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The Stars My Destination: (S.F.Masterworks)

by Alfred Bester

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The Stars My Destination: (S.F.Masterworks)

Such is the official verdict on Gully Foyle, unskilled space crewman. But Gully has managed to survive for 170 days in the airless purgatory of deep space after the wreck of his ship, and has escaped to Earth carrying a murderous grudge and a secret that could change the course of history. The novel which in large part inspired both the cyberpunk movement of the 1980s and the science fiction New Wave of the 1960s, THE STARS MY DESTINATION has an unrivalled claim to be the most influential sf book of all time.

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The Count of Monte Cristo...in space

It's true. Bester took Dumas' classic as the inspiration for this novel. To be honest, for years the cover (SF Masterworks version) of this book put me off as it looked like a book about a fat bald guy with weird tattoos. Ignore the cover like I eventually did and you'll discover a science fiction masterpiece. It's full of great ideas, brilliant characters and has a furious, action-packed plot from start to finish.
I keep hearing rumours of it being made into a film so read it now and you can be smug when the film comes out, knowing you read it before the masses clambered onto the bandwagon.

Review by Paul North on 22:28, 10 Jun 2008

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