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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Page 59
We ' ve got a lawyer waiting in New York . He ' s got a criminal prosecution for
piracy pending against you ; piracy in space , murder , and looting . We ' re going
to throw the book at you . Presteign will get a conviction in twenty - four hours .
We ' ve got a lawyer waiting in New York . He ' s got a criminal prosecution for
piracy pending against you ; piracy in space , murder , and looting . We ' re going
to throw the book at you . Presteign will get a conviction in twenty - four hours .
Page 100
Joseph and his Scientific People were waiting for him , like fleas waiting for a wolf
. They darted at him and he battered through them , harried , delighted , savage .
The armor of his spacesuit protected him from their attacks and he went down ...
Joseph and his Scientific People were waiting for him , like fleas waiting for a wolf
. They darted at him and he battered through them , harried , delighted , savage .
The armor of his spacesuit protected him from their attacks and he went down ...
Page 197
We can find him . ” “ How soon ? Won ' t that be a gamble too ? And what about
that stuff lying around waiting for someone to think it into energy ? Suppose a
Jack - jaunter gets in and cracks the safe , looking for goodies ? And then we don
' t ...
We can find him . ” “ How soon ? Won ' t that be a gamble too ? And what about
that stuff lying around waiting for someone to think it into energy ? Suppose a
Jack - jaunter gets in and cracks the safe , looking for goodies ? And then we don
' t ...
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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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