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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Going to ram out in this boat , is all . " Moira backed away in alarm . Foyle saw the
look in her eyes and leaped for her . He was so crippled that she avoided him
easily . She opened her mouth and let out a piercing scream . At that moment a ...
Going to ram out in this boat , is all . " Moira backed away in alarm . Foyle saw the
look in her eyes and leaped for her . He was so crippled that she avoided him
easily . She opened her mouth and let out a piercing scream . At that moment a ...
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She began to cry so violently that Quatt was frightened . He dismissed the nurse
and hovered until the sobbing subsided . " What the hell has been going on ? ”
he demanded . “ What was that money supposed to mean ? ” " It was blood
money ...
She began to cry so violently that Quatt was frightened . He dismissed the nurse
and hovered until the sobbing subsided . " What the hell has been going on ? ”
he demanded . “ What was that money supposed to mean ? ” " It was blood
money ...
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You're going to be the ventriloquist ; I'm going to be your dummy . I don't know the
upper classes ; you do . They have their own talk , their own jokes , their own
manners . If a man wants to be accepted by them he's got to talk their language .
You're going to be the ventriloquist ; I'm going to be your dummy . I don't know the
upper classes ; you do . They have their own talk , their own jokes , their own
manners . If a man wants to be accepted by them he's got to talk their language .
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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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