The Stars My Destination
by Alfred Bester
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Author: Alfred BesterEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1996-07-02
ISBN: 0679767800
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: Vintage
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Book Review: Another superb SF masterpiece
Summary: 5 Stars
Another superb addition to Millennium's SF Masterworks series. Bester's 1956 story deals with the adventures of one Gully Foyle, apparently the sole surviving member of the starship Nomad. Driven by his desire to exact hideous revenge on the crew of the starship Vorta, which ignored his distress signals when he drifted alone aboard Nomad, Foyle is not a likeable character, and will stop at nothing to achieve his goal. The characterisation throughout the book is excellent, and the plot moves at an incredible speed, piling on several unexpected twists as the climax approaches. Despite the book's age, (over 40 years), it compares favourably with current sci-fi, and is certainly one of the best books I've read recently.
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