
Alfred Bester
Naissance 18 Dec 1913 · Décès 30 Sep 1987
Citations
“This is my first satellite, and d’you know what it's taught me? There’s just one component in any spacecraft that’s guaranteed to give trouble all the time: scientists!”
Something Up There Likes Me, p. 5En anglais “He awoke. He was alive. He wasted no time on prayer or thanks but continued the business of survival.”
The Stars My Destination, Chapter 1En anglais “It was anger for the relentless force of evolution that insisted on endowing man with increased powers without removing the vestigial vices that prevented him from using them.”
The Demolished Man, Chapter 9En anglais “Revenge is for dreams...never for reality.”
The Stars My Destination, Chapter 12En anglais “That’s me,” he said, motioning to the robot. “That’s all of us. We prattle about free will, but we’re nothing but response...mechanical reaction in prescribed grooves.”
The Stars My Destination, Chapter 16En anglais
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Les livres de Alfred Bester dans l'ordre
Les livres de Alfred Bester dans l'ordre de parution, de The Demolished Man (1951) à Kaplan! Kaplan! (2017).
- 1The Demolished Man
The Demolished Man1951 - 2The Stars My Destination
The Stars My Destination1956 - 3Tiger! Tiger!
Tiger! Tiger!1956 - 4Starburst
Starburst1958 - 5The Dark Side of the Earth
The Dark Side of the Earth1964 - 6Extro
Extro1975 - 7The Computer Connection
The Computer Connection1975 - 8Starlight
Starlight1976 - 9The Light FantasticThe Light Fantastic1976
- 10Star Light, Star Bright
Star Light, Star Bright1978 - 11Golem 100
Golem 1001980 - 12The Deceivers
The Deceivers1981 - 13Virtual Unrealities
Virtual Unrealities1997 - 14Redemolished
Redemolished2000 - 15El hombre demolido
El hombre demolido2003 - 16The Flowered Thundermug
The Flowered Thundermug2008 - 17Las estrellas, mi destino
Las estrellas, mi destino2009 - 18Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination
Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination2012 - 19Kaplan! Kaplan!
Kaplan! Kaplan!2017