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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He hesitated . “ You think we ought to try backtracking to the hospital ? " “ We'll
never make it . " “ Guess not . Was just practicing m'brain . Should we start a
racket ? Make a noise so they can track us by G - phone ? ” " They'd never hear
us .
He hesitated . “ You think we ought to try backtracking to the hospital ? " “ We'll
never make it . " “ Guess not . Was just practicing m'brain . Should we start a
racket ? Make a noise so they can track us by G - phone ? ” " They'd never hear
us .
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Never ! ” He held her , found the soft coral mouth and kissed her ; bruised her lips
with his , waiting for the final blackout . The concussion never came . “ Tricked ! ”
he exclaimed . She laughed . He kissed her again and at last forced himself to ...
Never ! ” He held her , found the soft coral mouth and kissed her ; bruised her lips
with his , waiting for the final blackout . The concussion never came . “ Tricked ! ”
he exclaimed . She laughed . He kissed her again and at last forced himself to ...
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You're still weak , " Olivia Presteign said gently . " Come and lie down . " She
urged him into the lounge and strapped him into a chaise longue . It was still
warm from her body . “ You've been like this for six days . We never thought you'd
live .
You're still weak , " Olivia Presteign said gently . " Come and lie down . " She
urged him into the lounge and strapped him into a chaise longue . It was still
warm from her body . “ You've been like this for six days . We never thought you'd
live .
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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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