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|novelisation of=The Lost Boy (TV story) | |novelisation of = The Lost Boy (TV story) | ||
|image= LostBoynovel.jpg | |image= LostBoynovel.jpg | ||
|series=[[The Sarah Jane Adventures novelisations]] | |series = [[The Sarah Jane Adventures novelisations]] | ||
|number= 6 | |number= 6 | ||
|main character= [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah Jane]], [[Maria Jackson|Maria]], [[Luke Smith|Luke]], [[Clyde Langer|Clyde]] | |main character= [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah Jane]], [[Maria Jackson|Maria]], [[Luke Smith|Luke]], [[Clyde Langer|Clyde]] | ||
|featuring= Alan Jackson | |featuring= Alan Jackson | ||
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|featuring3= K9 Mark IV | |featuring3= K9 Mark IV | ||
|enemy= [[Mr Smith]] | |enemy= [[Mr Smith]] | ||
|setting= [[Ealing]], [[ | |setting= [[Ealing]], [[2000s]] | ||
|writer= | |writer= Gary Russell | ||
|publisher= Penguin Character Books | |publisher= Penguin Character Books | ||
|release date= | |release date= 6 November 2008 | ||
|format= Paperback | |format= Paperback book; 13 chapters, 114 pages | ||
|isbn= ISBN 978-1-4059-0506-0 | |isbn= ISBN 978-1-4059-0506-0 | ||
|prev= Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (novelisation) | |prev= Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (novelisation) | ||
|next= The Last Sontaran (novelisation) | |next= The Last Sontaran (novelisation) | ||
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''''' | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the [[2007 (releases)|2007]] TV story ''[[The Lost Boy (TV story)|The Lost Boy]]''. With its release, coinciding with the release of ''[[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (novelisation)|Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]'' on the same day, all episodes of the [[Series 1 (SJA)|first series]] of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' were adapted. It is the first time a complete season of a ''[[Doctor Who]]''-related series had been fully adapted in novelisation form within a year of it finishing. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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Sarah Jane is shocked to see an appeal on television by distraught parents of a missing boy — Luke, her adopted son! She is accused of kidnapping him and has to hand Luke over to his "real" parents. But something doesn't seem right. With the help of her friends, Maria, Clyde and Alan, Sarah Jane uncovers a sinister alien plot and a shocking truth about a loyal "friend"... | Sarah Jane is shocked to see an appeal on television by distraught parents of a missing boy — Luke, her adopted son! She is accused of kidnapping him and has to hand Luke over to his "real" parents. But something doesn't seem right. With the help of her friends, Maria, Clyde and Alan, Sarah Jane uncovers a sinister alien plot and a shocking truth about a loyal "friend"... | ||
== Chapter titles == | |||
# The nightmare begins | |||
# Wall of lies | |||
# Hidden danger | |||
# A change of identity | |||
# Conspiracy | |||
# The powerful enemy | |||
# Journey into terror | |||
# The ordeal | |||
# Kidnap | |||
# A battle of wits | |||
# Escape into danger | |||
# Day of Armageddon | |||
# The final phase | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[June Goss]] | * [[June Goss]] | ||
* [[K9 Mark IV|K9]] | * [[K9 Mark IV|K9]] | ||
* [[Cairn|Mr Cairn]] | * [[Cairn (The Lost Boy)|Mr Cairn]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Robert Lines]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Luke remembers the [[quantum theory]] and [[Colluphid]]'s [[Law of Hyper-Dimensional Mechanics]], and he could spot flaws in [[Albert Einstein|Einstein]]'s theory of relativity. | * Luke remembers the [[quantum theory]] and [[Colluphid]]'s [[Law of Hyper-Dimensional Mechanics]], and he could spot flaws in [[Albert Einstein|Einstein]]'s theory of relativity. | ||
* The house that the Stafford family was supposed to live in was [[26 Chalsey Grove]]. | * The house that the Stafford family was supposed to live in was [[26 Chalsey Grove]]. | ||
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* [[Ealing Broadway]] is Ealing's town centre. | * [[Ealing Broadway]] is Ealing's town centre. | ||
* The [[Hambleton Estate]] is located at [[Grass Street]] at the [[Lake District]]. The Goss family lives at [[64 Grass Street]]. They moved there from [[Guildford]]. | * The [[Hambleton Estate]] is located at [[Grass Street]] at the [[Lake District]]. The Goss family lives at [[64 Grass Street]]. They moved there from [[Guildford]]. | ||
* [[ | * [[Robert Lines]] is a member at the [[West Ealing Police]]. | ||
* The residents of Hambleton Estate often go shopping in [[Carlisle]]. | * The residents of Hambleton Estate often go shopping in [[Carlisle]]. | ||
* [[Old Forest Road]] leads into [[Bannerman Road]]. | * [[Old Forest Road]] leads into [[Bannerman Road]]. | ||
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[[Category:K9 novels]] | [[Category:K9 novels]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in Ealing]] | [[Category:Stories set in Ealing]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in | [[Category:Stories set in the 2000s]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:44, 15 March 2024
The Lost Boy was a novelisation based on the 2007 TV story The Lost Boy. With its release, coinciding with the release of Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? on the same day, all episodes of the first series of The Sarah Jane Adventures were adapted. It is the first time a complete season of a Doctor Who-related series had been fully adapted in novelisation form within a year of it finishing.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Life on Earth can be an adventure, too. You just need to know where to look.
Sarah Jane is shocked to see an appeal on television by distraught parents of a missing boy — Luke, her adopted son! She is accused of kidnapping him and has to hand Luke over to his "real" parents. But something doesn't seem right. With the help of her friends, Maria, Clyde and Alan, Sarah Jane uncovers a sinister alien plot and a shocking truth about a loyal "friend"...
Chapter titles[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The nightmare begins
- Wall of lies
- Hidden danger
- A change of identity
- Conspiracy
- The powerful enemy
- Journey into terror
- The ordeal
- Kidnap
- A battle of wits
- Escape into danger
- Day of Armageddon
- The final phase
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Sarah Jane Smith
- Luke Smith
- Maria Jackson
- Clyde Langer
- Mr Smith
- Alan Jackson
- Chrissie Jackson
- Slitheen family
- Mrs Galagher
- Mr Robinson
- Mrs Robinson
- Mrs Townsend
- George Bailey
- Nathan Goss
- Marco Goss
- June Goss
- K9
- Mr Cairn
- Robert Lines
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Luke remembers the quantum theory and Colluphid's Law of Hyper-Dimensional Mechanics, and he could spot flaws in Einstein's theory of relativity.
- The house that the Stafford family was supposed to live in was 26 Chalsey Grove.
- Brendan Richards is still working in Silicon Valley.
- In Ashley Stafford's room are were posters of footballers, In-Demand and UNIT 4.
- Nathan Goss was a fan of the Everton football club.
- Clyde Langer got Luke Smith into Kasabian, next he wanted to show him the music of the Arctic Monkeys.
- Peter Fairley, Patricia Conway, Ann Reynolds and Bryan Cawston are working for the Pharos Institute.
- Bloorm Vungah Bart Slitheen, Dax Fex Fize Slitheen and Korst Gogg Thek Lutiven-Day Slitheen stole the technology which made them able to use slim skin suits from the Blathereen family.
- The Slitheen want to sell Luke's telekinetic energy at the Energies Black Market on Antara IV.
- Ealing Broadway is Ealing's town centre.
- The Hambleton Estate is located at Grass Street at the Lake District. The Goss family lives at 64 Grass Street. They moved there from Guildford.
- Robert Lines is a member at the West Ealing Police.
- The residents of Hambleton Estate often go shopping in Carlisle.
- Old Forest Road leads into Bannerman Road.
- Luke has a T-shirt from the Natural History Museum.
Deviations from the televised story[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The novelisation features a specially written prologue. Written from Mrs Townsend's point of view, it describes how the Goss family got killed by the Slitheen and how their skin suits were used to create the fictional Heidi and Jay Stafford.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
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