https://paapereira.xyz/book-authors/alfred-bester/Recent content in Book Authors/Alfred Bester on paapereira.xyzHugoen-US<a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>©</a> 2008-2026 / <a href='https://gitlab.com/paapereira/paapereira.gitlab.io' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>source code</a>Wed, 01 May 2019 22:11:00 +0100https://paapereira.xyz/books/the-stars-my-destination/Wed, 01 May 2019 22:11:00 +0100https://paapereira.xyz/books/the-stars-my-destination/<h3 id="the-stars-my-destination-by-alfred-bester-1955">The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester (1955)</h3> <p><img src="https://paapereira.xyz/reads/the-stars-my-destination.jpg" alt="cover"></p> <ul> <li>Author: <a href="https://paapereira.xyz/book-authors/alfred-bester">Alfred Bester</a></li> <li>First Published: <a href="https://paapereira.xyz/book-publication-year/1950s">1955</a></li> <li>Score: <a href="https://paapereira.xyz/book-scores/6/10-books">6/10</a></li> </ul> <blockquote> <p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37660604-the-stars-my-destination">Goodreads</a></p> <p>In this pulse-quickening novel, Alfred Bester imagines a future in which people &ldquo;jaunte&rdquo; 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.</p> <p>The Stars My Destination is a classic of technological prophecy and timeless narrative enchantment by an acknowledged master of science fiction.</p>