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 8
The experimenters sealed Jaunte into an unbreakable crystal tank . They opened
a water valve , feeding water into the tank , and let Jaunte watch them smash the
valve handle . It was impossible to open the tank ; it was impossible to stop the ...
The experimenters sealed Jaunte into an unbreakable crystal tank . They opened
a water valve , feeding water into the tank , and let Jaunte watch them smash the
valve handle . It was impossible to open the tank ; it was impossible to stop the ...
Page 16
On the one hundred and seventy - first day of his fight for survival , Foyle
answered these questions and awoke . His heart hammered and his throat
burned . He groped in the dark for the air tank which shared his coffin with him
and checked it .
On the one hundred and seventy - first day of his fight for survival , Foyle
answered these questions and awoke . His heart hammered and his throat
burned . He groped in the dark for the air tank which shared his coffin with him
and checked it .
Page 17
He swung the tank through the hatch . Four minutes had elapsed and he was
shaking and blacking out . He guided the tank down the main - deck corridor and
bulled it into the tool locker . He slammed the locker door , dogged it , found a ...
He swung the tank through the hatch . Four minutes had elapsed and he was
shaking and blacking out . He guided the tank down the main - deck corridor and
bulled it into the tool locker . He slammed the locker door , dogged it , found a ...
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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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