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 63
While mechanical hands removed their uniforms , soaped , soaked , sprayed and
disinfected them , Foyle felt for the glass pane of the medical observation window
. He found it , swung the sledge and smashed it . “ Get in , Jiz . " · He hurled her ...
While mechanical hands removed their uniforms , soaped , soaked , sprayed and
disinfected them , Foyle felt for the glass pane of the medical observation window
. He found it , swung the sledge and smashed it . “ Get in , Jiz . " · He hurled her ...
Page 64
And in the darkness the automatic hands again soaped , sprayed and disinfected
them . They could find nothing . The caterwauling of a siren suddenly echoed
through the caverns , silencing all other sound . There came a hush as
suffocating ...
And in the darkness the automatic hands again soaped , sprayed and disinfected
them . They could find nothing . The caterwauling of a siren suddenly echoed
through the caverns , silencing all other sound . There came a hush as
suffocating ...
Page 80
Jisbella braced herself on the basin , opened an ether capsule and began
soaking and stripping the bandage off with hard , hating hands . The strips of
gauze peeled slowly . Foyle was in agony of suspense . “ D ' you think Baker did
the job ?
Jisbella braced herself on the basin , opened an ether capsule and began
soaking and stripping the bandage off with hard , hating hands . The strips of
gauze peeled slowly . Foyle was in agony of suspense . “ D ' you think Baker did
the job ?
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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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