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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... waiting crowd of petitioners as Presteign passed . " Mr. Presteign , " he began . " I'm from the Internal Revenue Department , I must see you this morn- Presteign cut him short with an icy stare . " There are thousands of Presteigns ...
... waiting crowd of petitioners as Presteign passed . " Mr. Presteign , " he began . " I'm from the Internal Revenue Department , I must see you this morn- Presteign cut him short with an icy stare . " There are thousands of Presteigns ...
Page 86
... waiting for him , like fleas waiting for a wolf . They darted at him and he battered through them , harried , delighted , savage . The armor of his spacesuit protected him from their attacks and he went down the passages searching for a ...
... waiting for him , like fleas waiting for a wolf . They darted at him and he battered through them , harried , delighted , savage . The armor of his spacesuit protected him from their attacks and he went down the passages searching for a ...
Page 113
... waiting room was decorated with lurid brain charts demonstrating how Dr. Orel poulticed , cupped , balsamed , and electrolyzed the brain into double its capacity or double your money back . He also doubled your memory with anti- febrile ...
... waiting room was decorated with lurid brain charts demonstrating how Dr. Orel poulticed , cupped , balsamed , and electrolyzed the brain into double its capacity or double your money back . He also doubled your memory with anti- febrile ...
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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