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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... space roulette . There was a roaring in his ears ; the air in his spacesuit was rapidly going foul . He yanked the massy cylinder toward the ballast hatch , ducked to let it sail over his head , then thrust himself after it . He swung ...
... space roulette . There was a roaring in his ears ; the air in his spacesuit was rapidly going foul . He yanked the massy cylinder toward the ballast hatch , ducked to let it sail over his head , then thrust himself after it . He swung ...
Page 19
... space while the radioactives incorporated in their combustion set up a static howl that must register on any waveband of any receiver . The stranger's jets cut off . He had been seen . He would be saved . He was reborn . He exulted ...
... space while the radioactives incorporated in their combustion set up a static howl that must register on any waveband of any receiver . The stranger's jets cut off . He had been seen . He would be saved . He was reborn . He exulted ...
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... space , face to face with the incredible destiny in which he believed , but which was still inconceivable . He hung in space for a blinding moment , as helpless , as amazed , and yet as inevitable as the first gilled creature to come ...
... space , face to face with the incredible destiny in which he believed , but which was still inconceivable . He hung in space for a blinding moment , as helpless , as amazed , and yet as inevitable as the first gilled creature to come ...
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