The Complete Alfred Bester's Stars My Destination - Howard Chaykin - Books - ibooks Inc - 9781596879454 - October 17, 2012
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The Complete Alfred Bester's Stars My Destination

Howard Chaykin

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The Complete Alfred Bester's Stars My Destination

Publisher Marketing: Special hardcover limited edition of the graphic novel adaptation of Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination. This production is one of the first sophisticated "full color" American graphic novels first published in 1979. #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. Contributor Bio:  Chaykin, Howard Howard Chaykin is a critically acclaimed American comic book writer and artist. He wrote AMERICAN FLAGG, THE SHADOW, CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN among other notable titles. He's worked with both Marvel and DC on critically acclaimed projects such as BLADE, BITE CLUB and more. Gabriel Andrade is an artist hailing from Natal, Rio Grande de Norte, Brazil. In addition DIE HARD: YEAR ONE he has also provided art for ALIENS from Dark Horse Comics. Contributor Bio:  Bester, Alfred ALFRED BESTER was born in 1913. His fiction career included writing for the pulp magazines, comics, radio, and television. His extraordinary book, The Demolished Man, was the first winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel and was followed by the brilliant novels The Stars My Destination, The Computer Connection, Golem100, and The Deceivers, and numerous short stories. Bester was honored by the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America with a Grandmaster Award. He died in 1987.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released October 17, 2012
Original release date 2013
ISBN13 9781596879454
Publishers ibooks Inc
Pages 192
Dimensions 242 × 167 × 25 mm   ·   435 g
Language English  

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