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Page 55
But every so often . . . once or twice a week (or perhaps once or twice a year)
came the muffled thud of a distant explosion. The concussions were startling
enough to distract Foyle from the furnace of vengeance that he stoked all through
the ...
But every so often . . . once or twice a week (or perhaps once or twice a year)
came the muffled thud of a distant explosion. The concussions were startling
enough to distract Foyle from the furnace of vengeance that he stoked all through
the ...
Page 172
These minute particles showed where they had finally settled in Morocco, Algeria
, Libya, and Greece with blinding pin-point explosions of incredible minuteness
and intensity. And some motes, still drifting in the stratosphere, revealed their ...
These minute particles showed where they had finally settled in Morocco, Algeria
, Libya, and Greece with blinding pin-point explosions of incredible minuteness
and intensity. And some motes, still drifting in the stratosphere, revealed their ...
Page 174
The explosion had split the flagstone asunder, revealing the cellars, subcellars,
and vaults deep below the building. These too were filled with a snarl of stones,
beams, pipes, wire, the remnants of the Four Mile circus tents; all fitfully lit small ...
The explosion had split the flagstone asunder, revealing the cellars, subcellars,
and vaults deep below the building. These too were filled with a snarl of stones,
beams, pipes, wire, the remnants of the Four Mile circus tents; all fitfully lit small ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The stars my destination |
| Author | Alfred Bester |
| Publisher | Bantam Books, 1970 |
| Length | 197 pages |
| Subjects | Science fiction |
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