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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Vorga ' passed me by . ... Find out who gave the order to pass you by . Punish ...
There was only one particular spot in each cell where the other could be heard ,
which was why so much time had passed before they discovered the miracle .
Vorga ' passed me by . ... Find out who gave the order to pass you by . Punish ...
There was only one particular spot in each cell where the other could be heard ,
which was why so much time had passed before they discovered the miracle .
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On September sixteen you passed a wreck . Out near the asteroid belt . It was the
wreck of the ' Nomad . ' She signalled for help and ' Vorga ' passed her by . You
left her to drift and ... Who gave the order to pass me by ? Who was willing to let ...
On September sixteen you passed a wreck . Out near the asteroid belt . It was the
wreck of the ' Nomad . ' She signalled for help and ' Vorga ' passed her by . You
left her to drift and ... Who gave the order to pass me by ? Who was willing to let ...
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You passed her on September 16. ' Nomad ' signalled for help and ' Vorga '
passed her by . Who gave that order ? ” “ Ah , signore ! ” " Who gave you that
order , and why ? ” " Why do you ask , signore ? " " Never mind why I ask . Name
the ...
You passed her on September 16. ' Nomad ' signalled for help and ' Vorga '
passed her by . Who gave that order ? ” “ Ah , signore ! ” " Who gave you that
order , and why ? ” " Why do you ask , signore ? " " Never mind why I ask . Name
the ...
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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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