Alfred Bester

﻿#4 in the Millennium SF Masterworks series, a library of the finest science fiction ever written. The first Hugo Award winner for best novel in 1953. “One of the all-time classics of science fiction.”—Isaac Asimov “Bester's two superb books have stood the test of time. For nearly sixty years they’ve held their place on everybody’s list of the ten greatest sf novels” —Robert Silverberg 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. Alfred Bester was among the first important authors of contemporary science fiction. His passionate novels of worldly adventure, high intellect, and tremendous verve, The Stars My Destination and the Hugo Award winning The Demolished Man, established Bester as a s.f. grandmaster, a reputation that was ratified by the Science Fiction Writers of America shortly before his death. Bester also was an acclaimed journalist for Holiday magazine, a reviewer for the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and even a writer for Superman.

The Demolished Man

Kaplan! Kaplan!

Yikima Giden Adam

Byron Preiss

Keith R. A. DeCandido

A collection of short fiction by the pioneering science fiction master includes seventeen tales--two previously unpublished--that deal with a young man whose phenomenal good luck has unexpected consequences and a warlock who practices on Park Avenue. Original. 20,000 first printing.

The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester

Virtual Unrealities

Fondly Fahrenheit

Tiger! Tiger!

A group of idealistic immortals enlists the aid of Dr. Sequoya Guess, a Cherokee physicist, to take over Extro, the super computer that controls all mechanical activity on Earth, to rid the planet of all repression, but, instead, Extro gains control of Dr. Guess, who now must be eliminated. Reprint.

The Computer Connection

Unique survivant à bord du Nomad, qui a fait naufrage aux abords de la ceinture d’astéroïdes, Gulliver Foyle se croit sauvé lorsqu’il aperçoit un vaisseau appartenant au clan industriel des Presteign - le Vorga-T : 1339 - se diriger vers lui. Pourtant, malgré tous les signaux de détresse que lui envoie le rescapé, e Vorga poursuit sa route. Gully Foyle, mû par la haine et l’énergie du désespoir, n’a plus alors qu’un seul but : parvenir à survivre pour assouvir sa vengeance.

Terminus les étoiles

#5 in the Millennium SF Masterworks series, a library of the finest science fiction ever written. ""Science fiction has only produced a few works of actual genius, and this is one of them""-Joe Haldeman ""Bester at the peak of his powers is, quite simply, unbeatable"" -James Lovegrove 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. When it comes to pop culture, Alfred Bester (1913-1987) is something of an unsung hero. He wrote radio scripts, screenplays, and comic books (in which capacity he created the original Green Lantern Oath). But Bester is best known for his science-fiction novels, and The Stars My Destination may be his finest creation. With its sly potshotting at corporate skullduggery, The Stars My Destination seems utterly contemporary, and has maintained its status as an underground classic for fifty years. (Bester fans should also note that iPicturebooks has reprinted The Demolished Man, which won the very first Hugo Award in 1953.) Alfred Bester was among the first important authors of contemporary science fiction. His passionate novels of worldly adventure, high intellect, and tremendous verve, The Stars My Destination and the Hugo Award winning The Demolished Man, established Bester as a s.f. grandmaster, a reputation that was ratified by the Science Fiction Writers of America shortly before his death. Bester also was an acclaimed journalist for Holiday magazine, a reviewer for the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and even a writer for Superman.

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