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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The gown was heavily embroidered with red and black thread illustrating
anatomical sections of the body . Jóseph was a lurid tapestry out of a surgical text
. " I pronounce you Nomad ! " Joseph intoned . The uproar became deafening .
Joseph ...
The gown was heavily embroidered with red and black thread illustrating
anatomical sections of the body . Jóseph was a lurid tapestry out of a surgical text
. " I pronounce you Nomad ! " Joseph intoned . The uproar became deafening .
Joseph ...
Page 98
Was there a body in here ? ” Foyle asked . “ Negro girl . Very tall . Very beautiful .
” The man writhed and attempted to gouge Foyle's eyes . “ You keep track of
bodies , " Foyle said gently . “ Some of you Jacks like dead girls better than live
ones ...
Was there a body in here ? ” Foyle asked . “ Negro girl . Very tall . Very beautiful .
” The man writhed and attempted to gouge Foyle's eyes . “ You keep track of
bodies , " Foyle said gently . “ Some of you Jacks like dead girls better than live
ones ...
Page 143
Foyle accelerated , blurred to the body , picked it up in mid - fall and carried it aft
to the starboard stateroom . There were two main staterooms in the yawl , and
Foyle had prepared both of them in advance . The starboard room had been ...
Foyle accelerated , blurred to the body , picked it up in mid - fall and carried it aft
to the starboard stateroom . There were two main staterooms in the yawl , and
Foyle had prepared both of them in advance . The starboard room had been ...
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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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