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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story | ||
|series = ''[[Lethbridge-Stewart (series)|Lethbridge-Stewart]]'' short stories | |||
|series = ''[[Lethbridge-Stewart (series)|Lethbridge-Stewart]]'' | |||
|main character = [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]] | |main character = [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]] | ||
|featuring = [[Harold Chorley|Chorley]] | |||
|setting = A nursing home, the [[2010s]] | |setting = A nursing home, the [[2010s]] | ||
|writer = [[Andy Frankham-Allen]] | |writer = [[Andy Frankham-Allen]] | ||
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|format = Short story, 5 pages | |format = Short story, 5 pages | ||
|anthology = ''[[Lethbridge-Stewart: Top Secret Files]]'' | |anthology = ''[[Lethbridge-Stewart: Top Secret Files]]'' | ||
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}}'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the original preface to the novel ''[[The Forgotten Son (novel)|The Forgotten Son]]'' by [[Andy Frankham-Allen]]. It did not appear in the novel, but was published in ''[[Lethbridge-Stewart: Top Secret Files]]''. | }}'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the original preface to the novel ''[[The Forgotten Son (novel)|The Forgotten Son]]'' by [[Andy Frankham-Allen]]. It did not appear in the novel, but was published in ''[[Lethbridge-Stewart: Top Secret Files]]''. | ||
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* [[Harold Chorley]] | * [[Harold Chorley]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Chorley uses an [[iPad]]. | * Chorley uses an [[iPad]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Frankham-Allen stated that this preface was cut from the novel because it would've been "one too many introductions". | * Frankham-Allen stated that this preface was cut from the novel because it would've been "one too many introductions". | ||
* The Brigadier stops Chorley from drinking the extra [[brandy]], because it's for a [[the Doctor|special friend]]. This is a reference to [[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]''. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Chorley notices there's been an alien encounter at least once a year, usually around [[Christmas]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'', ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'', | * Chorley notices there's been an alien encounter at least once a year, usually around [[Christmas]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'', ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'', et al) | ||
* The Brigadier says the story begins when he was brought back from [[Libya]] at the request of Colonel [[Spencer Pemberton|Pemberton]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ambush! (short story)|The Ambush!]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'') | * The Brigadier says the story begins when he was brought back from [[Libya]] at the request of Colonel [[Spencer Pemberton|Pemberton]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ambush! (short story)|The Ambush!]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'') | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:02, 9 November 2023
The Forgotten Son original opening was the original preface to the novel The Forgotten Son by Andy Frankham-Allen. It did not appear in the novel, but was published in Lethbridge-Stewart: Top Secret Files.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Harold Chorley visits Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart in a nursing home. He has one month left to live and asks Chorley to write his memoirs.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Chorley uses an iPad.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Frankham-Allen stated that this preface was cut from the novel because it would've been "one too many introductions".
- The Brigadier stops Chorley from drinking the extra brandy, because it's for a special friend. This is a reference to TV: The Wedding of River Song.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Chorley notices there's been an alien encounter at least once a year, usually around Christmas. (TV: The Christmas Invasion, The Runaway Bride, Voyage of the Damned, et al)
- The Brigadier says the story begins when he was brought back from Libya at the request of Colonel Pemberton. (PROSE: The Ambush!, TV: The Web of Fear)
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