258 pages
English language
Published Dec. 17, 1996 by Vintage Books.
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.
The Stars My Destination is a classic of technological prophecy and timeless narrative enchantment by an acknowledged master of science fiction.
The introduction was interesting, and of course this is a true classic of its era. I don't know how much I enjoyed this for the period as for the science, but I certainly did both.
A whirlwind of a book, this novel starts with pace and never lets the action drop. Clearly inspired by the Count of Monte Cristo, this is a most excellent story, which should appeal to a range of people.
