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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Foyle studied a space manual and learned something about theoretical gravity . If
he could put the “ Nomad " into a spin , centrifugal force would impart enough
gravitation to the jet . If he could fire the combustion chamber , the unequal thrust
...
Foyle studied a space manual and learned something about theoretical gravity . If
he could put the “ Nomad " into a spin , centrifugal force would impart enough
gravitation to the jet . If he could fire the combustion chamber , the unequal thrust
...
Page 112
The entire building stank of fire , smoke , and rot . " Jacked , ” Foyle said softly . “
This place has been jacked . What happened ? ” The jaunting age had
crystallized the hoboes , tramps , and vagabonds of the world into a new class .
The entire building stank of fire , smoke , and rot . " Jacked , ” Foyle said softly . “
This place has been jacked . What happened ? ” The jaunting age had
crystallized the hoboes , tramps , and vagabonds of the world into a new class .
Page 206
A decimilligram of PyrЕ , still adhering to a former evaporation crystal now in use
as an ash tray , kindled a fire that scorched the office of one Baker , dealer in
freaks and purveyor of monsters . Across the length and breadth of the planet
were ...
A decimilligram of PyrЕ , still adhering to a former evaporation crystal now in use
as an ash tray , kindled a fire that scorched the office of one Baker , dealer in
freaks and purveyor of monsters . Across the length and breadth of the planet
were ...
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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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