The Stars My Destination

Author: Alfred Bester

Science fiction

Published on 29 March 2010 by Orion Publishing Co (Gollancz) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the S.F. Masterworks' series.

Paperback | 256 pages
198 x 128 x 19mm | 226g

Gully Foyle, Mechanic's Mate 3rd Class.

EDUCATION: noneSKILLS: none MERITS: noneRECOMMENDATIONS: noneThat's the official verdict on Gully Foyle, unskilled space crewman.

But right now he is the only survivor on his drifting, wrecked spaceship, and when another space vessel - the Vorga - ignores his distress flares and sails by, Gully becomes obsessed with revenge. He endures 170 days alone in deep space before finding refuge on the Sargasso Asteroid and returning to Earth to track down the crew and owners of the Vorga. But, as he works out his murderous grudge, Gully Foyle also uncovers a secret of momentous proportions ...