The Tomorrow People: The Deadliest Species

Tomorrow People #1.2

by Gary Russell

Homo Superior - the next stage of human evolution. Young people with super powers, dediated to safeguarding planet Earth. From their secret laboratory deep beneath the streets of London, aided by their super-computer TIM, they watch and wait for others like themselves - and guard against threats to all mankind.They are the Tomorrow People.

The Galactic Federation is at war with the rapacious Sorson Empire, and losing. Two Federation ambassadors, negotiating a peace treaty, have been kidnapped by the Sorsons. One, however, has escaped, and joined forces with the anti-Sorson rebellion on the planet Desh. From there, he heads back home, to Earth, and his friends John and TIM of the Tomorrow People, pursued by the vengeful Sorsons.

The ambassador in question is Stephen Jameson, one of the very first Tomorrow People. But can the Deshian rebel he has befriended be trusted? Or are the secrets she carries more deadly than even Stephen realises?

Audio CD

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Gary Russell is a British freelance writer, producer and former child actor. As a writer, he is best known for his work in connection with the television series Doctor Who and its spin-offs in other media. As an actor, he is best known for playing Dick Kirrin in the British 1978 television series The Famous Five.

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wow, what a change of pace. One thing I hate is killing off characters from original series and this story starts off with the completely pointless killing of Kenny, one of the TP from the original Tv series. Also though the welcome return of Stephen Jameson's voice to the series makes it more like the original, but was it really neccessary to subvert him into being a cold assassin? Perhaps it was and it adds to the story but that's not this plots major problem.

A fairly interesting story of Galactic War and Earth's place in it is unfortunately ruined by the addition of the comic relief Sorson Empire, one of the additions to the original series that turned it from a competant childrens drama show into a kindergarden slaptick comedy that signalled the TV shows demise. They pretty much single handedly turn this good story into a farce.

A good attempt ruined by the idiot Sorsons.

[Valerie]

I'm not sure this is the novelization I read. I read several of the novelizations, and what I recall is liking the people on the tv show better. They were nice, friendly people, and not at all stuck up. I hope this version reflects the British show (I especially liked when one of the Tomorrow people demonstrated her PK by not touching a telephone she was sanitizing), in its humane (odd term for nonhumans, but apt) and humorous take on where we're going.

[Noah Soudrette · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow, this was a big 180 compared to the first story. Here, two of the tomorrow people from the original series are murdered, another is brainwashed into becoming an assassin, and on top of all this, they very elegantly fold the Tomorrow People remake into continuity with the original series. This was pleasantly dark stuff. My only caveat was the slightly cheesy final scene.

[Anne Barwell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This one was full of references to the original series and its characters. Weird hearing Stephen so much older. I liked the way they tied in the 90s series too.