Prelude Love and War (short story)

Prelude Love and War was, as the name suggested, a prelude to Love and War by Paul Cornell. It was made up of short scenes featuring the Travellers and Death, Bernice Summerfield and Clive Aubrey, James Miller and a trooper and the Seventh Doctor and Ace. Like all such preludes, it did not appear in the published novel, but was instead printed in Doctor Who Magazine 192 as a preview.
== Summary ==
On Heaven, the Travellers use Puterspace to look into their future and learn that many of them will die soon. Meanwhile, Bernice Summerfield wakes up her archaeology team, and a trooper reports seeing a big sphere in the sky to James Miller.
== Characters ==
* Jan Rydd
* Christopher
* Máire Mab Finn
* Roisa McIlnery
* Bernice Summerfield
* Clive Aubrey
* James Miller
== Worldbuilding ==
* Bernice Summerfield and her archaeological team have been on Heaven for four months searching for evidence of Heavenites.
* Bernice sings part of "Try a Little Tenderness".
* Eros and Diana appear to the Travellers.
* Benny bought some whiskey.
== Notes ==
* An enhanced audiobook adaptation of the story, narrated by Sophie Aldred, was included alongside Big Finish Productions' audio adaptation of the novel Love and War.
== Continuity ==
* The Travellers, including Jan, Máire, Roisa and Christopher, are able to look into their future using Puterspace and learn that three-quarters will die after the arrival of Time's Champion and his steward on Heaven. (PROSE: Love and War)
* Death references dancing with the Doctor on the Moon. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Revelation)
== Illustrations ==
Prelude love and war.jpg
Love and war prelude 2.JPG
== External links ==
* The entire text of the piece at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
Category:DWM prose fiction that ties into novels
Category:Bernice Summerfield short stories
Category:Short stories set in Mutter's Spiral
Category:1992 short stories
Category:Bernice Summerfield sources
Category:Stories set in 2570
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