Scorpio Attack

Blake's 7

by Trevor Hoyle

Seven followers of Blake, an early rebel against the tyranny of the Federation, use their new spaceship, the Scorpio, to continue the fight

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Tv

156 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

Reviews

[Gordon Watson · Rating 3 out of 5]

These stories are a simple reworking of 3 epiosodes from the TV series. Nothing special, but if you are a fan of B7 then they are well worth a read.

[Nick Davies · Rating 3 out of 5]

Qute enjoyable but not as good as the previous two novelisations by Hoyle...bit slim as well at 156 pages.

[M.D. Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book! It is a TV - tie in novel and it was never going to win the Booker prize. But if you want a flavour of Blake's 7 and the retro future world of the early eighties, this really delivers. I first read this book when it was originally published (must be at least 40 years ago now). I found a second hand copy on Amazon recently and bought it to see if it lived up to my memories. Fortunately it did - I still enjoy the bitchy comments Avon makes about Villa and the rest of the crew...

[Carl · Rating 5 out of 5]

A quick and simple novelzation of three episodes from the fourth and final season of Blake's Seven.

I happened to find it buried deep in the deck storage at the Central library and had to reread it as my original paperback copy was leant and never to be seen again.

Will not work as an introduction to the series to new fans, but it is definatley a quick fun read and will bring back fond memories for long time fans.

[Alan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rating 3.5

Adaptations of 3 episodes of the fourth series of the show. Think either James Blish @ STTOS or the original classic Doctor Who Target novelisations.

These worked very well I thought, bought and read when first published and several times since.
It was a shame that the series was concluded around the time of publication as I always wanted the rest of the series adapted.

They don’t really add much to the original stories I think but we’re very enjoyable and definitely recommended.

[chucklesthescot · Rating 2 out of 5]

The later seasons weren't as good for me with the ever changing cast and that bloody Slave made me yearn for them to bring back poor Zen! Servalan's character was totally wasted and hardly given a great storyline, as the actress herself complained about afterwards and the humour that I liked so much started to fade. Still the book was a decent read.

[Sean Randall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another neatly written set of episodes, with more of Avon shown, especially his increasing manic nature toward the end. Further B7 literature takes us offscreen. It's been greatly nostalgic, especially because everything here draws from material I've already seen, but far from detracting, it just added a layer to what are, though dated and brief, still good books.

[bluetyson]

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[AndrewP · Rating 2 out of 5]

Based on the British TV show.