Original Sin

Author	Andy Lane
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 by Andy Lane and part of the Virgin New Adventures based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It introduces the Seventh Doctor's new companions Roz Forrester and Chris 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 than Tobias Vaughn, the former head of International Electromatics and collaborator with the Cybermen. Just prior to his "death" (in The 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.

• Original Sin title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

• The Whoniverse's review on Original Sin