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|image = Prelude Set Piece.jpg | |image = Prelude Set Piece.jpg | ||
|series = | |series = | ||
|doctor = Seventh Doctor | |doctor = Seventh Doctor | ||
|companions = | |companions = | ||
|setting | |setting = [[Glebe]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Kate Orman | ||
|illustrator = [[Phil Bevan]] | |illustrator = [[Phil Bevan]] | ||
|publication = [[DWM 222]] | |publication = [[DWM 222]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 19 January 1995 | ||
|cover date = | |cover date = 15 February 1995 | ||
|prev = Prelude Warlock | |prev = Prelude Warlock | ||
|next = Prelude Infinite Requiem | |next = Prelude Infinite Requiem | ||
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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
In a [[café]] in [[Glebe]], a [[Waitress (Prelude Set Piece)|waitress]] witnesses a confrontation between the Doctor and [[Robin Yeadon]] concerning [[Ace]]. Yeadon tells her the Doctor is an alien, and the Doctor tells Yeadon that he knows when Ace will die. | In a [[café]] in [[Glebe]], a [[Waitress (Prelude Set Piece)|waitress]] witnesses a confrontation between the Doctor and [[Robin Yeadon]] concerning [[Ace]]. Yeadon tells her the Doctor is an alien, and the Doctor tells Yeadon that he knows when Ace will die. The waitress walks out of the café, quitting her job. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Waitress (Prelude Set Piece)|Waitress]] | * [[Waitress (Prelude Set Piece)|Waitress]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The waitress thinks Yeadon has been watching too much ''[[The X-Files|X-Files]]'' or maybe found the hidden bottle of [[vodka]]. | * The waitress thinks Yeadon has been watching too much ''[[The X-Files|X-Files]]'' or maybe found the hidden bottle of [[vodka]]. | ||
* She mentions [[Sydney]] and [[Melbourne]]. | * She mentions [[Sydney]] and [[Melbourne]]. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Robin Yeadon had previously appeared in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]''. He next appears in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Happy Endings]]''. | * Robin Yeadon had previously appeared in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]''. He next appears in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]''. | ||
== External | == Illustrations == | ||
* [ | <gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" widths="250"> | ||
Prelude Set Piece.jpg | |||
Set piece prelude 2.PNG | |||
</gallery> | |||
== External links == | |||
* [https://doctorwho.guide/whona35p.htm The entire text of the piece] at the Doctor Who Reference Guide | |||
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[[Category:DWM prose fiction that ties into novels]] | [[Category:DWM prose fiction that ties into novels]] | ||
[[Category:1995 short stories]] | [[Category:1995 short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in Sydney]] | [[Category:Stories set in Sydney]] | ||
[[Category:Seventh Doctor short stories]] | [[Category:Seventh Doctor short stories]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:32, 3 June 2024
Prelude Set Piece was, as the name suggested, a prelude to Set Piece by Kate Orman. It did not appear in the published novel.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
In a café in Glebe, a waitress witnesses a confrontation between the Doctor and Robin Yeadon concerning Ace. Yeadon tells her the Doctor is an alien, and the Doctor tells Yeadon that he knows when Ace will die. The waitress walks out of the café, quitting her job.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The waitress thinks Yeadon has been watching too much X-Files or maybe found the hidden bottle of vodka.
- She mentions Sydney and Melbourne.
- The café serves cappuccino and Coke.
- The Doctor mentions Crook Marsham.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Robin Yeadon had previously appeared in PROSE: Nightshade. He next appears in PROSE: Happy Endings.
Illustrations[[edit] | [edit source]]
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The entire text of the piece at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
