Stars My Destination
by Bester, Alfred
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- Paperback
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About This Item
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Berkley Publishing Group, 1976. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 6th Printing. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. In this pulse-quickening novel, Alfred Bester imagines a future in which people "jaunte" a thousand miles with a single thought, where the rich barricade themselves in labyrinths and protect themselves with radioactive hit men - and where an inarticulate outcast is the most valuable and dangerous man alive. The Stars My Destination is a classic of technological prophecy and timeless narrative enchantment by an acknowledged master of science fiction. 235 pages. Some rubbing on top & bottom & edges of spine and some places on outside edges. Spine is creased. 1/4' closed tear on top middle edge of front cover. Front cover spine edge is creased. Rear cover left top corner bumped with a 1" crease across it and a couple small creases on right top corner. Spine is firm..
Synopsis
The Stars My Destination is a science fiction novel by Alfred Bester. Originally serialized in Galaxy magazine in four parts beginning with the October 1956 issue, it first appeared in book form as Tiger! Tiger! when published in England, where it remains widely known under that title. Other titles are Hell's My Destination and The Burning Spear. A radio adaptation by Ivan Benbrook was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on September 14, 1991 and repeated on August 16, 1993.
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- Title
- Stars My Destination
- Author
- Bester, Alfred
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- New York, NY, U.S.A.: Berkley Publishing Group, 1976
- Keywords
- FICTION, SCIENCE FICTION ; ADVENTURE; ALFRED BESTER SCI FI OUTER SPACE GULLY FOYLE TERRA VINTAGE 0425037452 PAPERBACKS
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- 12mo
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