The Stars My Destination
1956 science fiction novel by Alfred Bester / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Stars My Destination is a science fiction novel by American writer Alfred Bester. Its first publication was in book form in June 1956 in the United Kingdom, where it was titled Tiger! Tiger!, named after William Blake's 1794 poem "The Tyger", the first verse of which is printed as the first page of the novel.[3] The book remains widely known under that title in the markets in which this edition was circulated. It was subsequently serialized in the American Galaxy Science Fiction magazine in four parts, beginning in October 1956.[4] A working title was Hell's My Destination;[5] the book was also associated with the name The Burning Spear. It would prove to be Bester's last novel for 19 years.
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Author | Alfred Bester |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction |
Publisher | Sidgwick and Jackson |
Publication date | June 14, 1956[1] |
Media type | print (hardback) |
Pages | 232 |
Author | Alfred Bester |
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Cover artist | Richard M. Powers |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction |
Publisher | Signet Books |
Publication date | March 21, 1957[2] |
Media type | print (paperback) |
Pages | 197 |
The novel was both widely criticized and praised when it first appeared, but now is appreciated as a classic work in its own right, and as a prescient forerunner of the cyberpunk literary genre.