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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After thirty years of existence and six months of torture, Gully Foyle, the
stereotype Common Man, was no more. The key turned in the lock of his soul and
the door was opened. What emerged expunged the Common Man forever. "You
pass me ...
After thirty years of existence and six months of torture, Gully Foyle, the
stereotype Common Man, was no more. The key turned in the lock of his soul and
the door was opened. What emerged expunged the Common Man forever. "You
pass me ...
Page 54
"All that Gulliver Foyle nonsense about your being a common sailor and—" "I am
Gully Foyle. That's my name, Gully Foyle." "Sweetheart, you're not. That's just a
delusion you've had for weeks. You've been overworking and drinking too much.
"All that Gulliver Foyle nonsense about your being a common sailor and—" "I am
Gully Foyle. That's my name, Gully Foyle." "Sweetheart, you're not. That's just a
delusion you've had for weeks. You've been overworking and drinking too much.
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"Generous Gully Foyle. Be real generous, Gully. Make a run for it. Entertain me a
little." "Squealing like a rat? I don't know how, Jiz. I'm trained for hunting, nothing
else." "And I killed the tiger. Give me one satisfaction, Gully. Say you were close ...
"Generous Gully Foyle. Be real generous, Gully. Make a run for it. Entertain me a
little." "Squealing like a rat? I don't know how, Jiz. I'm trained for hunting, nothing
else." "And I killed the tiger. Give me one satisfaction, Gully. Say you were close ...
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| Title | The stars my destination |
| Author | Alfred Bester |
| Edition | reissue |
| Publisher | Berkley Books, 1981 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 30 Jun 2010 |
| Length | 235 pages |
| Subjects | › › Fiction / Science Fiction / Adventure Fiction / Science Fiction / General Science fiction |
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