42 Prologue (short story)

42 Prologue
Main character(s):	Erina Lessak
Featuring:	Tenth Doctor, Martha
Main enemy:	Torajii
Main setting:	SS Pentallian, Torajii system, 42nd century
Key crew
Writers:	Joseph Lidster, based on characters and situations created by Chris Chibnall
Writer:
Release details
Printed in:	Doctor Who website
Release date:	12 May 2007
Format:	Online short story
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42 Prologue was a web-exclusive short story published on the BBC's Doctor Who website in 2007, promoting the then-upcoming broadcast of the episode 42. It was the first of several Tenth Doctor short stories to be published online up to the end of 2009.

Summary

Focusing on Engineering Trainee Erina Lessak, the story reflects back on how she became a trainee, her feelings about the crew, and her activities in the minutes preceding the arrival of the Doctor and Martha Jones aboard the SS Pentallian.

Characters

• Tenth Doctor
• Martha Jones
• Erina Lessak
• Dev Ashton
• Kath McDonnell
• Riley Vashtee
• Abi Lerner
• Orin Scannell

Notes

• Erina's last name is misspelled Lissak several times in the story.

Continuity

• The story ends with the arrival of the Doctor and Martha, leading into the events of TV: 42.

External links

• 42 Prologue on the Doctor Who BBC website