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Page 52
Occasionally they glimpsed each other far down the street , crossing from one
dismal building to another . And that was the last glimpse Warbeck ever had of
Walter Herod . He sat in his car and waited . He sat in his car and trembled . “ I ' ll
go ...
Occasionally they glimpsed each other far down the street , crossing from one
dismal building to another . And that was the last glimpse Warbeck ever had of
Walter Herod . He sat in his car and waited . He sat in his car and trembled . “ I ' ll
go ...
Page 93
She reeled back , clutched at a drape , smashed through a french window and
fell fourteen floors to the street like a gyrating doll . Halsyon looked down in
horror . A crowd gathered around the smashed body . Faces upturned . Fists
shook .
She reeled back , clutched at a drape , smashed through a french window and
fell fourteen floors to the street like a gyrating doll . Halsyon looked down in
horror . A crowd gathered around the smashed body . Faces upturned . Fists
shook .
Page 151
The turmoil and the cheering came closer . Out in the street before the hospital ,
the crowd began shouting in excited anticipation . A lane cleared . Far down the
street there was a glitter of brass and the first pulse of the approaching music .
The turmoil and the cheering came closer . Out in the street before the hospital ,
the crowd began shouting in excited anticipation . A lane cleared . Far down the
street there was a glitter of brass and the first pulse of the approaching music .
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User Review - Cheryl_in_CC_NV - LibraryThingSome of these tales have been anthologized time and again, but all are worth reading. Some are twisty fables akin to episodes of Twilight Zone, others are extended jokes, and a few are prescient ... Read full review
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User Review - RandyStafford - LibraryThingYou'd be better off with another Bester collection though this has many good stories. I'll mention to not found in Bester's Starlight collection. “The Roller Coaster” -- This creepy story reminds me ... Read full review
Contents
DISAPPEARING ACT | 7 |
ADAM AND NO EVE | 24 |
STAR LIGHT STAR BRIGHT | 38 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Starburst Part 2672 of A Signet book Signet science fiction |
| Author | Alfred Bester |
| Publisher | New American Library, 1958 |
| ISBN | 0451091329, 9780451091321 |
| Length | 160 pages |
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