Genius Loci (Bernice Summerfield)
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Genius Loci is a novel by Ben Aaronovitch
, focusing on the early career of Bernice "Benny" Summerfield
, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British
science fiction television
series Doctor Who
. This was the first of Big Finish's Bernice Summerfield novels to be released under the New Worlds format.
The book is set before Benny met the Doctor
and was not officially licensed by the BBC
(as owners of Doctor Who), but does contain some allusions to Doctor Who, specifically the Silurians
as depicted in the television series and in the New Adventures
spin-off novels. The book also references Benny's back-story as explored in the New Adventures.
Ben Aaronovitch
Ben Denis Aaronovitch is a London-born British writer who has worked on television series including Doctor Who, Casualty, Jupiter Moon and Dark Knight...
, focusing on the early career of Bernice "Benny" Summerfield
Bernice Summerfield
Bernice Surprise Summerfield is a fictional character created by author Paul Cornell as a new companion of the Seventh Doctor in Virgin Publishing's range of original full-length Doctor Who novels, the New Adventures...
, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
science fiction television
Science fiction on television
Science fiction first appeared on a television program during the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Special effects and other production techniques allow creators to present a living visual image of an imaginary world not limited by the constraints of reality; this makes television an excellent medium...
series Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
. This was the first of Big Finish's Bernice Summerfield novels to be released under the New Worlds format.
The book is set before Benny met the Doctor
Doctor (Doctor Who)
The Doctor is the central character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and has also featured in two cinema feature films, a vast range of spin-off novels, audio dramas and comic strips connected to the series....
and was not officially licensed by the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
(as owners of Doctor Who), but does contain some allusions to Doctor Who, specifically the Silurians
Silurian (Doctor Who)
The Silurians are a fictional race of reptile-like humanoids in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The species first appeared in Doctor Who in the 1970 serial Doctor Who and the Silurians...
as depicted in the television series and in the New Adventures
New Adventures
New Adventures is a British dance company, specialising in contemporary dance. Founded by the choreographer Matthew Bourne in 2002, the company developed from an earlier company Adventures in Motion Pictures, which was later dissolved....
spin-off novels. The book also references Benny's back-story as explored in the New Adventures.