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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... what-ifs and if-this-goes-ons; but the what-ifs and ifthis-goes-ons are always founded here and hard in today. Whatever today is. To put it another way, nothing dates harder than historical fiction and science fiction. Sir Arthur Conan ...
... what-ifs and if-this-goes-ons; but the what-ifs and ifthis-goes-ons are always founded here and hard in today. Whatever today is. To put it another way, nothing dates harder than historical fiction and science fiction. Sir Arthur Conan ...
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... What's a matter, me? Help, you goddamn gods! Help, is all.” Blasphemy came easily to him: it was half his speech, all his life. He had been raised in the gutter school of the twentyfifth century and spoke nothing but the gutter tongue ...
... What's a matter, me? Help, you goddamn gods! Help, is all.” Blasphemy came easily to him: it was half his speech, all his life. He had been raised in the gutter school of the twentyfifth century and spoke nothing but the gutter tongue ...
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... What?” “Your wife. You chose me, Nomad. We are gametes.” “What?” “Scientifically mated,” MỌira said proudly. She pulled up the sleeve of her nightgown and showed him her arm. It was disfigured by four ugly slashes. “I have been ...
... What?” “Your wife. You chose me, Nomad. We are gametes.” “What?” “Scientifically mated,” MỌira said proudly. She pulled up the sleeve of her nightgown and showed him her arm. It was disfigured by four ugly slashes. “I have been ...
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... What home?” “Yours. You are one of us, Nomad. You must marry every month and beget many children. That will be scientific. But I am the first.” Foyle ignored her and explored. He was in the main cabin of a small rocket launch of the ...
... What home?” “Yours. You are one of us, Nomad. You must marry every month and beget many children. That will be scientific. But I am the first.” Foyle ignored her and explored. He was in the main cabin of a small rocket launch of the ...
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... What happened? Who in hell done that to you?” “What?” Foyle croaked. “Don't you know?” “What? What's a matter, you?” “Wait a minute, is all.” The orderly disappeared as he jaunted to a supply cabin, and reappeared alongside the tank ...
... What happened? Who in hell done that to you?” “What?” Foyle croaked. “Don't you know?” “What? What's a matter, you?” “Wait a minute, is all.” The orderly disappeared as he jaunted to a supply cabin, and reappeared alongside the tank ...
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