From Surgipelago, the Beach Surgery encyclopedia
Timeline
A chronology of Beach Surgery. Times are given as in the novel's structural notes.
Half One — Newcastle
- Ch.1 (10:30pm–5:30am): Bolton Street car park; the Mighty Mechas; the hotdog; the dust garden.
- Ch.2 (5:30am–12:30pm): rooftops; Dirtheart; the mechanical seagull; the preschool; Rico the Architect.
- Ch.3 (12:30pm–7:30pm): the underground baths; the harbour; the dissolve to the desert hospital room.
Half Two — The interior
- Ch.4 (7:30am–2:30pm): the drive; the service station; the radio igloo.
- Ch.5 (2:30pm–9:30pm): the watering hole; the photographs; the cabin.
- Ch.6 (9:30pm–4:30am): chaos at the cabin; the rocket cart; the wings; the reset.
Then Ch.1 again.