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 42
The Presteign band struck up the clan song , bright and brassy , but one of the
instruments appeared to have gone insane . It struck a brazen note that blared
louder and louder until it engulfed the entire band and the surprised
exclamations .
The Presteign band struck up the clan song , bright and brassy , but one of the
instruments appeared to have gone insane . It struck a brazen note that blared
louder and louder until it engulfed the entire band and the surprised
exclamations .
Page 43
Guards were appearing as they jaunted from distant sectors toward the focal
point of the action . “ UNKNOWN MOVING SOUTH TOWARD B FOR BAKER
THREE . B FOR BAKER THREE . ” Presteign watched the B - 3 pit . A figure
appeared ...
Guards were appearing as they jaunted from distant sectors toward the focal
point of the action . “ UNKNOWN MOVING SOUTH TOWARD B FOR BAKER
THREE . B FOR BAKER THREE . ” Presteign watched the B - 3 pit . A figure
appeared ...
Page 122
He appeared first in Canberra at the Government House ball , half an hour before
midnight . This was a highly formal affair , bursting with color and pageantry , for it
was the custom at formals for society to wear the evening dress that had been ...
He appeared first in Canberra at the Government House ball , half an hour before
midnight . This was a highly formal affair , bursting with color and pageantry , for it
was the custom at formals for society to wear the evening dress that had been ...
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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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