The Well-Mannered War is a Virgin Missing Adventures original novel written by Gareth Roberts based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.

Two factions have laid claim to the planet Barclow: humans from Metralubit, and the Chelonians.

[1] This is believed to be due to high demand for the books after Virgin lost their licence to publish original Doctor Who fiction.

Lungbarrow and The Dying Days are similar in this respect, as they were the two final Virgin New Adventures to be published.

In April 2015, Big Finish released a full cast audio adaptation of the story starring Tom Baker, Lalla Ward and John Leeson.