dragons' Wrath at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Cloister Library - Dragons' Wrath
- Dragons' Wrath at The TARDIS Library
Dragons' Wrath New Adventure Reviews
- Dragons' Wrath reviews at Outpost Gallifrey
- Dragons' Wrath reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide
Dragons' Wrath Audio Adaptation
- Dragons' Wrath (audio) at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- Dragons' Wrath (audio) at The TARDIS Library
Dragons' Wrath Audio Adaptation Reviews
- Dragons' Wrath (audio) reviews at Outpost Gallifrey
- Dragons' Wrath (audio) reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide
Categories:- Bernice Summerfield audio plays
- Virgin New Adventures
- 1997 novels
- Novels by Justin Richards
- Doctor Who stubs
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