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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... hospital uniform was drenched . " Wet ? He's been in the rain somewhere . But I've seen the morning weather reports . No rain east of St. Louis . Then he must have jaunted further than that . But he's not supposed to be able . He's ...
... hospital uniform was drenched . " Wet ? He's been in the rain somewhere . But I've seen the morning weather reports . No rain east of St. Louis . Then he must have jaunted further than that . But he's not supposed to be able . He's ...
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... hospitals . You'll be kept in permanent darkness and solitary confinement so you can't jaunte out . They'll go through ... hospital depths . Short of prefrontal lobotomy , there are only three ways to stop a man from jaunting : a blow on ...
... hospitals . You'll be kept in permanent darkness and solitary confinement so you can't jaunte out . They'll go through ... hospital depths . Short of prefrontal lobotomy , there are only three ways to stop a man from jaunting : a blow on ...
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... hospital . A figure leaped from the roof of the hospital . It was Sam Quatt , attempting a desperate flight . He sailed out into space , arms and legs flailing , trying to reach the up - thrusting anti- grav beam of the nearest pit ...
... hospital . A figure leaped from the roof of the hospital . It was Sam Quatt , attempting a desperate flight . He sailed out into space , arms and legs flailing , trying to reach the up - thrusting anti- grav beam of the nearest pit ...
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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