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 floor to grit his soapy palms , and began swinging the sledge against the wall
. He swung in steady rhythm , grunting and gasping . The steel sledge struck the
wall with the blunt concussion of stones struck under water . “ They're coming ...
the floor to grit his soapy palms , and began swinging the sledge against the wall
. He swung in steady rhythm , grunting and gasping . The steel sledge struck the
wall with the blunt concussion of stones struck under water . “ They're coming ...
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The basement floor of the factory contained Baker's zoo of anatomical curiosities ,
natural freaks and monsters bought , and / or abducted . Baker , like the rest of his
world , was passionately devoted to these creatures and spent long hours ...
The basement floor of the factory contained Baker's zoo of anatomical curiosities ,
natural freaks and monsters bought , and / or abducted . Baker , like the rest of his
world , was passionately devoted to these creatures and spent long hours ...
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If she's dead , ” he thought , “ I'm finished . I've got to use her . But if she's dead
Robin's apartment was gutted like the rest of the building . The living room was
an oval of floor around the jagged hole in the center . Foyle searched for a body .
If she's dead , ” he thought , “ I'm finished . I've got to use her . But if she's dead
Robin's apartment was gutted like the rest of the building . The living room was
an oval of floor around the jagged hole in the center . Foyle searched for a body .
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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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| 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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