in the novel. In Death and Diplomacy she meets her future husband Jason Kane, who she marries in the very next novel, Happy Endings. Happy Endings is set on the occasion of Bernice's wedding to Jason Kane. Bernice leaves the TARDIS after this novel having been given Time Rings by the Doctor, but she appears in certain subsequent Doctor Who novels. In Return of the Living Dad, Bernice finally resolves the mystery of what happened to her father. Virgin had long considered a non-Doctor Who spin-off series, but plans were moved forwards when they lost the license from the BBC. A number of preparations were made for the transition to Bernice-led New Adventures (see below). As Virgin felt Bernice would make a better lead as a single woman, her marriage to Jason Kane was split up. Thus, she appears again in Eternity Weeps, a novel which describes the breakdown of her marriage and is also focused on her more than the Doctor as a prototype for the Doctor-free novels to come. Likewise, the last New Adventure, The Dying Days, is again focused on Bernice more than the Doctor, with the Doctor absent from a substantial portion of the book. The Dying Days also features an ambiguous epilogue which can be taken to imply that the Doctor and Bernice have sex. This same epilogue also has the Doctor indicating that Benny is his longest-serving companion, although exactly how long she travelled with the Doctor has never been firmly established. The New Adventures Oh No It Isn't! by Paul Cornell Dragons' Wrath by Justin Richards Beyond the Sun by Matt Jones Ship of Fools by Dave Stone Down by Lawrence Miles Deadfall by Gary Russell Ghost Devices by Simon Bucher-Jones Mean Streets by Terrance Dicks Tempest by Christopher Bulis Walking to Babylon by Kate Orman Oblivion by Dave Stone The Medusa Effect by Justin Richards Dry Pilgrimage by Paul Leonard and Nick Walters The Sword of Forever by Jim Mortimore Another Girl, Another Planet by Martin Day and Len Beech Beige Planet Mars by Lance Parkin and Mark Clapham Where Angels Fear by Rebecca Levene and Simon Winstone The Mary-Sue Extrusion by Dave Stone Dead Romance by Lawrence Miles (Bernice Summerfield does not appear) Tears of the Oracle by Justin Richards Return to the Fractured Planet by Dave Stone The Joy Device by Justin Richards Twilight of the Gods by Mark Clapham