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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Page 63
He encountered another guard , disposed of her , ran , located Jisbella's cell . “
Gully , for God's sake .. " Her voice was muffled . “ Get back , girl . Back . ” He
hammered thrice against the door with his sledge and it burst inward . He
staggered in ...
He encountered another guard , disposed of her , ran , located Jisbella's cell . “
Gully , for God's sake .. " Her voice was muffled . “ Get back , girl . Back . ” He
hammered thrice against the door with his sledge and it burst inward . He
staggered in ...
Page 114
Foyle shut the door and turned . Dr. Sergei Orel bowed . The good doctor was
crisp and sterile in the classic white cap , gown , and surgical mask of the medical
clans , to which he belonged by fraudulent assertion only . He was short , swarthy
...
Foyle shut the door and turned . Dr. Sergei Orel bowed . The good doctor was
crisp and sterile in the classic white cap , gown , and surgical mask of the medical
clans , to which he belonged by fraudulent assertion only . He was short , swarthy
...
Page 121
The jaunteproof maze had been removed and the great door was open for the
special occasion . The interior of the house was protected from the gaze of the
crowd outside by a jeweled screen just inside the door . The sightseers buzzed
and ...
The jaunteproof maze had been removed and the great door was open for the
special occasion . The interior of the house was protected from the gaze of the
crowd outside by a jeweled screen just inside the door . The sightseers buzzed
and ...
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User Review - Bart - GoodreadsThis book was published in 1956 – a time when traveling to the moon would still be science fiction for quite a few years. Many of its ideas were astonishing then and its plot of blind revenge ... Read full review
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Bibliographic information
| 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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