Prelude Deceit (short story)

Prelude Deceit was, as the name suggested, a prelude to Deceit by Peter Darvill-Evans. It did not appear in the published novel.

Summary
On Arcadia, the Head of the House of Delahaye writes down his thoughts before dying of cancer.

Characters

 * Head of the House of Delahaye

Continuity

 * 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)

External link

 * The entire text of the piece at the Doctor Who Reference Guide