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The 3rd book in the '60s/'70s trilogy of novelisations of the cult TV show, this was better than the 2nd offering by McDaniel, but the 1st novel by Disch stands head-and-shoulders taller.
This installment by Stine (now Jean Marie, not Hank 💖🏳️‍⚧️💖) had some mischaracterisations, & focused somewhat on contemporary hippie/square generational conflict, but overall was a worthwhile read. If you're not a super-fan of the show, I'd stick to the Disch

This was a less proficient novelisation than Thomas Disch's, but not entirely unsuccessful.
The dialogue was not quite as crisply sparring, but was close enough. The main supporting character this time was Number Six's Lotus Seven kit car, driven by him in the iconic opening titles of the TV show.
Another of Mrs. B's indulgences of my Prisoner fandom was the gift of a track day at Silverstone where I got to drive the successor vehicle, a ⬇️

Not super bad but not super good either. Did enjoy the esoteric bits… sometimes. This smells of late sixties disaffected James Bond type of stuff with LSD thrown in to be the difference maker- shaken not stirred- waking up the morning after to realize the wild ride was better on TV. Watch the show sooo much better.

Onto the 2nd of The Prisoner novelisations, & an inauspicious start as the first word, "Drake," has me grinding my teeth ?

John Drake was the name of actor Patrick McGooghan's character in his earlier TV series, Danger Man, & as well-loved as that series & character were, McGooghan made it clear in press releases prior to the airing of The Prisoner that the new protagonist Number Six was NOT Drake!

I'll calm my inner nerd & see what develops!

This wasn't as good as I'd remembered it - it was better!

Disch captured the smart, jousting dialogue just right, and created the layers of suspicion, second-guessing, cautious trust and resigned betrayals of the TV series.

His story is littered with the Shakespearean and classical references of the original, and the Bard's "Measure for Measure" forms both a plot element and a subversive meta-narrative on the role of the characters within ⬇️

Having just bailed on a much-loved literary classic, I thought I'd dive into a cult classic instead 😁
I've been fascinated by the adventure/sci-fi/espionage/cultural-philosophy/dystopian TV series since I first saw it as a kid in the '60s, and Mrs. B was indulgent enough that our honeymoon was in Portmeirion, the Italianate Welsh folly-village of eccentric architect Clough Williams-Ellis, which was the principle location of the show. ⬇️

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