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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The experimenters sealed Jaunte into an unbreakable crystal tank . They opened
a water valve , feeding water into the tank , and let Jaunte watch them smash the
valve handle . It was impossible to open the tank ; it was impossible to stop the ...
The experimenters sealed Jaunte into an unbreakable crystal tank . They opened
a water valve , feeding water into the tank , and let Jaunte watch them smash the
valve handle . It was impossible to open the tank ; it was impossible to stop the ...
Page 14
Foyle heaved at the exhausted air tank , floated it out of the locker and
abandoned it . One minute was gone . He turned and propelled himself through
the floating debris toward the hatch to the ballast hold . He did not run : his gait
was the ...
Foyle heaved at the exhausted air tank , floated it out of the locker and
abandoned it . One minute was gone . He turned and propelled himself through
the floating debris toward the hatch to the ballast hold . He did not run : his gait
was the ...
Page 26
They brought him into the sick bay aboard the cruiser and carefully curtained his
tank . Foyle was no sight even for the tough stomachs of lower deck navy men .
They patched his carcass in the amniotic tank while they completed their tour of ...
They brought him into the sick bay aboard the cruiser and carefully curtained his
tank . Foyle was no sight even for the tough stomachs of lower deck navy men .
They patched his carcass in the amniotic tank while they completed their tour of ...
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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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