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== 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 its 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]]'', 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]]'') | ||
Revision as of 19:14, 15 August 2017
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
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
References
- Chorley uses an iPad.
Notes
- 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 its for a special friend. This is a reference to TV: The Wedding of River Song.
Continuity
- 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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