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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 36
Page 21
... thought of red - hot filaments . He had no electric power of any description aboard the " Nomad " to make a filament red hot . He found texts and read . Although he was blacking out frequently and close to complete collapse , he thought ...
... thought of red - hot filaments . He had no electric power of any description aboard the " Nomad " to make a filament red hot . He found texts and read . Although he was blacking out frequently and close to complete collapse , he thought ...
Page 75
... thought you weren't interested in his face , dear . It ought to be clean . I don't think I missed a spot of pigment . You may admire my skill , Jisbella also my sagacity . I'm going to back Foyle's salvage trip . " · " What ? " Quatt ...
... thought you weren't interested in his face , dear . It ought to be clean . I don't think I missed a spot of pigment . You may admire my skill , Jisbella also my sagacity . I'm going to back Foyle's salvage trip . " · " What ? " Quatt ...
Page 164
... thought . It must be willed to explode and the thought directed at it . That is the only way . " " There's no key ? No formula ? ” " No .. Only Will and Idea are necessary . " The glazed eyes closed . " God in heaven ! " Dagenham mopped ...
... thought . It must be willed to explode and the thought directed at it . That is the only way . " " There's no key ? No formula ? ” " No .. Only Will and Idea are necessary . " The glazed eyes closed . " God in heaven ! " Dagenham mopped ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
aboard Nomad accelerated Alfred Bester answered asked asteroid asteroid belt Baker began Bester Black Rod Blue Jaunte body Burning clan corridor Dagenham damned darkness disappeared door exclaimed explosion eyes face Forrest Four Mile Circus Fourmyle of Ceres Foyle turned Foyle's freaks gave the order girl going Gouffre Martel Gully Foyle head Heinlein hell hospital hundred Inner Planets jaunte stage Jisbella Joseph Kempsey laughed Lindsey Joyce listen locker looked Mare Nubium Mars Miss Robin Miss Wednesbury never novel Old St Olivia Presteign opened Outer Satellites Pat's pits PyrE Quatt roared Robin Wednesbury robot Saul Dagenham science fiction screamed Sheffield ship shook shouted Sigurd Skoptsy smiled space spacesuit Spanish Stairs Stars My Destination stopped talk tank tattooed telepath teleport tell There's thrust tiger tiger mask took trying voice Vorga waiting wall Weekender What's whispered Y'ang-Yeovil yawl Yeovil