Under the Influence: The Stars My Destination

  Gully Foyle is my name And Terra is my nation Deep space is my dwelling place And Death's my destination        Alfred Bester produced many excellent short stories in his career, but he is best known for two novels; one is The Demolished Man, a tale of police procedure and investigation in a world of telepaths.        The other is The Stars My Destination, AKA Tiger! Tiger! in some places.        The Stars My Destination is often called The Count of Monte-Cristo… IN SPAAACE!, and certainly it was inspired by that [ Continue reading... ]