The discarded humans are reluctant but ultimately agree to participate, as they are made to believe that they will be allowed to return to their original homes.
Celebration breaks out on the station, but it is short lived as they discover that they were betrayed when a ship arrives with more mutants that have been exiled from Earth.
[3][4] An audiobook adaptation of "The Discarded" was included in the 2009 third volume of the short story collection The Voice From The Edge, which was narrated by Ellison.
[9] In a 2010 interview with Wired's Sarah Bernhardt, Ellison mentioned that he was working on a novel version of "The Discarded" that would draw upon both the original short story and the Masters of Science Fiction teleplay.
[11] Presented by Stephen Hawking and developed into a screenplay by Ellison, the episode was directed by Jonathan Frakes and starred John Hurt and Brian Dennehy.
"[16] The Houston Press's Jef Rouner included "The Discarded" on their list of Ellison's top ten best short stories.