No Future (novel)

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No Future
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Author Paul Cornell
Cover artistPete Wallbank
Series Doctor Who book:
Virgin New Adventures
Release number
23
SubjectFeaturing:
Seventh Doctor
Ace, Bernice
Publisher Virgin Books
Publication date
February 1994
ISBN 0-426-20409-3
Preceded by Conundrum  
Followed by Tragedy Day  

No Future is an original novel written by Paul Cornell and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who . [1] It features the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice. A prelude to the novel, also by Cornell, appeared in Doctor Who Magazine #209. This novel is the conclusion to the "Alternate Universe cycle".

Contents

The title is a reference to the Sex Pistols song "God Save The Queen".

Plot

In London, while Bernice becomes lead singer in a punk band, the Doctor must face more than one old enemy.

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References

  1. Wolverson, E.G. "No Future". Doctor Who Reviews. Retrieved 17 November 2014.[ dead link ]