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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 37
Page 14
One minute was gone . He turned and propelled himself through the ... Two
minutes were gone . Like all spaceships , “ Nomad ” was ballasted and ... Foyle
took a minute disconnecting an air tank . He had no way of knowing whether it
was full ...
One minute was gone . He turned and propelled himself through the ... Two
minutes were gone . Like all spaceships , “ Nomad ” was ballasted and ... Foyle
took a minute disconnecting an air tank . He had no way of knowing whether it
was full ...
Page 49
He avoided physical contact with any person for more than five minutes per day .
He could not occupy any room other than his own for more than thirty minutes a
day . Commanded and paid by the IP to isolate himself , Dagenham had ...
He avoided physical contact with any person for more than five minutes per day .
He could not occupy any room other than his own for more than thirty minutes a
day . Commanded and paid by the IP to isolate himself , Dagenham had ...
Page 111
At the expiration of one minute it was still untainted . He continued to hold his
breath , maintaining rigid control over pulse and muscle , mastering the strain
with iron calm . At two minutes and twenty seconds the stigmata appeared , blood
...
At the expiration of one minute it was still untainted . He continued to hold his
breath , maintaining rigid control over pulse and muscle , mastering the strain
with iron calm . At two minutes and twenty seconds the stigmata appeared , blood
...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
aboard accelerated answered appeared arrived asked asteroid Baker began blind body called can't close clothes Dagenham damned darkness disappeared door explosion eyes face fire five floor followed four Fourmyle Foyle Foyle's gave girl give going Gouffre Martel Gully Gully Foyle hand head hear hell hold hospital hundred Intelligence It's jaunted Jisbella Joseph keep knew light listen living looked lost Mars mean miles minutes Miss move never Nomad Olivia once opened operation passed Planets Presteign PyrE REPORTER Robin running safe Sheffield ship shook shouted smiled sound space stage Stairs step stopped talk tank tell That's There's thought thousand thrust tion took touched tried trying turned twenty voice Vorga waiting wall What's whispered Y'ang-Yeovil You're
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 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |