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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... followed by a short burst of hysteria which is the actual writing . " I write out of fever . I cannot write anything until I'm so saturated with it , in- volved with it , bursting with it that it must come out or I will have no rest ...
... followed by a short burst of hysteria which is the actual writing . " I write out of fever . I cannot write anything until I'm so saturated with it , in- volved with it , bursting with it that it must come out or I will have no rest ...
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... followed lei- surely , turning in a weary spin . " Ease off . " Jisbella's voice came cold and competent over the earphones . " You're backing too fast . And incidentally , trouble's arrived . " He braked with the rear jets , looking ...
... followed lei- surely , turning in a weary spin . " Ease off . " Jisbella's voice came cold and competent over the earphones . " You're backing too fast . And incidentally , trouble's arrived . " He braked with the rear jets , looking ...
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... followed suit . Industries , trades , sciences , skills , and professions were drafted ; regula- tions and oppressions followed . The armies and navies requisitioned and commanded . Commerce obeyed , for this war ( like all wars ) was ...
... followed suit . Industries , trades , sciences , skills , and professions were drafted ; regula- tions and oppressions followed . The armies and navies requisitioned and commanded . Commerce obeyed , for this war ( like all wars ) was ...
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aboard Nomad accelerated Alfred Bester answered asked asteroid asteroid belt Baker began Bester Black Rod Blue Jaunte body Burning clan corridor Dagenham damned darkness disappeared door exclaimed explosion eyes face Forrest Four Mile Circus Fourmyle of Ceres Foyle turned Foyle's freaks gave the order girl going Gouffre Martel Gully Foyle head Heinlein hell hospital hundred Inner Planets jaunte stage Jisbella Joseph Kempsey laughed Lindsey Joyce listen locker looked Mare Nubium Mars Miss Robin Miss Wednesbury never novel Old St Olivia Presteign opened Outer Satellites Pat's pits PyrE Quatt roared Robin Wednesbury robot Saul Dagenham science fiction screamed Sheffield ship shook shouted Sigurd Skoptsy smiled space spacesuit Spanish Stairs Stars My Destination stopped talk tank tattooed telepath teleport tell There's thrust tiger tiger mask took trying voice Vorga waiting wall Weekender What's whispered Y'ang-Yeovil yawl Yeovil