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|image= MindGame cover.jpg | |image = MindGame cover.jpg | ||
|novelisation of = Mindgame (home video) | |novelisation of = Mindgame (home video) | ||
|main character= | |main character = [[Star (Mindgame)|Star]], [[Sarg (Mindgame)|Sarg]], [[Eskon (Mindgame)|Eskon]] | ||
|enemy= | |enemy = | ||
|setting= | |setting = | ||
|writer= [[David J. Howe]] | |writer = [[David J. Howe]] | ||
|cover = [[Andrew-Mark Thompson]] | |cover = [[Andrew-Mark Thompson]] | ||
|publisher= Telos Publishing | |publisher = Telos Publishing | ||
|release date= [[10 August (releases)|10 August]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]] | |release date = [[10 August (releases)|10 August]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]] | ||
|format= Paperback Book | |format = Paperback Book | ||
|isbn= ISBN 978-1-84583-986-4 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84583-986-4 | ||
|series= [[Telos novelisations]] | |series = [[Telos novelisations]] | ||
|prev= Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor (novelisation) | |prev = Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor (novelisation) | ||
|next = Wartime (novelisation) | |||
}}{{prose stub}} | }}{{prose stub}} | ||
'''''Mindgame''''' by [[David J. Howe]], was a novelisation of the entire ''[[Mindgame Saga (series)|Mindgame Saga]]'' published by [[Telos Publishing]]. | '''''Mindgame''''' by [[David J. Howe]], was a novelisation of the entire ''[[Mindgame Saga (series)|Mindgame Saga]]'' published by [[Telos Publishing]]. | ||
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‘A Sontaran, a Draconian and a Human … It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke.’ | ‘A Sontaran, a Draconian and a Human … It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke.’ | ||
Sontaran Field-Major Sarg, Draconian Colonel Eskon and a Human mercenary who cannot remember her name have nothing in common … that is until they are each snatched from their everyday lives to do battle in an alien arena on an asteroid suspended in the void! With a massive clash of cultures looming, can they each settle their differences and work together to defeat the alien intelligence which is trying to pit them against each other | Sontaran Field-Major Sarg, Draconian Colonel Eskon and a Human mercenary who cannot remember her name have nothing in common … that is until they are each snatched from their everyday lives to do battle in an alien arena on an asteroid suspended in the void! With a massive clash of cultures looming, can they each settle their differences and work together to defeat the alien intelligence which is trying to pit them against each other ...? | ||
And then, once returned to their own times and places, can they continue as they were before, or has the experience changed them all? | And then, once returned to their own times and places, can they continue as they were before, or has the experience changed them all? | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Star (Mindgame)|Star]] | * [[Star (Mindgame)|Star]] | ||
* [[Sarg (Mindgame)]] | * [[Sarg (Mindgame)|Sarg]] | ||
* [[Eskon (Mindgame)|Eskon]] | * [[Eskon (Mindgame)|Eskon]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
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== Deviations from the televised story == | == Deviations from the televised story == | ||
* Terrence Dicks had written a scene where the captives "make a deal with the alien and say that they are tired", agreeing to fight if they get rest. "And so there is kind of a middle act... they sit down and chat”, which came out to save time during filming.<ref> | * Terrence Dicks had written a scene where the captives "make a deal with the alien and say that they are tired", agreeing to fight if they get rest. "And so there is kind of a middle act... they sit down and chat”, which came out to save time during filming.<ref>''Downtime: The Lost Years of Doctor Who'' (Dylan Rees) chapter 18</ref> The scene is restored here. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* {{telos|shop/horror-dark-fantasy-and-science-fiction/telos-originals/mindgame-special-edition/}} | * {{telos|shop/horror-dark-fantasy-and-science-fiction/telos-originals/mindgame-special-edition/}} | ||
== Footnotes == | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
{{Telos novelisations}} | {{Telos novelisations}} | ||
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{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[Category:2020 novels]] | [[Category:2020 novels]] | ||
[[Category:Telos | [[Category:Telos novelisations]] | ||
[[Category:Sontaran novels]] | [[Category:Sontaran novels]] | ||
[[Category:Draconian novels]] | [[Category:Draconian novels]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:18, 9 November 2023
Mindgame by David J. Howe, was a novelisation of the entire Mindgame Saga published by Telos Publishing.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
‘A Sontaran, a Draconian and a Human … It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke.’
Sontaran Field-Major Sarg, Draconian Colonel Eskon and a Human mercenary who cannot remember her name have nothing in common … that is until they are each snatched from their everyday lives to do battle in an alien arena on an asteroid suspended in the void! With a massive clash of cultures looming, can they each settle their differences and work together to defeat the alien intelligence which is trying to pit them against each other ...?
And then, once returned to their own times and places, can they continue as they were before, or has the experience changed them all?
An exciting adventure from the Worlds of Doctor Who.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Deviations from the televised story[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Terrence Dicks had written a scene where the captives "make a deal with the alien and say that they are tired", agreeing to fight if they get rest. "And so there is kind of a middle act... they sit down and chat”, which came out to save time during filming.[1] The scene is restored here.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Mindgame page at Telos Publishing
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ Downtime: The Lost Years of Doctor Who (Dylan Rees) chapter 18
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