The Stars My DestinationOfficially designated as lacking education, skills, merits or recommendations, Gully Foyle has managed to survive for 170 days in the airless purgatory of deep space after the wreck of his ship, and has escaped to Earth carrying a murderous grudge and secret that could change the course of history. |
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... Destination . " Samuel R. Delany , another major modern author , concurs : " The Stars My Destination is considered by many readers and writers , both in and outside of the field , to be the greatest single sf novel . " And Charles ...
... Destination . " Samuel R. Delany , another major modern author , concurs : " The Stars My Destination is considered by many readers and writers , both in and outside of the field , to be the greatest single sf novel . " And Charles ...
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... Destination is universally recognized in the science fiction field as one of the best - constructed , most effec- tive , most memorable endings of its kind in modern literature . Alfred Bester was born on Manhattan Island , New York ...
... Destination is universally recognized in the science fiction field as one of the best - constructed , most effec- tive , most memorable endings of its kind in modern literature . Alfred Bester was born on Manhattan Island , New York ...
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... Destination would take several pages . It's clear that Bester's technique in writing the novel included going through his leatherbound notebook ( he calls it The Common- place Book ) and picking up and developing old ideas and in ...
... Destination would take several pages . It's clear that Bester's technique in writing the novel included going through his leatherbound notebook ( he calls it The Common- place Book ) and picking up and developing old ideas and in ...
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