The Stars My DestinationIn this pulse-quickening novel, Alfred Bester imagines a future in which people "jaunte" a thousand miles with a single thought, where the rich barricade themselves in labyrinths and protect themselves with radioactive hit men--and where an inarticulate outcast is the most valuable and dangerous man alive. |
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Page 69
By God , you almost swindled me , Foyle . Fell Captain Y ' ang - Yeovil I
congratulate him . He ' s got a better staff than I thought . ” . " I never heard of any
Y ' ang - Yeovil . ” “ You and your colleague are going to rot here . It ' s no deal .
You ' ll ...
By God , you almost swindled me , Foyle . Fell Captain Y ' ang - Yeovil I
congratulate him . He ' s got a better staff than I thought . ” . " I never heard of any
Y ' ang - Yeovil . ” “ You and your colleague are going to rot here . It ' s no deal .
You ' ll ...
Page 87
The uniformed men were swarming all over the building , shouting : “ Foyle !
Foyle ! Foyle ! Foyle ! ” Baker disappeared with a pop . The attendants jaunted
too , deserting the trolley on which Foyle waved his arms and legs feebly ,
making faint ...
The uniformed men were swarming all over the building , shouting : “ Foyle !
Foyle ! Foyle ! Foyle ! ” Baker disappeared with a pop . The attendants jaunted
too , deserting the trolley on which Foyle waved his arms and legs feebly ,
making faint ...
Page 171
I _ ” Kempsey choked and dropped the glass , staring at Foyle in horror . " Your
face ! ” he exclaimed . “ My God , your face ! ” What happened to it ? ” " You
happened to it , you son of a bitch ! ” Foyle cried . He leaped up , his tiger face
burning ...
I _ ” Kempsey choked and dropped the glass , staring at Foyle in horror . " Your
face ! ” he exclaimed . “ My God , your face ! ” What happened to it ? ” " You
happened to it , you son of a bitch ! ” Foyle cried . He leaped up , his tiger face
burning ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Stars My Destination Berkley medallion book |
| Author | Alfred Bester |
| Edition | reprint, reissue |
| Publisher | Berkley Books, 1976 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 30 Jun 2010 |
| ISBN | 0425055248, 9780425055243 |
| Length | 235 pages |
| Subjects | › › Fiction / Science Fiction / General |
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