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|writer = | |writer = Peter Darvill-Evans | ||
|illustrator = [[Phil Bevan]] | |illustrator = [[Phil Bevan]] | ||
|publication = [[DWM 198]] | |publication = [[DWM 198]] | ||
|release date = 18 March 1993 | |||
|cover date = 14 April 1993 | |||
|prev = Prelude The Pit | |prev = Prelude The Pit | ||
|next = Prelude Lucifer Rising | |next = Prelude Lucifer Rising | ||
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'''''Prelude Deceit''''' was, as the name suggested, a prelude to ''[[Deceit]]'' by [[Peter Darvill-Evans]]. It did not appear in the published novel. | '''''Prelude Deceit''''' was, as the name suggested, a prelude to ''[[Deceit (novel)|Deceit]]'' by [[Peter Darvill-Evans]]. It did not appear in the published novel. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
On Arcadia, the Head of the House of Delahaye writes down his thoughts before dying of cancer. | On [[Arcadia (planet)|Arcadia]], the Head of the House of Delahaye, the oldest surviving colonist, writes down his thoughts before dying of [[cancer]] at the age of thirty-eight. He is worried about the power of the [[Spinward Corporation|Corporation]] and how the younger generation has no idea what the corporation can do. He muses that nothing can help unless someone just happens to land on Arcadia by accident. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Head of the House of Delahaye]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The [[Dalek]] [[2150s Dalek invasion of Earth|invasion of Earth]] in the [[22nd century]] is referred to as the First [[Dalek Wars|Dalek War]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Delahaye had lived in [[Interstitial Mass Transit System#Lowell Depot, Pluto|the Stop]] before coming to Arcadia. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Transit]]'') | * Humanity's Break-out from Earth occurred in the [[21st century]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'', ''[[Kill the Moon (TV story)|Kill the Moon]]'') A much larger Break-out, the [[Great Breakout]], occurred in [[5000]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invisible Enemy (TV story)|The Invisible Enemy]]'') | ||
* References are made to the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cyberman]] [[Alien invasion|invasions]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'', ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'', ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'') the [[Martian]] [[Thousand Day War|threat]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'') and the [[2150s Dalek invasion of Earth|Dalek invasion]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') | |||
* Delahaye had lived in [[Interstitial Mass Transit System#Lowell Depot, Pluto|the Stop]] before coming to Arcadia. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Transit (novel)|Transit]]'') | |||
== Illustrations == | |||
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Deceit prelude 1.JPG | |||
Deceit prelude 2.JPG | |||
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== External | == External links == | ||
* [ | * [https://doctorwho.guide/whona13p.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:1993 short stories]] | [[Category:1993 short stories]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:18, 3 July 2024
Prelude Deceit was, as the name suggested, a prelude to Deceit by Peter Darvill-Evans. It did not appear in the published novel.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
On Arcadia, the Head of the House of Delahaye, the oldest surviving colonist, writes down his thoughts before dying of cancer at the age of thirty-eight. He is worried about the power of the Corporation and how the younger generation has no idea what the corporation can do. He muses that nothing can help unless someone just happens to land on Arcadia by accident.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Dalek invasion of Earth in the 22nd century is referred to as the First Dalek War.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Humanity's Break-out from Earth occurred in the 21st century. (TV: The Waters of Mars, Kill the Moon) A much larger Break-out, the Great Breakout, occurred in 5000. (TV: The Invisible Enemy)
- References are made to the Cyberman invasions, (TV: The Tenth Planet, The Moonbase, The Invasion) the Martian threat, (TV: The Seeds of Death) and the Dalek invasion. (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth)
- Delahaye had lived in the Stop before coming to Arcadia. (PROSE: Transit)
Illustrations[[edit] | [edit source]]
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The entire text of the piece at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
