The Demolished Man#4 in the Millennium SF Masterworks series, a library of the finest science fiction ever written. The first Hugo Award winner for best novel in 1953. “One of the all-time classics of science fiction.”—Isaac Asimov “Bester's two superb books have stood the test of time. For nearly sixty years they’ve held their place on everybody’s list of the ten greatest sf novels” —Robert Silverberg In a world policed by telepaths, Ben Reich plans to commit a crime that hasn’t been heard of in 70 years: murder. That’s the only option left for Reich, whose company is losing a 10-year death struggle with rival D’Courtney Enterprises. Terrorized in his dreams by The Man With No Face and driven to the edge after D’Courtney refuses a merger offer, Reich murders his rival and bribes a high-ranking telepath to help him cover his tracks. But while police prefect Lincoln Powell knows Reich is guilty, his telepath's knowledge is a far cry from admissible evidence. Alfred Bester was among the first important authors of contemporary science fiction. His passionate novels of worldly adventure, high intellect, and tremendous verve, The Stars My Destination and the Hugo Award winning The Demolished Man, established Bester as a s.f. grandmaster, a reputation that was ratified by the Science Fiction Writers of America shortly before his death. Bester also was an acclaimed journalist for Holiday magazine, a reviewer for the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and even a writer for Superman. |
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... Espers in the Esper Guild . An Esper 3 can peep the conscious level of a mind - can discover what a subject is thinking at the moment of thought . A 3rd is the lowest class of telepath . Most of Monarch's security positions are held by ...
... Espers in the Esper Guild . An Esper 3 can peep the conscious level of a mind - can discover what a subject is thinking at the moment of thought . A 3rd is the lowest class of telepath . Most of Monarch's security positions are held by ...
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... . At least we've got that protection from mind - readers . What's your attitude on crime , Ellery ? " " Typical . " " Of anybody ? " " Of the Guild . The Guild doesn't like it , Ben . ” " So what's so hot about the Esper Guild ?
... . At least we've got that protection from mind - readers . What's your attitude on crime , Ellery ? " " Typical . " " Of anybody ? " " Of the Guild . The Guild doesn't like it , Ben . ” " So what's so hot about the Esper Guild ?
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Alfred Bester. " So what's so hot about the Esper Guild ? You know the value of money , success Why don't you clever - up ? Why do you let the Guild do your thinking ? ” ... " You don't understand . We're born in the Guild . We live with ...
Alfred Bester. " So what's so hot about the Esper Guild ? You know the value of money , success Why don't you clever - up ? Why do you let the Guild do your thinking ? ” ... " You don't understand . We're born in the Guild . We live with ...
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... Esper Guild for the education of other Telepaths and the furthering of the Guild's Eugenic plan to bring Extra Sensory Perception to everyone in the world . Augustus Tate knew , and the 95 % he paid was a sore point with him ...
... Esper Guild for the education of other Telepaths and the furthering of the Guild's Eugenic plan to bring Extra Sensory Perception to everyone in the world . Augustus Tate knew , and the 95 % he paid was a sore point with him ...
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... Esper Guild some day ... " " I've got all that , " Tate said sharply . " With Monarch and D'Courtney in my pocket I can do better than help your faction break the Guild . I can make you President of a new Esper Guild for life . That's.
... Esper Guild some day ... " " I've got all that , " Tate said sharply . " With Monarch and D'Courtney in my pocket I can do better than help your faction break the Guild . I can make you President of a new Esper Guild for life . That's.
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