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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He leaped forward , shouted : “ Jiz ! ” and staggered over the edge of a precipice .
He fell and struck the water flat with a stunning impact . * The icy river enclosed
him , and he could not tell where the surface was . He struggled , suffocated , felt
...
He leaped forward , shouted : “ Jiz ! ” and staggered over the edge of a precipice .
He fell and struck the water flat with a stunning impact . * The icy river enclosed
him , and he could not tell where the surface was . He struggled , suffocated , felt
...
Page 207
Everyone was forced to shout and yet was fearful of the vibrations . Y ' ang -
Yeovil bawled the news about Foyle and Sheffield into Dagenham ' s ear .
Dagenham nodded and displayed his deadly smile . “ We ' ll have to go in , " he
shouted .
Everyone was forced to shout and yet was fearful of the vibrations . Y ' ang -
Yeovil bawled the news about Foyle and Sheffield into Dagenham ' s ear .
Dagenham nodded and displayed his deadly smile . “ We ' ll have to go in , " he
shouted .
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startled by the tiger - faced man who hurled a one pound slug of iodine colored
alloy into their midst and shouted in the gutter tongue : “ PyrE ! You hear me ,
man ? You listen a me , you . PyrE is filthy death for us . Alla us ! Grab no guesses
...
startled by the tiger - faced man who hurled a one pound slug of iodine colored
alloy into their midst and shouted in the gutter tongue : “ PyrE ! You hear me ,
man ? You listen a me , you . PyrE is filthy death for us . Alla us ! Grab no guesses
...
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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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