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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story | ||
|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 == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
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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>''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]] | ||
