The novelization pads out the original nine sections of the novella and adds five new
chapters with Barrett’s backstory as a revolutionary, right to the point where he’s sent
back to the station. I didn’t get much from the new chapters, and between the novel and the
original story, I would recommend reading the original only.
So Hawksbill’s machine did work, and the rumors were true, and this was where they sent
the troublesome ones. Was Janet here too? He asked. No, Pleyel said. There were only men
here. Twenty or thirty prisoners, managing somehow to survive.
DEBUT
Hawksbill Station (Doubleday, October 1968).
VARIANTS
Debut. Hawksbill Station (Doubleday, October 1968).
So Hawksbill’s machine did work, and the rumors were true, and this was where they sent
the troublesome ones. Was Janet here too? He asked. No, Pleyel said. There were only men
here. Twenty or thirty prisoners, managing somehow to survive.
1 English variant