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|name= | |name= The Lost Boy | ||
|novelisation of=The Lost Boy (TV story) | |novelisation of=The Lost Boy (TV story) | ||
|image= LostBoynovel.jpg | |image= LostBoynovel.jpg | ||
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|number= 6 | |number= 6 | ||
|main character= [[Sarah Jane Smith]] | |main character= [[Sarah Jane Smith]] | ||
|featuring= | |featuring=[[Maria Jackson|Maria]], [[Luke Smith|Luke]], [[Clyde Langer|Clyde]] | ||
|enemy=[[Slitheen family|The Slitheen]] | |enemy=[[Slitheen family|The Slitheen]], [[Mr Smith]] | ||
|setting= [[Ealing]], [[2008]] | |setting= [[Ealing]], [[2008]] | ||
|writer= [[Gary Russell]] | |writer= [[Gary Russell]] | ||
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''Life on Earth can be an adventure, too. You just need to know where to look.'' | ''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 | 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"... | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
* Luke Smith remembered 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 Smith remembered the [[quantum theory]] | |||
* 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]]. | ||
* [[Brendan Richards]] was still working in [[Silicon Valley]]. | * [[Brendan Richards]] was still working in [[Silicon Valley]]. | ||
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* The Slitheen wanted to sell Luke's [[telekinetic energy]] at the ''[[Energies Black Market]]'' on [[Antara IV]]. | * The Slitheen wanted to sell Luke's [[telekinetic energy]] at the ''[[Energies Black Market]]'' on [[Antara IV]]. | ||
=== Deviations from the | === Deviations from the televised story === | ||
* The novelisation features a specially written prologue. It describes how the Goss family gets killed by the Slitheen and how their skin suits are used to create the fictional [[Heidi Stafford|Heidi]] and [[Jay Stafford]]. It is described from [[Townsend|Mrs Townsend]]'s point of view. | * The novelisation features a specially written prologue. It describes how the Goss family gets killed by the Slitheen and how their skin suits are used to create the fictional [[Heidi Stafford|Heidi]] and [[Jay Stafford]]. It is described from [[Townsend|Mrs Townsend]]'s point of view. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* [[Maria Jackson|Maria]] tells [[Alan Jackson|Alan]] about her adventures with [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. She speaks about the [[Slitheen family]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)|Revenge of the Slitheen]]''), the [[Gorgon]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon (TV story)|Eye of the Gorgon]]'') and [[the Trickster]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (TV story)|Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]'') | * [[Maria Jackson|Maria]] tells [[Alan Jackson|Alan]] about her adventures with [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. She speaks about the [[Slitheen family]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)|Revenge of the Slitheen]]''), the [[Gorgon]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon (TV story)|Eye of the Gorgon]]'') and [[the Trickster]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (TV story)|Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]'') | ||
* The French teacher that caught [[Maria Jackson]], when she tried to skip the lesson to see Luke ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lost Boy (TV story)|The Lost Boy]]'') was named [[Cairn|Mr Cairn]]. | |||
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Revision as of 02:27, 29 July 2015
The Lost Boy was released in November 2008, a full year after the last release of novelisations. It adapts The Lost Boy, the final regular serial of The Sarah Jane Adventures first series. With its release, all episodes of the first season have been 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 original broadcast.
Publisher's summary
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"...
Characters
- Sarah Jane Smith
- Luke Smith
- Maria Jackson
- Clyde Langer
- Mr Smith
- Alan Jackson
- Chrissie Jackson
- The Slitheen
- Mrs Galagher
- Mr Robinson
- Mrs Townsend
- George Bailey
- Nathan Goss
- Marco Goss
- June Goss
- K9
References
- Luke Smith remembered 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 was still working in Silicon Valley.
- In Ashley Stafford's room ther 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 were 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 wanted to sell Luke's telekinetic energy at the Energies Black Market on Antara IV.
Deviations from the televised story
- The novelisation features a specially written prologue. It describes how the Goss family gets killed by the Slitheen and how their skin suits are used to create the fictional Heidi and Jay Stafford. It is described from Mrs Townsend's point of view.
Continuity
- Maria tells Alan about her adventures with Sarah Jane Smith. She speaks about the Slitheen family (TV: Revenge of the Slitheen), the Gorgons (TV: Eye of the Gorgon) and the Trickster (TV: Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?)
- The French teacher that caught Maria Jackson, when she tried to skip the lesson to see Luke (TV: The Lost Boy) was named Mr Cairn.
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