It is about power in society the manipulation of the masses by a commercial and legal elite.
The stars my destination gutter.
So then a course i wasn t expectin much except maybe a lark is all.
The stars my destination is one such book a thrill ride from beginning to end that despite being published in 1955 still hits hard and holds its own in 2017.
Stars my destination preliminary script treatment by alfred bester synopsis by claude needham e j.
So me i picks up this sci fi book from the fifties called the stars my destination.
The stars my destination is a science fiction novel by american writer alfred bester set in the 24th or 25th century which varies between editions of the book when humans have colonized the solar system it tells the story of gully gulliver foyle a teleporter driven by a burning desire for revenge.
The stars my destination alfred bester science fiction masterworks volume 5 egod enter the sf gateway in the last years of the twentieth century as wells might have put it gollancz britain s oldest and most distinguished science fiction imprint created the sf and fantasy masterworks series.
Its first publication was in book form in june 1956 in the united kingdom where it was.
A sci fi escape to the stars based on the count of monte cristo alfred bester s saga the stars my destination will transport you off the couch and into a roiling world of.
Several times while reading the stars my destination a very clear thought occurred to me this shouldn t be working.
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It provides that rare thing from mid 20th century sf a strong.
Set in the future.
Jaunting has become commonplace the ability to teleport from one known position to another memorized position.
It is about to progress through struggle looking back to milton and a long hard way which leads out of hell into the light.
I m no expert with this particular type a thing but i likes to think myself knowledgeable like and yet i never heard of him.
Guy called alfred bester he wrote it.
The stars my destination is absolutely bursting with ideas.