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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The key turned in the lock of his soul and the door was opened . What emerged
expunged the Common Man forever . " You pass me by , " he said with slow
mounting fury . " You leave me rot like a dog . You leave me die , ' Vorga ' . . . '
Vorga ...
The key turned in the lock of his soul and the door was opened . What emerged
expunged the Common Man forever . " You pass me by , " he said with slow
mounting fury . " You leave me rot like a dog . You leave me die , ' Vorga ' . . . '
Vorga ...
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Vorga . ' ' Vorga - T : 1339 . ' Ever hear of her , Miss Robin ? I found out where she
is from Bo ' ness & Uig ' s ship registry . Bo ' ness & Uig are out in SanFran . I went
there , me , the time when you was learning us the crosstown jaunte stages .
Vorga . ' ' Vorga - T : 1339 . ' Ever hear of her , Miss Robin ? I found out where she
is from Bo ' ness & Uig ' s ship registry . Bo ' ness & Uig are out in SanFran . I went
there , me , the time when you was learning us the crosstown jaunte stages .
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Told you I ' ve been studying . . . preparing for ' Vorga . ' This is one of the things I
learned . Show you something else I ' ve learned , if you ' re not chicken - livered .
How to bring a twitch out of Analogue . ” Foyle opened another pocket in his ...
Told you I ' ve been studying . . . preparing for ' Vorga . ' This is one of the things I
learned . Show you something else I ' ve learned , if you ' re not chicken - livered .
How to bring a twitch out of Analogue . ” Foyle opened another pocket in his ...
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User Review - Bart - GoodreadsThis book was published in 1956 – a time when traveling to the moon would still be science fiction for quite a few years. Many of its ideas were astonishing then and its plot of blind revenge ... Read full review
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| 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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