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|image          = First Frontier prelude 1.JPG
|name          = Prelude First Frontier
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|series        =  
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|doctor        = Second Doctor
|doctor        = Second Doctor
|companions    = [[Jamie McCrimmon]]
|companions    = [[Jamie McCrimmon]]
|setting           =  
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|writer        = [[David A. McIntee]]
|writer        = David A. McIntee
|illustrator    = [[Phil Bevan]]
|illustrator    = [[Phil Bevan]]
|publication    = [[DWM 216]]
|publication    = [[DWM 216]]
|release date  = 4 August 1994
|cover date    = 31 August 1994
|prev          = Prelude Strange England
|prev          = Prelude Strange England
|next          = Prelude St Anthony's Fire
|next          = Prelude St Anthony's Fire
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== Summary ==
== Summary ==
Pilot John Finney is shot down during the Korean War. He is given medical assistance by the Doctor and Jamie. Years later, Jack Siegel tries unsuccessfully to persuade his cook not to leave.
Pilot [[John Finney]] is shot down during the [[Korean War]]. He is given medical assistance by the Doctor and Jamie.
 
Years later, [[Jack Siegel]] tries unsuccessfully to persuade his cook not to leave. [[Coyote Eyes]] tries, without success, to persuade Jack to leave, warning him of danger if he stays.


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
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* [[Coyote Eyes]]
* [[Coyote Eyes]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* Zoe is mentioned but does not appear, having stayed behind in the TARDIS.
* Finney's co-pilot [[Jim Mitchell]] died in the crash.
* Finney thinks about [[Dante]].
* Jamie reminds the Doctor that they get [[snow]] in the [[Highlands]].
* Coyote Eyes, who is a [[Navajo]], warns Jack about [[Nayenezgani]] and [[Tobadzistsini]], [[Anasazi]] legends.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
* [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]] is mentioned but does not appear, having stayed behind in [[the TARDIS]].


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


== External link ==
== Illustrations ==
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/whona30p.htm The entire text of the piece] at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
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== External links ==
* [https://doctorwho.guide/whona30p.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]]
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[[Category:1994 short stories]]
[[Category:1994 short stories]]
[[Category:Second Doctor short stories]]

Latest revision as of 20:31, 3 June 2024

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Prelude First Frontier was, as the name suggested, a prelude to First Frontier by David A. McIntee. It did not appear in the published novel.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Pilot John Finney is shot down during the Korean War. He is given medical assistance by the Doctor and Jamie.

Years later, Jack Siegel tries unsuccessfully to persuade his cook not to leave. Coyote Eyes tries, without success, to persuade Jack to leave, warning him of danger if he stays.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Zoe is mentioned but does not appear, having stayed behind in the TARDIS.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Illustrations[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]