Alfred Bester (1913–1987)
Author of The Stars My Destination
About the Author
Series
Works by Alfred Bester
The Complete Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination: The Graphic Story Adaptation (1992) 50 copies
Alfred Bester 21 copies
The Biped, Reegan 11 copies
The Die-Hard 5 copies
Slaves Of The Life-ray 5 copies
Travel Diary {short story} 3 copies
The Darkside of the Earth 2 copies
Alpha 4 | Superb Science Fiction 2 copies
Ms Found in a Champagne Bottle 2 copies
Carrera de ratas 2 copies
An Alfred Bester Omnibus 2 copies
Selected Stories of Alfred Bester 2 copies
El hombre Pi 1 copy
Metà A metà B — Author — 1 copy
فارنهایت واهی 1 copy
Bester, Alfred - Vase 1 copy
Anarsist 1 copy
Somewhere a Voice 1 copy
Associated Works
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One: The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of All Time (1970) — Contributor — 1,885 copies
The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction: Sixtieth Anniversary Anthology (2009) — Contributor — 132 copies
The Best Fantasy Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (1985) — Contributor — 70 copies
One Lamp: Alternate History Stories from The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (2003) — Contributor — 46 copies
Science Fiction Hall Of Fame Volume Two. The Greatest Science Fiction Stories Of All Time Chosen By The Members Of The… (1970) — Contributor, some editions — 35 copies
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVII, No. 3 (March 1977) (1977) — Contributor — 28 copies
Nature's Warnings: Classic Stories of Eco-Science Fiction (British Library Science Fiction Classics) (2020) — Contributor — 27 copies
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCIV, No. 5 (January 1975) (1975) — Contributor — 25 copies
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCIV, No. 3 (November 1974) (1974) — Contributor — 23 copies
Maailma mielen mukaan : yksitoista tieteisnovellia kolmeltatoista sci-fi -sarjan kirjailijalta (1986) — Contributor — 22 copies
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCIV, No. 4 (December 1974) (1974) — Contributor — 21 copies
Van Jules Verne tot Isaac Asimov de vijftig beste science fiction verhalen (1981) — Contributor — 15 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1951, Vol. 2, No. 5 (1951) — Contributor — 7 copies
Stella a cinque mondi — Contributor — 4 copies
SFの評論大全集 (別冊奇想天外 4) — Contributor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Bester, Alfred
- Birthdate
- 1913-12-18
- Date of death
- 1987-09-30
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
- Education
- University of Pennsylvania
- Occupations
- screenwriter
editor - Organizations
- Holiday
- Awards and honors
- SFWA Grand Master (1987)
SF Hall Of Fame (Posthumous Inductee, 2001)
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FEBRUARY READ - SPOILERS - The Stars My Destination in The Green Dragon (March 2014)
FEBRUARY READ - NO SPOILERS - The Stars My Destination in The Green Dragon (February 2014)
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Statistics
- Works
- 85
- Also by
- 114
- Members
- 15,807
- Popularity
- #1,438
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 349
- ISBNs
- 224
- Languages
- 17
- Favorited
- 85
It's not my favorite, but it has a lot of psychologial insight, a decent mystery puzzle, and an ingenious psy-ops setup.
The technological predictions for the future (2301 AD) hit about 50/50 (that is far too far in advance for anything rational -- see the difference between now and 1674), with the usual sf chronacronisms (tech and social aspects that are still stuck in the writer's era).
There was a lot of vulgarity and foul language, but not obscene.… (more)