Note: This novel is a
fixup of the following two short stories:
The People of the Crater (VT:
Garan of Tav) and
Garan of Yu-Lac. The text was edited as part of the fixup process. For example, while the first two paragraphs are the same between
The People of the Crater and the novel, we then have:
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"Aren't you Captain Garin Featherstone?"
Startled, the flyer nodded dumbly.
From a plump billfold the man drew a clipping and
waved it toward his seat mate. Two years before, Captain
Garin Featherstone of the United Democratic Forces had
led a perilous bombing raid into the wilds of Siberia to wipe
out the vast expeditionary army secretly gathering there.
It had been a spectacular affair and had brought the survivors
some fleeting fame.
"You're the sort of chap I've been looking for," the
stranger folded the clipping again, "a flyer with courage,
initiative and brains. The man who led that raid is worth
investing in."
"What's the proposition?" asked Featherstone wearily.
He no longer believed in luck.
... |
...
"Aren't you Captain Garin Featherstone?"
Startled, the flyer nodded assent. Two years before he,
Captain Garin Featherstone of the United Democratic
Forces, had led a perilous bombing raid into the wastelands
of Asia to wipe out a vast expeditionary army secretly gathering
there. It had been a spectacular affair and had brought
the survivors some fleeting fame.
From a plump billfold the newcomer drew a clipping and
waved it toward his seat mate.
"You're the man I've been looking for"—the stranger
refolded the clipping—"a pilot with courage, initiative and
brains. The man who led that raid is worth investing in."
"What's the proposition?" asked Featherstone wearily. He
no longer believed in luck.
... |
In addition, the story
Garan of Yu-Lac was intended to be serialized in three parts. However,
Spaceway magazine ceased publication before the third part was published meaning the novel is the first publication of the latter part of this story.
Note: Many publications using the title
Garan the Eternal are the collection
Garan the Eternal though they are often formatted to appear as though they are a novel. Before adding your publication as a novel please check to see if it is the collection. Specifically, we are looking to see if the publication contains:
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