Demolished ManThe richest man in the universe is determined to commit murder in a twenty-fourth-century world where telepaths detect possible crimes before they happen |
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Page 14
"You lousy blood-sucker, peep me and find out. No. Sorry. Childish of me. Yes,
nightmares again. I was trying to rob a bank. Then I was trying to catch a train.
Then someone was singing. Me, I think. I'm trying to give you the pictures best I
can.
"You lousy blood-sucker, peep me and find out. No. Sorry. Childish of me. Yes,
nightmares again. I was trying to rob a bank. Then I was trying to catch a train.
Then someone was singing. Me, I think. I'm trying to give you the pictures best I
can.
Page 150
"Line, this is the third time I've tried to locate you. If you don't come out now, you're
lost." "The third time?" "In three hours. Please, Line . . . While I've got the strength.
" He permitted himself to wander upward. He could not find upward.
"Line, this is the third time I've tried to locate you. If you don't come out now, you're
lost." "The third time?" "In three hours. Please, Line . . . While I've got the strength.
" He permitted himself to wander upward. He could not find upward.
Page 191
But I haven't been trying to booby-trap you. I did not gaff your stateroom lock. I did
not plant those Detonation Bulbs. I'm not the man who's trying to murder you. That
man is trying to kill you because he knows you're safe from me. He knows ...
But I haven't been trying to booby-trap you. I did not gaff your stateroom lock. I did
not plant those Detonation Bulbs. I'm not the man who's trying to murder you. That
man is trying to kill you because he knows you're safe from me. He knows ...
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User Review - Stevil2001 - LibraryThingThe first third or so of the novel is definitely the best part: how do you commit murder in a society where telepaths comprise a significant portion of the population? Bester has fun both devising a ... Read full review
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User Review - baswood - LibraryThingThe Demolished Man by Alfred Bester Eight, sir; seven, sir; Six, sir; five, sir; Four, sir; three, sir; Two, sir; one! Read full review
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Demolished Man Timescape Book |
| Author | Alfred Bester |
| Edition | reissue |
| Publisher | Pocket Books, 1978 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 5 Mar 2008 |
| ISBN | 0671476262, 9780671476267 |
| Length | 239 pages |
| Subjects | › › Fiction Fiction / General Fiction / Science Fiction / General |
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