Tuesday, January 11, 2011

I Love the Inclusion of This One

Tony Hiss' 6 favorite travel reads - The Week: "The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester (out of print). A nonstop 1956 science-fiction classic so crowded with invention and insight it seems sparkling and brand-new. Among its marvels: an extended meditation on travel—in Bester’s dystopia, everyone can “jaunte” (teleport without machinery), and only very rich show-offs still drive or bike through the countryside."

2 comments:

Todd Mason said...
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Graham Powell said...

"The Stars My Destination" is out of print??? This is the reason the Kindle was invented. Some enterprising publisher will bring back books like this and make a mint.