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| Author | Andy Lane |
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| Cover artist | Tony Masero |
| Series | Doctor Who book: Virgin New Adventures |
Release number | 39 |
| Subject | Featuring: Seventh Doctor Benny, Roz,Chris |
| Publisher | Virgin Books |
Publication date | June 1995 |
| ISBN | 0-426-20444-1 |
| Preceded by | Human Nature |
| Followed by | Sky Pirates! |
Original Sin is an original novel written byAndy Lane and part of theVirgin New Adventures based on the long-running Britishscience fiction television seriesDoctor Who. It introduces theSeventh Doctor's new companions Roz Forrester andChris Cwej.[1]
Benny and the Doctor land on Earth in the late 30th century, in order to find out more information about a missing alien space ship. They are eventually arrested for murder by Adjudicator Roz Forrester and her partner/squire Chris Cwej. The Doctor discovers that the person behind his arrest, and also responsible for supporting the Earth Empire, is none other thanTobias Vaughn, the former head of International Electromatics and collaborator with theCybermen. Just prior to his "death" (inThe Invasion), Vaughn transferred his memories and consciousness into a robot body. Since then, he has been manipulating Earth history in order to trap the Doctor and gain the secret to time travel. The Doctor manages to trap Vaughn in the TARDIS, cutting him off from transferring his mind to a new body; he later removes Vaughn's brain crystal and installs it in a food machine. Roz and Chris, now framed by corrupt Adjudicator officials, agree to travel with the Doctor rather than face trumped-up charges.
