Tears of the Oracle

Author	Justin Richards
Cover artist	Fred Gambino
Series	Doctor Who book: Virgin New Adventures
Release number	20
Subject	Featuring: Bernice Summerfield
Publisher	Virgin Books
Publication date	June 1999
ISBN	0-426-20533-2
Preceded by	Dead Romance
Followed by	Return to the Fractured Planet

Tears of the Oracle is an original novel by Justin Richards 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

The shattered world of Dellah, once a thriving place of learning, has only one aspect of the university left. This is under siege by religious fanatics. Bernice Summerfield has to deal with this, a mad collector, her ex-husband and an Oracle that could lead to priceless information.

External links

• Tears of the Oracle on Tardis Wiki, the Doctor Who Wiki
• The Cloister Library - Tears of the Oracle
• Tears of the Oracle title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database