The Stars My Destination#5 in the Millennium SF Masterworks series, a library of the finest science fiction ever written. “Science fiction has only produced a few works of actual genius, and this is one of them.” —Joe Haldeman #5 in the Millennium SF Masterworks series, a library of the finest science fiction ever written. “Science fiction has only produced a few works of actual genius, and this is one of them.” —Joe Haldeman "Bester at the peak of his powers is, quite simply, unbeatable” —James Lovegrove Marooned in outer space after an attack on his ship, Nomad, Gulliver Foyle lives to obsessively pursue the crew of a rescue vessel that had intended to leave him to die. When it comes to pop culture, Alfred Bester (1913-1987) is something of an unsung hero. He wrote radio scripts, screenplays, and comic books (in which capacity he created the original Green Lantern Oath). But Bester is best known for his science-fiction novels, and The Stars My Destination may be his finest creation. With its sly potshotting at corporate skullduggery, The Stars My Destination seems utterly contemporary, and has maintained its status as an underground classic for fifty years. (Bester fans should also note that iBooks has reprinted ReDemolished, which won the very first Hugo Award in 1953.) |
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... (PyrE); an amoral hero; a supercool thief woman ... But what makes The Stars My Destination more interesting —and ten years on, less dated—than most cyberpunk, is watching Gully Foyle become a moral creature, during his sequence.
... (PyrE); an amoral hero; a supercool thief woman ... But what makes The Stars My Destination more interesting —and ten years on, less dated—than most cyberpunk, is watching Gully Foyle become a moral creature, during his sequence.
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... PyrE.” “Spell it, please.” “The name means nothing to you?” “No.” “Good. It will to Dagenham. PyrE. Capital P-y-r Capital E. Pronounced 'pyre' as in funeral pyre. Tell Dagenham we've located the PyrE. He's engaged to get it...at all ...
... PyrE.” “Spell it, please.” “The name means nothing to you?” “No.” “Good. It will to Dagenham. PyrE. Capital P-y-r Capital E. Pronounced 'pyre' as in funeral pyre. Tell Dagenham we've located the PyrE. He's engaged to get it...at all ...
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Alfred Bester. funeral pyre, and the amount of his fee.” “Which is?” “Quarter of a million retainer and a quarter of a million guaranteed against 10 per cent of the total amount at risk.” “And what performance is required of Mr ...
Alfred Bester. funeral pyre, and the amount of his fee.” “Which is?” “Quarter of a million retainer and a quarter of a million guaranteed against 10 per cent of the total amount at risk.” “And what performance is required of Mr ...
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... PyrE, the total world supply, which was probably irreplaceable now that its discoverer had disappeared. He knew that Sheffield knew that they both knew this. He had assumed that Sheffield would prefer to keep PyrE unnamed. And yet, here ...
... PyrE, the total world supply, which was probably irreplaceable now that its discoverer had disappeared. He knew that Sheffield knew that they both knew this. He had assumed that Sheffield would prefer to keep PyrE unnamed. And yet, here ...
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... PyrE,” Y'ang-Yeovil continued. “We'll have to investigate that twenty pounds of PyrE, rediscover the synthesis, learn to apply it to the war effort...and all this before the O.S. beats us to the punch, if they haven't already. But ...
... PyrE,” Y'ang-Yeovil continued. “We'll have to investigate that twenty pounds of PyrE, rediscover the synthesis, learn to apply it to the war effort...and all this before the O.S. beats us to the punch, if they haven't already. But ...
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