Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred BesterA collection of science fiction stories, most of them reprints from the 1950s. In Hobson's Choice, tourists from the future visit our age to experience a nuclear war, while Adam and No Eve is on the world's last surviving male. |
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Page 127
... Macy hated about the man was the fact that he squeaked . Macy didn't know if it was the shoes , but he sus- pected the clothes . In the back room of his tavern , under the poster that asked : WHO FEARS MENTION THE BATTLE OF THE BOYNE ? Macy ...
... Macy hated about the man was the fact that he squeaked . Macy didn't know if it was the shoes , but he sus- pected the clothes . In the back room of his tavern , under the poster that asked : WHO FEARS MENTION THE BATTLE OF THE BOYNE ? Macy ...
Page 128
... Macy asked nervously . " Chronos . The incorrect word ? Oh yes . Excuse me . One hour . " " You're a foreigner , " Macy said . " What's your name ? I bet it's Russian . " " No. Not foreign , " the stranger answered . His frightening ...
... Macy asked nervously . " Chronos . The incorrect word ? Oh yes . Excuse me . One hour . " " You're a foreigner , " Macy said . " What's your name ? I bet it's Russian . " " No. Not foreign , " the stranger answered . His frightening ...
Page 134
... Macy but not giving him anything . And I'm supposed to see that he isn't cheated . And the mystery token of the future . . . ” The tavern door burst open and Macy shot through the saloon into the back room . " Where is he ? " Macy ...
... Macy but not giving him anything . And I'm supposed to see that he isn't cheated . And the mystery token of the future . . . ” The tavern door burst open and Macy shot through the saloon into the back room . " Where is he ? " Macy ...
Contents
They Dont Make Life Like They Used To | 191 |
Will You Wait? | 225 |
Adam and No Eve | 273 |
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Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester Alfred Bester,Roger Zelazny Limited preview - 1997 |
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