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Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog 
I think being set in a very different place from the rest of the story is a similar reason to being a different time. That’s the main reason my prologue is a prologue instead of chapter 1.
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I think that my Prologue to The Man Who Found Birds among the Stars (WIP) meets all these criteria. I even published it separately as part of an anthology. The two ornithologists do make an appearance much later in the book, however. They were appealing characters and I think the reader will be happy to encounter them again.
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I tend to feel that the prologue should actually be chapter one. the writer saves themselves a lot of hassle, that way.
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Great point Mick
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