Prelude Love and War (short story)

Prelude Love and War
Doctor:	Seventh Doctor
Featuring:	Bernice Summerfield
Main setting:	Heaven, 2570
Key crew
Writer:	Paul Cornell
Read by:	Sophie Aldred
Illustrator:	Phil Bevan
Release details
Printed in:	Doctor Who Magazine 192
Release date:	1 October 1992
Cover date:	28 October 1992
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Prelude Love and War was, as the name suggested, a prelude to Love and War by Paul Cornell. It was made up of short scenes featuring the Travellers and Death, Bernice Summerfield and Clive Aubrey, James Miller and a trooper and the Seventh Doctor and Ace. Like all such preludes, it did not appear in the published novel, but was instead printed in Doctor Who Magazine 192 as a preview.

Summary

On Heaven, the Travellers use Puterspace to look into their future and learn that many of them will die soon. Meanwhile, Bernice Summerfield wakes up her archaeology team, and a trooper reports seeing a big sphere in the sky to James Miller.

Characters

• Jan Rydd
• Christopher
• Máire Mab Finn
• Roisa McIlnery
• Bernice Summerfield
• Clive Aubrey
• James Miller

Worldbuilding

• Bernice Summerfield and her archaeological team have been on Heaven for four months searching for evidence of Heavenites.
• Bernice sings part of "Try a Little Tenderness".
• Eros and Diana appear to the Travellers.
• Benny bought some whiskey.

Notes

• An enhanced audiobook adaptation of the story, narrated by Sophie Aldred, was included alongside Big Finish Productions' audio adaptation of the novel Love and War.

Continuity

• The Travellers, including Jan, Máire, Roisa and Christopher, are able to look into their future using Puterspace and learn that three-quarters will die after the arrival of Time's Champion and his steward on Heaven. (PROSE: Love and War)
• Death references dancing with the Doctor on the Moon. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Revelation)

Illustrations

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External links

• The entire text of the piece at the Doctor Who Reference Guide