The Sword of Forever

The Sword of Forever

Author	Jim Mortimore
Cover artist	Mick Posen
Series	Doctor Who book: Virgin New Adventures
Release number	14
Subject	Featuring: Bernice Summerfield
Publisher	Virgin Books
Publication date	June 1998
ISBN	0-426-20526-X
Preceded by	Dry Pilgrimage
Followed by	Another Girl, Another Planet

The Sword of Forever is an original novel by Jim Mortimore ^[1] featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. The New Adventures were a spin-off from the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who .

Synopsis

Bernice finds her own DNA in the stomach of a mummified dinosaur. Together with Patience, a sentient velociraptor, she travels ever backwards through time. She stumbles upon the 'Sword Of Forever', an object that could easily demolish entire worlds.

The story draws on conspiracy theories around the Knights Templar, the Ark of the Covenant and so forth. It also draws on earlier New Adventures' depictions of a future Earth.

References

1. "The Sword of Forever (New Adventures) - Mortimore, Jim: 9780426205265 - AbeBooks". www.abebooks.co.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2025.