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 104
... that's impossible , " Vandaleur exclaimed . " It was cool on Lyra Alpha . " " We have no record of any crime committed on Lyra Alpha . There is no paper . " " No. That's right , I— " Vandaleur was confused . Suddenly he ex- claimed ...
... that's impossible , " Vandaleur exclaimed . " It was cool on Lyra Alpha . " " We have no record of any crime committed on Lyra Alpha . There is no paper . " " No. That's right , I— " Vandaleur was confused . Suddenly he ex- claimed ...
Page 120
... That thing ... " Addyer pointed to the radio . " A time machine ? " " That's the idea . Roughly . " " But it's too small . " The grey - haired man laughed . " What is this place anyway ? What are you up to ? " " It's a funny thing ...
... That thing ... " Addyer pointed to the radio . " A time machine ? " " That's the idea . Roughly . " " But it's too small . " The grey - haired man laughed . " What is this place anyway ? What are you up to ? " " It's a funny thing ...
Page 125
... that's not a fair comparison . This is the worst age in all his- tory . " Jelling waved his hand . " That's how it looks to you . Everybody says that in every generation ; but take my word for it , no matter when you live and how you ...
... that's not a fair comparison . This is the worst age in all his- tory . " Jelling waved his hand . " That's how it looks to you . Everybody says that in every generation ; but take my word for it , no matter when you live and how you ...
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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