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 you were a fool trying to blow up ' Vorga ' like that . You ' re like a wild beast
trying to punish the trap that injured it . Steel isn ' t alive . It doesn ' t think . You
can ' t punish ' Vorga . ' ” " Don ' t know what you mean , girl . “ Vorga ' passed me
...
But you were a fool trying to blow up ' Vorga ' like that . You ' re like a wild beast
trying to punish the trap that injured it . Steel isn ' t alive . It doesn ' t think . You
can ' t punish ' Vorga . ' ” " Don ' t know what you mean , girl . “ Vorga ' passed me
...
Page 148
Don ' t be tedious , Fourmyle . Do step down . ” “ How have I offended you ? ” “
Offended me ? Now you ' re being ridiculous . ” “ Lady Olivia . . . ( Can ' t I say
anything right ? Where ' s Robin ? ) Can we start again , please ? ” “ If you ' re
trying to ...
Don ' t be tedious , Fourmyle . Do step down . ” “ How have I offended you ? ” “
Offended me ? Now you ' re being ridiculous . ” “ Lady Olivia . . . ( Can ' t I say
anything right ? Where ' s Robin ? ) Can we start again , please ? ” “ If you ' re
trying to ...
Page 227
Presteign tried to rise , and then fell back in his chair . “ There must be ... Y ' ang -
Yeovil tried to protest . “ The Outer ... I ' m a freak of the universe . . . a thinking
animal . . . and I ' m trying to see my way clear through this morass . Am I to turn ...
Presteign tried to rise , and then fell back in his chair . “ There must be ... Y ' ang -
Yeovil tried to protest . “ The Outer ... I ' m a freak of the universe . . . a thinking
animal . . . and I ' m trying to see my way clear through this morass . Am I to turn ...
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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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