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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... girls appeared before Foyle. Their faces were hideously tattooed. Across each brow was a name: JỌAN and MỌIRA and PỌLLY. The “O” of each name had a tiny cross at the base. “Choose,” Jóseph said. “The Scientific People practice Natural ...
... girls appeared before Foyle. Their faces were hideously tattooed. Across each brow was a name: JỌAN and MỌIRA and PỌLLY. The “O” of each name had a tiny cross at the base. “Choose,” Jóseph said. “The Scientific People practice Natural ...
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... girl, MỌira, was in bed with him. “Who you?” Foyle croaked. “Your wife, Nomad.” “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 ...
... girl, MỌira, was in bed with him. “Who you?” Foyle croaked. “Your wife, Nomad.” “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 ...
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... girl,” Foyle mumbled. “Got business with a ship called Vorga. You dig me, girl? Going to ram out in this boat, is all.” MỌira backed away in alarm. Foyle saw the look in her eyes and leaped for her. He was so crippled that she avoided ...
... girl,” Foyle mumbled. “Got business with a ship called Vorga. You dig me, girl? Going to ram out in this boat, is all.” MỌira backed away in alarm. Foyle saw the look in her eyes and leaped for her. He was so crippled that she avoided ...
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... girl and took her to the main hatch. “Leaving,” he shouted in MỌira's ear. “Takeoff. Blast right out of asteroid. Hell of a smash, girl. Maybe all die, you. Everything busted wide open. Guesses for grabs what happens. No more air. No ...
... girl and took her to the main hatch. “Leaving,” he shouted in MỌira's ear. “Takeoff. Blast right out of asteroid. Hell of a smash, girl. Maybe all die, you. Everything busted wide open. Guesses for grabs what happens. No more air. No ...
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... girl, brilliant and cultivated, but handicapped by the fact that she was a telesend, a oneway telepath. She could broadcast her thoughts to the world, but could receive nothing. This was a disadvantage that barred her from more ...
... girl, brilliant and cultivated, but handicapped by the fact that she was a telesend, a oneway telepath. She could broadcast her thoughts to the world, but could receive nothing. This was a disadvantage that barred her from more ...
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