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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It is the most formidable cavern hospital on Terra . No patient has ever jaunted
out of its pitch darkness . No patient has ever succeeded in getting black hospital
depths . Short of prefrontal lobotomy , there are only three ways to stop a man ...
It is the most formidable cavern hospital on Terra . No patient has ever jaunted
out of its pitch darkness . No patient has ever succeeded in getting black hospital
depths . Short of prefrontal lobotomy , there are only three ways to stop a man ...
Page 61
He cut hospital uniforms , sewed them , manufactured kitchen utensils , and
prepared foods . Although actually he touched nothing , his motions were
transmitted to the shops where the work was accomplished by remote control .
After one ...
He cut hospital uniforms , sewed them , manufactured kitchen utensils , and
prepared foods . Although actually he touched nothing , his motions were
transmitted to the shops where the work was accomplished by remote control .
After one ...
Page 116
They burst into Mercy Hospital , following Santa Claus who roared and cavorted
with the detached calm of a solemn elephant . He kissed the nurses , made drunk
the attendants , pestered the patients with gifts , littered the corridors with money
...
They burst into Mercy Hospital , following Santa Claus who roared and cavorted
with the detached calm of a solemn elephant . He kissed the nurses , made drunk
the attendants , pestered the patients with gifts , littered the corridors with money
...
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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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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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