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Marooned in outer space after an attack on his ship, Nomad, Gulliver Foyle lives to obsessively pursue the crew of a rescue vessel that had intended to leave him to die.

In a world policed by telepaths, Ben Reich plans to commit a crime that hasn't been heard of in 70 years: murder. That's the only option left for Reich, whose company is losing a 10-year death struggle with rival D'Courtney Enterprises.Terrorized in his dreams by The Man with No Face and driven to the edge after D'Courtney refuses a merger offer, Reich murders his rival and bribes a high-ranking telepath to help him cover his tracks. But while police prefect Lincoln Powell knows Reich is guilty, his telepath's knowledge is a far cry from admissible evidence.

Step into a meticulously controlled society envisioned by the legendary Alfred Bester, where stability reigns supreme, and unpredictability is a distant memory. For centuries, this world has thrived on predictability, with even the newspapers running low on stories to tell. Yet, one intrepid reporter finds himself captivated by the enigmatic Prog building, a fortress of secrets from which daily proclamations are made‚Aîechoes of ancient commandments. Determined to uncover the truth, he embarks on a quest to penetrate its walls, unaware that even the smallest nudge in the right direction ...

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.

En un futuro lejano, cuando la humanidad se abre camino en el Sistema Solar y la teleportación se ha convertido en un medio de transporte rutinario, Gully Foyle, un hombre de origen humilde, adquiere un secreto capaz de cambiar la historia. Pero después de sobrevivir a una situación imposible...