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.
"Bester's two superb books have stood the test of time. For nearly
sixty years they've held their place on everybody's list of the ten
greatest sf novels" -- Robert Silverberg
"One of the all-time classics of science fiction." -- Isaac
Asimov
Alfred Bester wrote with the pedal to the floor and the headlights
on full beam. His work combined erudition with an unparalleled
imaginative inventiveness. Bester was writing cyberpunk while
William Gibson was still running around zapping the other kids at
school with a toy raygun." -- James Lovegrove
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