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 38
The head of the Presteign clan was a familiar sight to New York jaunters . Iron
gray , handsome , powerful , impeccably dressed and mannered in the old -
fashioned style , Presteign of Presteign was the epitome of the socially elect , for
he was ...
The head of the Presteign clan was a familiar sight to New York jaunters . Iron
gray , handsome , powerful , impeccably dressed and mannered in the old -
fashioned style , Presteign of Presteign was the epitome of the socially elect , for
he was ...
Page 39
Presteign nodded , smiled his basilisk smile and seated himself behind the
enthroned desk while the Jaunte - Watch skirled their pipes and ruffled their
drums . Presteign signaled for the audience to begin . The Household Equerry
stepped ...
Presteign nodded , smiled his basilisk smile and seated himself behind the
enthroned desk while the Jaunte - Watch skirled their pipes and ruffled their
drums . Presteign signaled for the audience to begin . The Household Equerry
stepped ...
Page 46
We are reaffirming a three thousand - year blood feud , ” Yang - Yeovil explained
to Presteign , who looked sufficiently unsettled by the conversation and the
laughter which he did not understand . He tried a direct thrust . “ When will you be
...
We are reaffirming a three thousand - year blood feud , ” Yang - Yeovil explained
to Presteign , who looked sufficiently unsettled by the conversation and the
laughter which he did not understand . He tried a direct thrust . “ When will you be
...
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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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