The Glittering Storm
Story: The Glittering Storm, Sarah Jane Adventures AudiobooksSynopsis: When Sarah catches a burglar in the act, she and the gang find themselves involved in the mystery of a private clinic with some very strange treatments.
Sarah Moments:
⢠Sarah assigns the kids to find out more about the burglaries while they're at school
⢠Sarah takes Maria and her back pain to the mysterious Auriga Clinic to investigate there, and Sarah interviews the founder of the clinic and discovers a connection with the robberies
⢠Sarah is angry that the clinic treat Maria without her consent, and takes her straight home to be checked out by Mr Smith
⢠Sarah forbids Luke from going on a stake-out of the clinic, but forgets to tell him off when he goes and does itâ¦
⢠Sarah and Mr Smith find a weird gold spacecraft hovering miles over London, and discover that it's controlling the patients at the clinic
⢠Sarah and Luke see the clinic through Maria's eyes, and then go there themselves to investigate
⢠Sarah confronts Dr Auger about his work at the clinic
⢠Sarah takes out the alien communicator
⢠Sarah pulls a few strings to send an old lady on a cruise
Capture, Rescue and Mortal Peril:
⢠Sarah interrupts a woman burgling her house for gold â she threatens Sarah with a crowbar, but then she runs away
⢠Sarah and Luke get grabbed by a big gold robot
⢠Sarah and Luke get injected with the aliens' mind-controlling gold, but Clyde comes to their rescue!
⢠Sarah and the boys are chased by a giant evil slug! Sarah tries to distract it from Luke and Clyde, but it goes after them anyway!
⢠Sarah's grabbed by the patients being controlled by the evil slugs, but Luke uses the robot to rescue her
⢠Dr Auger stops the slug from killing Sarah!
Quotes:
⢠After all the I've been through and all that I've seen, I don't frighten easily. - Sarah
⢠[I was] wondering if I should get up and investigate. I mean, that's what I do, it's who I am. Sarah Jane Smith, investigative journalist and expert on night terrors. - Sarah
⢠He wound up with the knowledge of a genius, the innocence of a lamb, and all the experience of a mayfly. It's not a combination that makes for the easiest of lives, but it's a very easy one to love. - Sarah, on Luke
⢠Maria Jackson lives across the road, but she's a lot more than just a neighbour to me â she's a partner. - Sarah, on Maria
⢠I felt so lonely without her! My confidante, my friend. - Sarah, on Maria. Aaawwww.
⢠'I wasn't expecting the cavalry to call,' I admitted groggily. 'Wasn't expecting a giant slug with claws and googly red eyes!' Clyde retorted. 'Although, guess I should have â this is you we're talking about.' - Clyde's getting the hang of the whole alien thing...
⢠Mr Smith, Maria, Luke, and Clyde, and me. In anyone's book, a team like that has got to be worth its weight in⦠well⦠you know! - Sarah
The Panel Said...
Sarah Watch:
paranoidangel: She was good in this one, it's her that drives the whole story along. 10/10
Llin: She investigates a lot, and is clever. 9/10
Story Watch:
paranoidangel: I liked how the weird stuff started right in the first scene and how Sarah had to rescue Luke and Clyde. 9/10
Llin: The mystery was interesting, and some good twists! 9/10