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 124
... Never . You'd be a deaf - mute . " " I never thought about it that way , " Addyer said slowly . " Escapists never do . All they're looking for is a vague excuse to run away . " " What about books ? I could memorize a great book and ...
... Never . You'd be a deaf - mute . " " I never thought about it that way , " Addyer said slowly . " Escapists never do . All they're looking for is a vague excuse to run away . " " What about books ? I could memorize a great book and ...
Page 204
... Never mind . " He rinsed a glass with soda and poured her a drink . " Thank you . Have one on me , bartender . What's your name ? " " They call me Jim , ma'am . No thanks . Never drink on duty . " " Then come off duty and join me . ” " ...
... Never mind . " He rinsed a glass with soda and poured her a drink . " Thank you . Have one on me , bartender . What's your name ? " " They call me Jim , ma'am . No thanks . Never drink on duty . " " Then come off duty and join me . ” " ...
Page 332
... Never ! " Galatea shouted . " Never ! Marry you , you dreadful , im- possible , conceited , bullying , know - it - all , wicked man ? Never ! If I'm a demon , what are you ? Come , Claudia . " The two women went very quickly upstairs ...
... Never ! " Galatea shouted . " Never ! Marry you , you dreadful , im- possible , conceited , bullying , know - it - all , wicked man ? Never ! If I'm a demon , what are you ? Come , Claudia . " The two women went very quickly upstairs ...
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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