{"product_id":"gerry-sylvia-andersons-ufo-toni-sherlock-9798865542216","title":"Gerry \u0026 Sylvia Anderson's UFO. Series Guide, Volume Three: Straker versus the Aliens","description":"\u003cb\u003e'They may be years ahead of the human race but we've got one thing they haven't: bloody-mindedness!'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat was the most fascinating thing about Straker and his contest with the Aliens in Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's all-time classic sci fi epic \u003ci\u003eUFO\u003c\/i\u003e? Was it the strange, surreal powers of the Alien menace, how they raised the dead, turned people into bombs, manipulated time, controlled minds and twisted reality itself? Or was it the mind of Straker, his courage, intuition, cunning and lightning fast ability to take decisive and deadly action? SHADO's war with the invaders had cost him a marriage and the life of his son. But with the switch to Pinewood studios, the final battle would be for his sanity. \u003cbr\u003eFeaturing a detailed look at the plot and themes of the Pinewood episodes of UFO, (apart from 'Mindbender' which is detailed in \u003cb\u003eVolume 2: Straker's Private Life\u003c\/b\u003e) this third and final volume of the UFO Series Guide looks at the influence of writers from \u003ci\u003eThe Prisoner. \u003c\/i\u003eThere is also a look at revival attempts such as Bump Map's 1990s attempt and the independent project \u003ci\u003eShadowfall \u003c\/i\u003eand a look at how the proposed second season of \u003ci\u003eUFO \u003c\/i\u003ebecame\u003ci\u003e Space:1999.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Toni Sherlock, Adrian Sherlock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8865542217\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798865542216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/26\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.27d","brand":"Toni Sherlock","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44566952902911,"sku":"9798865542216","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1a8ab745-18fe-4853-9ee0-78101a5718fe.jpg?v=1701375257","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gerry-sylvia-andersons-ufo-toni-sherlock-9798865542216","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}