Alfred Bester wrote science fiction that helped shape later cyberpunk and psychologically intense speculative fiction. The Demolished Man is set in a future where telepaths are integrated into society and murder has become almost impossible to conceal, yet industrialist Ben Reich attempts one and is pursued by telepathic detective Lincoln Powell. The Stars My Destination follows Gully Foyle, an abandoned survivor who transforms himself through revenge in a society where people can teleport by thought. Bester's fiction is fast, inventive and formally playful, using typography, fractured narration and sudden shifts in viewpoint alongside crime and adventure structures. His novels are interested in obsession, class and the consequences of technologies that change basic social rules. The Stars My Destination is the strongest entry for readers of classic science fiction and proto-cyberpunk; The Demolished Man offers a more detective-driven premise. Read more Less
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