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 113
But if she ' s dead . . . " Robin ' s apartment was gutted like the rest of the building
. The living room was an oval of floor around the jagged hole in the center . Foyle
searched for a body . Two men and a woman were in the bed in the bedroom .
But if she ' s dead . . . " Robin ' s apartment was gutted like the rest of the building
. The living room was an oval of floor around the jagged hole in the center . Foyle
searched for a body . Two men and a woman were in the bed in the bedroom .
Page 114
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
...
Page 228
Quite mad , ” Dagenham muttered . “ But fascinating , ” Y ' ang - Yeovil murmured
. “ There ' s got to be more to life than just living , ” Foyle said to the robot . “ Then
find it for yourself , sir . Don ' t ask the world to stop moving because you have ...
Quite mad , ” Dagenham muttered . “ But fascinating , ” Y ' ang - Yeovil murmured
. “ There ' s got to be more to life than just living , ” Foyle said to the robot . “ Then
find it for yourself , sir . Don ' t ask the world to stop moving because you have ...
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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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