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 103
A new crater opened in the asteroid below him and a flower of rubble sprang
upward , rapidly outdistancing a dull steel ball that followed leisurely , turning in a
weary spin . “ Ease off . ” Jisbella ' s voice came cold and competent over the ...
A new crater opened in the asteroid below him and a flower of rubble sprang
upward , rapidly outdistancing a dull steel ball that followed leisurely , turning in a
weary spin . “ Ease off . ” Jisbella ' s voice came cold and competent over the ...
Page 107
The Outer Satellites introduced universal conscription , and the Inner Planets
perforce followed suit . Industries , trades , sciences , skills , and professions were
drafted ; regulations and oppressions followed . The armies and navies ...
The Outer Satellites introduced universal conscription , and the Inner Planets
perforce followed suit . Industries , trades , sciences , skills , and professions were
drafted ; regulations and oppressions followed . The armies and navies ...
Page 228
He jaunted ; they followed . The square block was still cordoned and by now an
enormous crowd had gathered . So many of the rash and curious were jaunting
into the smoking ruins that the police had set up a protective induction field to
keep ...
He jaunted ; they followed . The square block was still cordoned and by now an
enormous crowd had gathered . So many of the rash and curious were jaunting
into the smoking ruins that the police had set up a protective induction field to
keep ...
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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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