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The Stars My Destination

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Copyright © 1956 by Alfred Bester
Copyright renewed 1984 by Alfred Bester
1956
Science Fiction
Unknown
Never (or unknown...)
See 4
Part 1
Chapters 1-7
Part 2
Chapters 8-16
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14976
No series
To Truman M. Talley
This was a Golden Age, a time of high adventure rich living and hard dying... but nobody thought so.
May contain spoilers
Then she settled down alongside Joseph... alongside the world... prepared to await the awakening.
Comments may contain spoilers
First published in June 1956 in the United Kingdom entitled Tiger! Tiger!.
Extract not on file

 

Added: 22-Jan-2025
Last Updated: 22-Jan-2025

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 05-Dec-2017
Tantor Audio
Audiobook
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Date Issued:
05-Dec-2017
Format:
Audiobook
Cover Price:
$12.78
Length:
8 hrs 27 min (273 pages)
Internal ID:
43921
Publisher:
ISBN:
Unknown
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Credits:
Gerard Doyle  - Narration
From audible.com:

Marooned in outer space after an attack on his ship, Nomad, Gulliver Foyle lives to obsessively pursue the crew of a rescue vessel that had intended to leave him to die.

When it comes to pop culture, Alfred Bester (1913-1987) is something of an unsung hero. He wrote radio scripts, screenplays, and comic books (in which capacity he created the original Green Lantern Oath). But Bester is best known for his science fiction novels, and The Stars My Destination may be his finest creation. With its sly potshotting at corporate skullduggery, The Stars My Destination seems utterly contemporary, and has maintained its status as an underground classic for over 50 years.
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Notes and Comments:
©1956 Alfred Bester; copyright renewed 1984 by Alfred Bester; special restored text of this edition copyright 1996 by the Estate of Alfred Bester; Introduction copyright 1996 by Neil Gaiman ℗2017 Tantor
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Tantor Audio
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