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Blake's 7: Lucifer
Many legends surround the aftermath of the collapse of The Federation, including the fate of Kerr Avon...
What happened to Avon after the death of Blake and the crew of the Scorpio? Paul Darrow's vivid re-imagining picks up Avon's story at the final moments of the final episode of Blake's 7 and follows him on his fight for survival, this time with no crew and no ship to help him.
The adventure continues years later as Avon, now an old man, finds himself a key player in the game of power politics being played out on a grand scale by The Quartet - four ruthless leaders in an uneasy alliance, who govern the world in place of the Federation. Old enemies resurface and dangerous new ones appear as the time comes for old scores to finally be settled...
What happened to Avon after the death of Blake and the crew of the Scorpio? Paul Darrow's vivid re-imagining picks up Avon's story at the final moments of the final episode of Blake's 7 and follows him on his fight for survival, this time with no crew and no ship to help him.
The adventure continues years later as Avon, now an old man, finds himself a key player in the game of power politics being played out on a grand scale by The Quartet - four ruthless leaders in an uneasy alliance, who govern the world in place of the Federation. Old enemies resurface and dangerous new ones appear as the time comes for old scores to finally be settled...
268 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 1, 2015
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May 11, 2026
I read the physical version of this book in 2015. The book has since disappeared in various moves. I picked up the physical CD of the audiobook from Big Finish (along with its sequel, Revelation).
I looked at my previous review of the book and i have to say now, i have changed my mind. Its now a five star. Of course, since 2015 we have since lost the great Paul Darrow, and i have even written a short story in his honour for the charity anthology "Forever Avon" - found here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5....
The book features two timelines - "Now", which is set many years after the events of the TV show, with Avon living on an 'island planet' with the enigmatic huntress Magda, and the Federation all-but dissipated, replaced by the quarrelsome quartet - and "Then", which is set immediately after the end of the TV episode Blake, dealing with how Avon survived his seemingly inescapable execution.
Paul Darrow is a marvellous writer. He uses all manner of ridiculous words which i absolutely adore. Rather unexpectedly, this book isn't REALLY about Avon. Paul has written a science fiction epic not unlike Dune, where its all about politics and interplanetary betrayal. It just so happens that Avon is at the heart of it all, with The Quartet (and Servalan, of course) still looking for the box of tricks that is ORAC.
In my previous review i said that it doesn't feel like Canon. I take this back too. If anyone should be allowed to write a canon coda to the TV show, its Paul Darrow. Sure, he doesn't save Villa, or Tarrant, or Dayna, because that would simply undermine the series. I've read Tony Attwood's "Afterlife" and i can safely say that Lucifer does sequels better.
I'm looking forwards to where the series goes next.
I looked at my previous review of the book and i have to say now, i have changed my mind. Its now a five star. Of course, since 2015 we have since lost the great Paul Darrow, and i have even written a short story in his honour for the charity anthology "Forever Avon" - found here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5....
The book features two timelines - "Now", which is set many years after the events of the TV show, with Avon living on an 'island planet' with the enigmatic huntress Magda, and the Federation all-but dissipated, replaced by the quarrelsome quartet - and "Then", which is set immediately after the end of the TV episode Blake, dealing with how Avon survived his seemingly inescapable execution.
Paul Darrow is a marvellous writer. He uses all manner of ridiculous words which i absolutely adore. Rather unexpectedly, this book isn't REALLY about Avon. Paul has written a science fiction epic not unlike Dune, where its all about politics and interplanetary betrayal. It just so happens that Avon is at the heart of it all, with The Quartet (and Servalan, of course) still looking for the box of tricks that is ORAC.
In my previous review i said that it doesn't feel like Canon. I take this back too. If anyone should be allowed to write a canon coda to the TV show, its Paul Darrow. Sure, he doesn't save Villa, or Tarrant, or Dayna, because that would simply undermine the series. I've read Tony Attwood's "Afterlife" and i can safely say that Lucifer does sequels better.
I'm looking forwards to where the series goes next.
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