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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Introduction THE STARS MY DESTINATION is Alfred Bester's second science
fiction novel . Its first publication in 1956 ' was a major event in the history of
contemporary science fiction . The impact of the novel , especially on the
generation of ...
Introduction THE STARS MY DESTINATION is Alfred Bester's second science
fiction novel . Its first publication in 1956 ' was a major event in the history of
contemporary science fiction . The impact of the novel , especially on the
generation of ...
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viii THE STARS MY DESTINATION wrote half a dozen short stories over the
course of several years following the publication of The Demolished Man ; most
of these stories were published by Anthony Boucher in Fantasy & Science Fiction
...
viii THE STARS MY DESTINATION wrote half a dozen short stories over the
course of several years following the publication of The Demolished Man ; most
of these stories were published by Anthony Boucher in Fantasy & Science Fiction
...
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Perhaps the most interesting insight into how The Demolished Man and The
Stars My Destination were created is Bester's own contention20 that he read no
science fiction at all between about 1942 and 1950 ... thus missing out on a
critical ...
Perhaps the most interesting insight into how The Demolished Man and The
Stars My Destination were created is Bester's own contention20 that he read no
science fiction at all between about 1942 and 1950 ... thus missing out on a
critical ...
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| Title | The Stars My Destination (The Gregg Press S.F. Series) The Gregg Press science fiction series |
| Author | Alfred Bester |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Gregg Press, 1975 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 9 Aug 2011 |
| ISBN | 0839823002, 9780839823001 |
| Length | 197 pages |
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