Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Novels #1

by John Theydon

A violent thunderstorm floods London. Florida is laid waste by hurricanes. Somehow the Mysterons are controlling the world’s weather, and only Spectrum can stop the devastation.Captains Scarlet and Blue head into space aboard Fireball XL19 to destroy a weather-control satellite that has been taken over by the Mysterons - only to discover that the real cause of the destruction is much closer to home.As Scarlet and Rhapsody Angel confront the mastermind behind the latest Mysteron attacks they discover the true scope of his plan, and if they cannot stop him then the Earth faces certain climatic catastrophe.Based on the 1967 novel ‘Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons’ by John Theydon.

Genres: Science Fiction

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1967

Reviews

[Philip Maughan]

Published in 1989, this is the first of a series of stories featuring Captain Scarlet.
It is approximately 110 pages long, fast and furious, action-packed, and features the main cast and all the gadgets and equipment.
The Mysterons vow to create havoc by altering weather conditions to dramatic effect. They will use the Dahl Ray, developed by wayward genius Professor Stahndahl, by Mysteronising him.
NOTE: We don't really need the Mysterons to do this, as we are doing a good job of it ourselves.
The story takes us to hidden secret laboratories, into space on an XL spaceship, to Mexico, and around the Arctic and Lapland.
You forget that all the characters are from a marionette TV series. It's a good read

[Kellie Johnson]

I actually had a great time reading this. The Mysterons basically find a way to disrupt weather patterns, causing planet wide chaos. So it’s up to Spectrum to find out how they’re doing this and to stop them. Captain Scarlet actually “dies” (or nearly died) a good 2/3 times during the course of the story.

Honestly? If you’re a fan of the show, you could do worse than to read this. It’s a fun read, for extra adventures outside of the TV series.

[Daniel Stainback]

What a hoot!

[Alex]

An exciting and wonderfully read audiobook of one of the Captain Scarlet novelisations written by John Theydon.

David Graham, Wayne Forrester and Elizabeth Morgan all do a fantastic job in bringing the characters to life and really drew me into the story.

My only critique is that I found some of the music and sound effects to be a little distracting.

[Rob Cook]

An enjoyable recreation of one of the Captain Scarlet books featuring great production values as ever from Big Finish. David Graham is a fab narrator and Wayne Forester and Liz Morgan do a great job of voicing the characters. I initially found it strange listening to some of the characters but was quickly absorbed into the story.