The Stars My Destination
by Alfred Bester
Taste attributes: science fictionadventurerobots/ai/spacefastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryglossybig & variedinjustice/tragedy/vengeanceempowerment/personal growthall consuming quest
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly science-fiction novel that is fresh, glossy and expansive. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.8 / 5
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About This Book
In this pulse-quickening novel, Alfred Bester imagines a future in which people "jaunte" a thousand miles with a single thought, where the rich barricade themselves in labyrinths and protect themselves with radioactive hitmen—and where an inarticulate outcast is the most valuable and dangerous man alive.
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- Author
- Alfred Bester
- Published
- 1956
- Pages
- 244
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- Open Library
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