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 basement floor of the factory contained Baker ' s zoo of anatomical curiosities
, natural freaks and monsters bought , and / or abducted . Baker , like the rest of
his world , was passionately devoted to these creatures and spent long hours ...
The basement floor of the factory contained Baker ' s zoo of anatomical curiosities
, natural freaks and monsters bought , and / or abducted . Baker , like the rest of
his world , was passionately devoted to these creatures and spent long hours ...
Page 112
The broken end of a rafter dealt him a bruising blow and he landed heavily on a
shattered floor upon the putrefying remains of a corpse . Foyle leaped up in calm
revulsion . He pressed hard with his tongue against his right upper first molar .
The broken end of a rafter dealt him a bruising blow and he landed heavily on a
shattered floor upon the putrefying remains of a corpse . Foyle leaped up in calm
revulsion . He pressed hard with his tongue against his right upper first molar .
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Foyle repeated gently . “ A Negro girl ? ” The woman was unintelligible . He took
her by the hair and shook her , then hurled her through the crater in the living
room floor . His search for a clue to Robin ' s fate was interrupted by the mob from
...
Foyle repeated gently . “ A Negro girl ? ” The woman was unintelligible . He took
her by the hair and shook her , then hurled her through the crater in the living
room floor . His search for a clue to Robin ' s fate was interrupted by the mob from
...
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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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