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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... looked again. It was still a spaceship, stern rockets flaring as it accelerated on a sunward course which must pass him. He discussed the illusion with Eternity. “Six months already,” he said in his gutter tongue. “Is it now? You listen ...
... looked again. It was still a spaceship, stern rockets flaring as it accelerated on a sunward course which must pass him. He discussed the illusion with Eternity. “Six months already,” he said in his gutter tongue. “Is it now? You listen ...
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... looked out. The launch was sealed into the mass of the asteroid, connected by passages to the main body. He went aft. Two smaller cabins were filled with growing plants for oxygen. The engine room had been converted into a kitchen ...
... looked out. The launch was sealed into the mass of the asteroid, connected by passages to the main body. He went aft. Two smaller cabins were filled with growing plants for oxygen. The engine room had been converted into a kitchen ...
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... looked up. The orderly could not restrain his curiosity. “You hear me, man?” he whispered. Foyle grunted. The orderly bent lower. “What happened? Who in hell done that to you?” “What?” Foyle croaked. “Don't you know?” “What? What's a ...
... looked up. The orderly could not restrain his curiosity. “You hear me, man?” he whispered. Foyle grunted. The orderly bent lower. “What happened? Who in hell done that to you?” “What?” Foyle croaked. “Don't you know?” “What? What's a ...
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... looked as though a magician had removed it from a city residential area and abandoned it amidst the Wisconsin pines. Buildings like this were a commonplace in the jaunting world. With self-contained heat and light plants, and jaunting ...
... looked as though a magician had removed it from a city residential area and abandoned it amidst the Wisconsin pines. Buildings like this were a commonplace in the jaunting world. With self-contained heat and light plants, and jaunting ...
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... looked around. I read your diary, Miss Robin. You got a family on Callisto, mother and two sisters.” “For God's sake!” “So that makes you alien-belligerent. When the war started you and all the rest was given one month to get out of the ...
... looked around. I read your diary, Miss Robin. You got a family on Callisto, mother and two sisters.” “For God's sake!” “So that makes you alien-belligerent. When the war started you and all the rest was given one month to get out of the ...
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