The Stars My DestinationGully Foyle was catapulted into the middle of a nerve-shattering death struggle between the planets when he sought revenge against those who refused to save him from agonizing death in a space ship. |
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Page 35
... his morning respects . In the homes of the wealthy , the rooms of the female
members were blind , without windows or doors , open only to the jaunting of
intimate members of the family . Thus was morality maintained and chastity
defended .
... his morning respects . In the homes of the wealthy , the rooms of the female
members were blind , without windows or doors , open only to the jaunting of
intimate members of the family . Thus was morality maintained and chastity
defended .
Page 36
She was beautiful and blind in a wonderful way , for she could see in the infrared
only , from 7 , 500 angstroms to one millimeter wavelengths . She saw heat
waves , magnetic fields , radio waves , radar , sonar , and electromagnetic fields .
She was beautiful and blind in a wonderful way , for she could see in the infrared
only , from 7 , 500 angstroms to one millimeter wavelengths . She saw heat
waves , magnetic fields , radio waves , radar , sonar , and electromagnetic fields .
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He was not blind , not deaf , not senseless . Sensation came to him , but filtered
through a nervous system twisted and shortcircuited by the shock of the PyrE
concussion . He was suffering from Synaesthesia , that rare condition in which ...
He was not blind , not deaf , not senseless . Sensation came to him , but filtered
through a nervous system twisted and shortcircuited by the shock of the PyrE
concussion . He was suffering from Synaesthesia , that rare condition in which ...
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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 Volume 4815 of A Bantam book A Bantam book, H4815 |
| Author | Alfred Bester |
| Publisher | Bantam Books, 1970 |
| Length | 197 pages |
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