Continuity errors in Lucifer: Genesis

Whilst my Lucifer: Genesis review covered all aspects of the book that fit into the established series continuity(albeit in a "round peg hammered into a square hole" sort of way), this article serves as a complete list of every single one of Paul Darrow's bizarre deviations from the show. 

Perhaps I'll start with the most obvious ones: it makes little sense for the uniform Federation depicted in the show to retain the massive cultural differences shown to be within the Federation of Lucifer: Genesis. Also, even assuming that the Russians, Europeans and Americans managed to keep peace within one another, there is no explanation given for the continued freedom of the Chinese, despite their home planet being the same as the Federation's. 

There are also massive changes in dialogue during scenes taken directly from the show, as well as in the mannerisms of nearly all the characters. But now, to more specific changes:

PROLOGUE

• Servalan's residence is depicted as being on a plateau amongst mountain peaks. However, the building we see in Rumours Of Death is clearly on low ground. 
• Travis is a confidante of Servalan's, as well as irreverent in his attitude towards her. In Seek-Locate-Destroy, the two seem unfamiliar with one another, and Travis is extremely professional and restrained. 
• Servalan gives Travis his assignment to hunt Blake during the events of Cygnus Alpha. This actually took place three episodes later. 
• In the show, Blake is surprised when Travis is assigned to pursue him. In the novel, Avon warns him of Travis ahead of time. 

CHAPTER TWO

• Blake names the Liberator some time after boarding her. In the show, it was Jenna, who named it during her first boarding. 
• In the show, Servalan is implied to have been Supreme Commander for some time. In the novel, she is given the rank between Cygnus Alpha and Time Squad. She also gets the job specifically to hunt Blake, whereas in the show, she is informed of the President's desire to see Blake caught by Bercol and Rontane. 
• Trials are abolished in the Federation. However, the show(and even this very book) features Travis's trial later on. 
• Blake leaves the ship solely in Avon's hands whilst taking the rest of the crew to the Federation's weapons cache asteroid. This seems highly out of character for him at that point in time. 
• Avon advises Blake to launch a hit-and-run strike against Federation pursuit ships, an audacious maneuver that would make the conservative Avon of Series A foam at the mouth.
• Blake puts the trip to Saurian Major on a vote. In the show, he makes the decision by himself. 

CHAPTER THREE

• Servalan seduces Travis, and he is also depicted with whores. Travis is decidedly asexual in the show. 
• Travis gets into legal trouble for the massacre of 2000 innocent civilians on the planet Zindal and is put on trial, from which Servalan's politican maneuvering gets him free. The show never mentions this, even though it would have been extremely relevant in, well, Trial.

CHAPTER FOUR

• The Liberator's encounter with the projectile in Time Squad is entirely omitted. Instead, the ship encounters two Chinese warships above Saurian Major, and Blake sends Avon to negotiate safe passage down. 
• In the original episode, Blake goes to Saurian Major specifically to destroy a seemingly remote Federation communications complex. In the novel, Blake goes to the planet to support the Saurians in a rebellion.
• Blake, Avon and Vila teleport down in a destroyed town, amidst corpses of Federation troopers and rebels. In Time Squad, however, they teleport into an empty quarry. Cally also later claimed that the Federation had used a biochemical weapon on the rebel forces hiding in the jungle, thus killing them without a single trooper lost. There was also no definitive battle, save for the rebellion's raids against the complex. 
• In the episode, Avon and Vila find Cally and Blake together. In the novel, Blake returns to them with Cally. 
• Blake claims that Cally is "reluctant to speak". She doesn't display this relutance in Time Squad.
• The communications complex on Saurian Major is coupled with a nuclear reactor, a weapons store and rebel prisoners, all of whom Blake blows up. In the original episode, there's just a near-empty communications complex, and the Federation took no prisoners.
• Blake refuses to entertain the thought of going into war with the Empire of Cathay, despite them being just as totalitarian as the Federation. In the show, Blake would war against anyone who oppressed others.

CHAPTER SIX

• In Duel, there is no doubt that Sinofar and Giroc are real. In the novel, they are considered a possible hallucination by the participants.
• In the novel, Servalan murders the Federation President during the events of Project Avalon. In the show, the President is alive until at least Star One.
• Due to her encounter with the President, Servalan is also absent from Cryonax during the Avalon scheme. She was present in the original episode to observe Travis. 

CHAPTER SEVEN

• In the show, using Orac's key is all it takes the crew to get him to work. In the novel, Ensor has booby-trapped the computer with a complex colour-coded Chinese puzzle that would cause it to explode unless the right wires are cut. 
• Avon knows very little about Ensor. In the episode, he knows a great deal due to their shared interest in computer technology. 

CHAPTER NINE

• Blake uses Orac to record the conversations of his crew. This is never shown in the show. 
• In the show, Blake agrees to give the Liberator to Avon before they attack Central Control. In the novel, he does it after. 

CHAPTER TEN

• In the novel, the Liberator crew discover Travis's escape from Space Command HQ after the events of Countdown. In the show, they encounter him in Hostage and do not seem surprised by his defection even then. 
• The Liberator crew pick up Travis's transmissions to the Andromedans. This never occurs in the show. 

CHAPTER ELEVEN

• Servalan is legally given the position of President by the High Council to help combat the Andromedan threat. In the show, she led a coup. 
• In the novel, Servalan ascends to the Presidency in her palace retreat. In the show, she did it at Space Command HQ. 
• The time that the Federation fleet takes to get to Star One is attributed to the bureaucratic delay caused by the change in leadership in the novel. In the show, Servalan's rule appeared to be firm by that point, and it was simply a matter of distance. 
• In the novel, Blake grants Avon command over the Liberator to fulfil their earlier deal. In the show, Avon just assumed it due to his injury. 

CHAPTER TWELVE

• In the novel, the Empire of Cathay comment on Avon's acquisition of the Liberator whilst the Intergalactic War still rages. In the show, most believed that Blake was still in control of the ship for a while after the War ended. 
• In the novel, Avon and Servalan discuss Hal Mellanby's past. In the original episode, Avon and Servalan talk about it with Mellanby himself, separately. 
• Avon holds on to his belief that Blake is alive. In Aftermath, he didn't know. 
• Avon tells Servalan that the Liberator remains intact. In the show, she found out by listening to his conversation with Zen. 
• Servalan's kiss with Avon from Aftermath is omitted. 
• In the novel, Servalan acquires another Travis-like figure named Athol Goran to support her throughout Series C and D. He does not exist in the show. 

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

• According to the novel's narration, the crew never found out why Tarrant switched sides. In the show, it's made clear that he's a smuggler who's merely impersonating a Federation officer. 
• Goran warns Servalan of an imminent coup. In the show, she does not expect one. 
• Goran describes Anna Grant as one of Servalan's closest advisors. In the show, she was merely playing the wife of Councillor Chesku. 
• In the show, Vila assists Avon in setting up the cave for Shrinker, and Dayna, Tarrant and Cally all teleport to Earth with Avon later on. In the novel, Avon handles the entire thing alone. 
• In the novel, Vila is afraid of Avon and questioning of his judgment as a leader. In the show, he claimed to feel safe around him, and never spoke up against him. 
• Vila and Tarrant correctly assume that Avon is looking for Blake. In the show, this never happens. 
• Avon teleports down to Earth with Orac's key. In Rumours Of Death, the crew leave Orac active when they leave. 

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

• Sun Huang reports to his Empress that Avon thwarted Anna Grant's attempt on Servalan's life. Anna never tries to kill Servalan in Rumours Of Death. 
• Huang also claims that Anna was anxious to replace Servalan with her own rule, whereas the original episode depicted her as being somewhat nervous and not particularly in control of the rebels. 
• The Liberator detect a Chinese drone tracking them en route to Terminal. This never happens in the original episode. 
• The scene of Avon threatening Tarrant with a gun is omitted, as is the argument over whether or not to enter the mysterious cloud(since in the novel, it's actually beneficial in losing the drone).
• In the novel, Vila is able to sense a disturbance in the Liberator, but receives no answers from Zen. In the show, he simply notices the damage and Zen tells him what's going on.
• Servalan survives the Liberator's destruction by getting out via an escape pod. In the show, she claimed to have teleported away. 

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

• Shi Lian claims that the majority of Avon's followers are Blake's acolytes. This is patently false in the show. Tarrant's a space pirate, Dayna is an orphaned weapons specialist, Soolin is a detached employee. Vila is the only one of them to even meet Blake, and he's not particularly loyal to the cause. 
• She also reports that Cally did in the process of requisitioning Xenon. In the show, Cally died on Terminal before Dorian ever showed up.
• The Commissioner Sleer arc is entirely omitted in favor of having Servalan continue as President in Series D. She is finally toppled shortly after Blake, but merely retires instead of going into hiding.
• The pacification drug storyline is also ignored, meaning that Avon has no impetus to resume fighting the Federation. Instead, in the novel, it is Tarrant who pushes the crew to assemble an alliance of rebel warlords. 
• According to the novel, the alliance fell apart due to Avon and Tarrant's lack of diplomatic skills. In the show, it was due to Zukan's betrayal.
• Li Lang claims that only Avon knows why he's after Blake. In the show, Avon makes it clear that he wants to use Blake as a figurehead for the alliance. 

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

• In Lucifer: Revelation, Orac personally recommends for Avon to go to Earth. However, in this book he's against the idea for no explained reason. 
• Avon reminds a nervous Orac that they have ridden crosswinds once before. This seems to be a callback to the first Lucifer, but Orac was absent on that occasion. 
• Fu Ti's assistant Micah from Lucifer: Revelation has been inexplicably replaced with a character named Syn Lung, who fulfils the same exact function.