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Gulliveror gullyfoyle perhaps named after swifts gulliver. 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. Stars my destination by bester, first edition abebooks. He is seeking revenge on the people that had left him stranded on the. The stars my destination is not available as an ebook to borrow, so i was very happy to learn about the national emergency library. This book rollicks along through the bizarre and sometimes brutal solar system of the 25th century, following gulliver foyle on his vengeful and apocalyptic path. The stars my destination audiobook alfred bester hd audio books. The fact that computers hardly existed then means they arent present in the book at all to be botched like they were in 1980s sf. A graphic novel profusely illustrated in full color by howard chaykin. Listen to stars my destination audiobook by alfred bester. An age when humanity can jaunte across the world, where telepaths are, if not common, then not unheard of. 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.
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