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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But every so often . ; . once or twice a week ( or perhaps once or twice a year )
came the muffled thud of a distant explosion . The concussions were startling
enough to distract Foyle from the furnace of vengeance that he stoked all through
the ...
But every so often . ; . once or twice a week ( or perhaps once or twice a year )
came the muffled thud of a distant explosion . The concussions were startling
enough to distract Foyle from the furnace of vengeance that he stoked all through
the ...
Page 119
He touched his face once , then leaped forward and gagged her . Once again he
had hold of himself . " It shows , eh ? ” he murmured with a ghastly smile . “ Lost
my grip for a minute . Thought I was back in Gouffre Martel listening to a Blue ...
He touched his face once , then leaped forward and gagged her . Once again he
had hold of himself . " It shows , eh ? ” he murmured with a ghastly smile . “ Lost
my grip for a minute . Thought I was back in Gouffre Martel listening to a Blue ...
Page 120
You destroyed me once , " she said in choked tones . “ Are you trying to destroy
me again ? ” “ No . Will you listen ? ” She nodded . " I was lost in space . I was
dead and rotting for six months . A ship came up that could have saved me .
You destroyed me once , " she said in choked tones . “ Are you trying to destroy
me again ? ” “ No . Will you listen ? ” She nodded . " I was lost in space . I was
dead and rotting for six months . A ship came up that could have saved me .
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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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