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 thought his way out of the deadlock ; he was inspired by " Vorga . Foyle
opened the drainage petcock in the combustion chamber of the jet and tortuously
filled the chamber with fuel by hand . He had primed the pump . Now , if he
ignited ...
He thought his way out of the deadlock ; he was inspired by " Vorga . Foyle
opened the drainage petcock in the combustion chamber of the jet and tortuously
filled the chamber with fuel by hand . He had primed the pump . Now , if he
ignited ...
Page 63
Her voice was muffled . “ Get back , girl . Back . ” He hammered thrice against the
door with his sledge and it burst inward . He staggered in and fell against a figure
. “ Jiz ? ” he gasped . “ Excuse me Was passing by . Thought I'd drop in .
Her voice was muffled . “ Get back , girl . Back . ” He hammered thrice against the
door with his sledge and it burst inward . He staggered in and fell against a figure
. “ Jiz ? ” he gasped . “ Excuse me Was passing by . Thought I'd drop in .
Page 157
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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