Shadowmind (novel)

Shadowmind is the sixteenth novel in the Virgin New Adventures series. It was released in 1993. It was written by Christopher Bulis, and features the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice. It was Bulis's first novel; he had previously been a painter, and actually painted the cover of Shadowmind.

Publisher's summary
Arden. A planet of hills and streams and forests. Peaceful. Friendly.

"There is no indigenous intelligent life there." "What is there then?" the Doctor said. "It’s a new colony world, Doctor. We started developing it three years ago."

But there is something on Arden. Something that steals minds and memories. Something that is growing stronger. Something that can reach out to the regional stellar capital, Tairngaire — where the newest exhibit in the sculpture park is a blue box surmounted by a flashing light.

Characters

 * Seventh Doctor
 * Ace
 * Bernice Summerfield
 * Umbra
 * Kim Talevera
 * Annis Delray
 * Brandel
 * Donal Robson
 * Gerry Ostman
 * Lyn Sorren
 * O'Valle
 * Quillon
 * Santony
 * Strek
 * Talevara
 * Tesseni

Fashion and clothing

 * Ace's helmet is made from the dome of a Black Dalek Supreme.

Individuals

 * It is Ace's birthday.

Weapons

 * Ace's new variant of Nitro-9 is Neo-Nitro, which resembles boiled sweets and is activated using saliva.

Continuity

 * The Doctor briefly slips into his first incarnation, calling Bernice "Barbara" and Ace "Susan".
 * Bernice asks if the TARDIS can go somewhere other than "Club Zombie". (PROSE: White Darkness)
 * The Doctor states that Umbra wants to survive and grow, like any species. (TV: The Invisible Enemy)
 * The Doctor lists his experiences battling Daleks, Robot Yeti, Autons, Cybermen, and Ice Warriors.
 * The Concordance accesses records of the Doctor dating back to his ambassadorship in the Human-Draconian War (TV: Frontier in Space/Planet of the Daleks) and even his time at UNIT.
 * The Doctor decides he needs a holiday. (PROSE: Birthright, Iceberg)