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 82
If it wasn't for ' Vorga , ' I'd give you all you wanted . All ! I'll give you every cent left
over when I'm finished . But I'm scared , Jiz . ' Vorga ' is tough what with Presteign
and Dagenham and that lawyer , Sheffield . I've got to hold on to every cent ...
If it wasn't for ' Vorga , ' I'd give you all you wanted . All ! I'll give you every cent left
over when I'm finished . But I'm scared , Jiz . ' Vorga ' is tough what with Presteign
and Dagenham and that lawyer , Sheffield . I've got to hold on to every cent ...
Page 134
Give it to me . " She went at once to the travel dress she had worn in Shanghai .
From the pocket she took out a sheet of partially burned paper . “ I saw this on
Sergei Orel's desk when I was trying to put the fire out ... the fire the Burning Man
...
Give it to me . " She went at once to the travel dress she had worn in Shanghai .
From the pocket she took out a sheet of partially burned paper . “ I saw this on
Sergei Orel's desk when I was trying to put the fire out ... the fire the Burning Man
...
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That is the only way . " “ There's no key ? No formula ? ” " No .. Only Will and Idea
are necessary . ” The glazed eyes closed . " God in heaven ! " Dagenham
mopped his brow . " Will this give the Outer Satellites pause , Yeovil ? ” " It'll give
us all ...
That is the only way . " “ There's no key ? No formula ? ” " No .. Only Will and Idea
are necessary . ” The glazed eyes closed . " God in heaven ! " Dagenham
mopped his brow . " Will this give the Outer Satellites pause , Yeovil ? ” " It'll give
us all ...
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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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