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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If he could fire the combustion chamber , the unequal thrust of the one jet would
impart a spin to the " Nomad . " But he couldn ' t fire the jet without first having the
spin ; and he couldn ' t get the spin without first firing the jet . He thought his way ...
If he could fire the combustion chamber , the unequal thrust of the one jet would
impart a spin to the " Nomad . " But he couldn ' t fire the jet without first having the
spin ; and he couldn ' t get the spin without first firing the jet . He thought his way ...
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The entire building stank of fire , smoke , and rot . " Jacked , ” Foyle said softly . “
This place has been jacked . What happened ? " The jaunting age had
crystallized the hoboes , tramps , and vagabonds of the world into a new class .
The entire building stank of fire , smoke , and rot . " Jacked , ” Foyle said softly . “
This place has been jacked . What happened ? " The jaunting age had
crystallized the hoboes , tramps , and vagabonds of the world into a new class .
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A decimilligram of Pyre , still adhering to a former evaporation crystal now in use
as an ash tray , kindled a fire that scorched the office of one Baker , . dealer in
freaks and purveyor of monsters . Across the length and breadth of the planet
were ...
A decimilligram of Pyre , still adhering to a former evaporation crystal now in use
as an ash tray , kindled a fire that scorched the office of one Baker , . dealer in
freaks and purveyor of monsters . Across the length and breadth of the planet
were ...
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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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| 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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