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 19
... light . " Come on , baby you , " Foyle crooned . " Hurry up , man . Come on , baby baby you . " Like a ghost torpedo , the stranger slid into the outermost rim of light , approaching slowly , looking him over . For a mo- ment Foyle's ...
... light . " Come on , baby you , " Foyle crooned . " Hurry up , man . Come on , baby baby you . " Like a ghost torpedo , the stranger slid into the outermost rim of light , approaching slowly , looking him over . For a mo- ment Foyle's ...
Page 179
... light and shade answered . " Oooooooh ? Soooooo ? " the whirling raffle of debris in his wake murmured . The lemon taste in his mouth became unbearable . The rake of talons on his skin was torture . He jaunted . He reappeared in the ...
... light and shade answered . " Oooooooh ? Soooooo ? " the whirling raffle of debris in his wake murmured . The lemon taste in his mouth became unbearable . The rake of talons on his skin was torture . He jaunted . He reappeared in the ...
Page 196
... light years from earth , ten thousand times more luminous than the sun , a cauldron of energy circled by thirty- seven massive planets . . . Foyle hung , freezing and suf- focating in space , face to face with the incredible destiny in ...
... light years from earth , ten thousand times more luminous than the sun , a cauldron of energy circled by thirty- seven massive planets . . . Foyle hung , freezing and suf- focating in space , face to face with the incredible destiny in ...
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