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Parasite (Jim Mortimore)

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Parasite is a novel written by Jim Mortimore. Released in 1994, it is the thirty-third novel in Virgin Books' Doctor Who New Adventures series and tells of the Doctor discovering an extremely ancient and extremely large parasite.

Characters[]

  • Seventh Doctor
  • Bernice Summerfield
  • Ace
  • Mark Bannen - the son of Alex Bannen
  • Benjamin Green (or Midnight) - a representative of the Founding Fathers
  • Elenchus - a Builder
  • Rhiannon - a student
  • Sahvteg Mudan - a botanist
  • Sal Benjamin - a shuttle pilot
  • Sjial Urquardt - a shuttle pilot
  • Edward Stott - a university principal
  • Alison and Iaine Tsien-Lowell - two twins
  • Drew Chandor - an engineer
  • Gail Reardon - a student

rest to be added

Publisher's summary[]

"Change, Benny. It's the most terrifying thing of all."

"And that's what's happening to you, is it, Doctor?"

"It's what's happening to all of us."

The TARDIS has arrived in the Elysium system, lost colony of distant Earth and site of the Artifact: a world turned inside out, a world of horrific secrets.

For more than a century scientists have studied the ecosystem flourishing within the Artifact. Now the system is in collapse and even the humans trapped inside are changing into something new and strange.

With the members of one expedition murdered, those of another fighting for their lives and a solar system on the brink of civil war, can the Doctor, Ace and Benny survive a journey to the heart of the Artifact in their search for the truth?

In-universe continuity[]

  • Mark Bannen is the son of Alex Bannen - a somewhat major character in Mortimore and Andy Lane's novel Lucifer Rising.
  • Benny's adventure on Auriga is mentioned. More detail is given to this adventure in Kate Orman's short story Steal from the World.
  • The Doctor obliquely references the events of Underworld.

See also[]

Title Author Release date Significance
The Pit Neil Penswick 1992 A Doctor Who novel with similar apocalyptic themes to Parasite
Sky Pirates! or the Eyes of the Schirron Dave Stone 1995 A Doctor Who novel with similar apocalyptic themes to Parasite

Sources[]

  • Goodreads
           The New Adventures

1991 and 1992
Genesys, Exodus, Apocalypse, Revelation, Time's Crucible, Warhead, Witch Mark, Nightshade, Love and War, Transit
1993
The Highest Science, The Pit, Deceit, Lucifer Rising, White Darkness, Shadowmind, Birthright, Iceberg, Blood Heat, The Dimension Riders, The Left-Handed Hummingbird
1994
Conundrum, No Future, Tragedy Day, Legacy, Theatre of War, All-Consuming Fire, Blood Harvest, First Frontier, St Anthony's Fire, Falls the Shadow, Parasite (Jim Mortimore)
1995
Warlock, Set Piece, Infinite Requiem, Sanctuary, Human Nature, Original Sin Sky Pirates! or the Eyes of the Schirron, Zamper, Toy Soldiers, Head Games, The Also People, Shakedown
1996 and 1997
Just War, Warchild, SLEEPY, Death and Diplomacy, Happy Endings, GodEngine, Christmas on a Rational Planet, Return of the Living Dad, The Death of Art, Damaged Goods, So Vile a Sin, Bad Therapy, Eternity Weeps, The Room With No Doors, Lungbarrow, The Dying Days

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