The Elysium (novelisation)

The Elysium was a novelisation, released by BBC Books, in the United Kingdom, of Season 1 and Season 2 of the Elysium. It was written by Jenny T. Colgan, and adapted from television episodes by Jane Espenson, Toni Graphia, Anne Kenney, Matthew B. Roberts, Emer Kenny and Simon Ashdown. Colgan had not had any involvement in the television series herself.

Publisher's Summary
After an arduous and tedious journey across the stars, the mysterious, Scallatti race, makes their new home on the distant world of Taoter III. Soon discovering two very different races of indigenous people on the planet, the Scallatti must give themselves a fighting chance of survival, on this strange and distant world. However, a strongwilled slave and a lone mother makes her way to the top and becomes an unlikely hero for the Scallatti...

Adapted from the Hit BBC One and Netflix Television Show

Chapter Titles

 * 1) The Promise
 * 2) The Aliens
 * 3) Unalii
 * 4) The Wreckage
 * 5) Broken
 * 6) Julie's Stand
 * 7) Dawn
 * 8) The Drums of Revolution
 * 9) Knife's Edge
 * 10) The Lone Cizzauran
 * 11) Breaking Ground
 * 12) Our Elysium
 * 13) Hail to the Chief
 * 14) The Soulless Night
 * 15) Vahseligan
 * 16) Utnapishtim's Search
 * 17) The Karinna Festival
 * 18) Tena's Mission
 * 19) The Battle
 * 20) The Three
 * 21) Her Achilles Heel
 * 22) Remembrance Day
 * 23) Eddie Oversteps

Writing and Publishing notes

 * Each episode of the television series receives about 2 chapters in the book, but several of the plot points, within each episode have been reordered to suit the format.
 * The second season of the series, featured a non-linear format, however Colgan puts all the events in order for the second half of the novel, and the events happen instead in narrative order.
 * Several of the chapter titles are taken directly from the episode titles, however, many have been added by Colgan herself.
 * The post-credits scene from Remembrance Day, featuring the TARDIS landing on the Elysium, was omitted from the novel.

Audiobook
This story was released as an audiobook in February 2017, complete and unabridged by BBC Audio, and read by Mina Anwar.