Blake's 7: Lucifer
by Paul Darrow, Xanna Eve Chown, Jason Haigh-Ellery, Nicholas Briggs, Cavan Scott, Andrew Mark Sewell, Terry Nation, Anthony Lamb
Why You'll Love This
If you ever wondered what Kerr Avon did after that brutal final scene, Paul Darrow himself wrote the answer.
- Great if you want: a darker, older Avon navigating ruthless post-Federation power struggles
- The experience: brooding and political, with bursts of sharp, cynical tension
- The writing: Darrow writes Avon from the inside out — the voice feels unnervingly authentic
- Skip if: you're unfamiliar with Blake's 7 — context is essential here
About This Book
The collapse of the Federation left a vacuum, and into that vacuum stepped legends — none more contested than the fate of Kerr Avon. This book takes one of science fiction's most compelling antiheroes and follows him into the silence after the credits rolled, asking the questions loyal fans never stopped asking: what does a survivor survive for, and what does a man like Avon become when there's no crew to protect, no cause to justify him? The stakes are personal, political, and deeply human — power reshaping itself under new rulers, old wounds refusing to close, and a lone figure who has always been too dangerous to ignore.
What makes Lucifer rewarding as a reading experience is how faithfully it captures Avon's voice while expanding his world. Paul Darrow's involvement lends the prose an unmistakable authority — this reads less like licensed fiction and more like a continuation with genuine insider knowledge. The pacing shifts deliberately between political intrigue and tightly wound confrontation, and the collaborative authorship gives the narrative surprising texture and range rather than the flatness that franchise tie-ins can sometimes produce.