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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Twenty million , ” Foyle whispered . “ Give or take a few thousand . The ship was
insured , but that just means that the underwriters , Bo ' ness and Uig , get the
salvage rights and they ' re even tougher than Presteign . However , there ' ll be a
...
Twenty million , ” Foyle whispered . “ Give or take a few thousand . The ship was
insured , but that just means that the underwriters , Bo ' ness and Uig , get the
salvage rights and they ' re even tougher than Presteign . However , there ' ll be a
...
Page 62
He no longer whispered in Sanitation . His mind came adrift and he began to
wander . He imagined he was back aboard “ Nomad , ” reliving his fight for
survival . Then he lost even this feeble grasp on illusion and began to sink
deeper and ...
He no longer whispered in Sanitation . His mind came adrift and he began to
wander . He imagined he was back aboard “ Nomad , ” reliving his fight for
survival . Then he lost even this feeble grasp on illusion and began to sink
deeper and ...
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she whispered . " I don ' t know . ” " Put me down . ” " You ' re cold . ” “ Put me
down . ” He set her on her feet . “ You destroyed me once , " she said in choked
tones . “ Are you trying to destroy me again ? ” “ No . Will you listen ? ” She
nodded .
she whispered . " I don ' t know . ” " Put me down . ” " You ' re cold . ” “ Put me
down . ” He set her on her feet . “ You destroyed me once , " she said in choked
tones . “ Are you trying to destroy me again ? ” “ No . Will you listen ? ” She
nodded .
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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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