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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... Y'ang-Yeovil was a member of the dreaded Society of Paper Men, an adept of the Tientsin Image Makers, a Master of Superstition, and fluent in the Secret Speech. He did not look Chinese. Y'ang-Yeovil hesitated, fully aware of the ...
... Y'ang-Yeovil was a member of the dreaded Society of Paper Men, an adept of the Tientsin Image Makers, a Master of Superstition, and fluent in the Secret Speech. He did not look Chinese. Y'ang-Yeovil hesitated, fully aware of the ...
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... Y'ang-Yeovil said. “Most respectfully I singe your snaggle teeth.” Bunny laughed. “Come, sirs,” Presteign protested. “We are reaffirming a three-thousand-year blood feud,” Y'ang-Yeovil explained to Presteign, who looked sufficiently ...
... Y'ang-Yeovil said. “Most respectfully I singe your snaggle teeth.” Bunny laughed. “Come, sirs,” Presteign protested. “We are reaffirming a three-thousand-year blood feud,” Y'ang-Yeovil explained to Presteign, who looked sufficiently ...
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... Y'ang-Yeovil crossed his legs and continued to chat breezily. “That's the basic weakness in routine intelligence procedure; you start finessing before finesse is required.” “He's bluffing,” Presteign burst out. “None of our Prestos ...
... Y'ang-Yeovil crossed his legs and continued to chat breezily. “That's the basic weakness in routine intelligence procedure; you start finessing before finesse is required.” “He's bluffing,” Presteign burst out. “None of our Prestos ...
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Alfred Bester. swung around on Y'ang-Yeovil. “Name the war material.” This blunt challenge knocked Y'ang-Yeovil off balance. He knew that the crux of the Nomad situation was the presence on board the ship of 20 pounds of PyrE, the total ...
Alfred Bester. swung around on Y'ang-Yeovil. “Name the war material.” This blunt challenge knocked Y'ang-Yeovil off balance. He knew that the crux of the Nomad situation was the presence on board the ship of 20 pounds of PyrE, the total ...
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... Y'ang-Yeovil flared. “The Outer Satellites command had him on Lassell for six months trying to carve information out of him. We pulled him out with a raid at a cost of 79 per cent casualties. We rescued a corpse. We still don't know if ...
... Y'ang-Yeovil flared. “The Outer Satellites command had him on Lassell for six months trying to carve information out of him. We pulled him out with a raid at a cost of 79 per cent casualties. We rescued a corpse. We still don't know if ...
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