Redemolished Alfred Bester Reader

by The Alfred Bester Reader

• ISBN13: 9780743407250
• ISBN10: 0743407253
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2000-12-01
• Publisher: I Books
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Summary

Before his untimely death in 1987, Alfred Bester had established himself as one of the world's greatest science fiction writers. From radio to television, short fiction to full-length novels, he created a body of work that will be continued to be enjoyed by generations of readers for all time. Now, redemolished brings together, for the first time ever in one volume, the full range of his genius.

Table of Contents

Introduction	7	(6)
The Probable Man	13	(51)
Hell is Forever	64	(101)
The Push of a Finger	165	(52)
The Roller Coaster	217	(10)
The Lost Child	227	(4)
I'll Never Celebrate New Year's Again	231	(6)
Out of This World	237	(13)
The Animal Fair	250	(48)
Something Up There Likes Me	298	(29)
The Four-Hour Fugue	327	(23)
Introduction to the Articles	350	(1)
Gourmet Dining in Outer Space	351	(11)
Place of the Month: The Moon	362	(4)
The Sun	366	(11)
Introduction to the Essays	377	(2)
Science Fiction and the Renaissance Man	379	(21)
A Diatribe Against Science Fiction	400	(5)
The Perfect Composite Science Fiction Author	405	(7)
My Affair with Science Fiction	412	(31)
Introduction to the Interviews	443	(3)
John Huston's Unsentimental Journey	446	(12)
Rex Stout	458	(13)
Conversation with Woody Allen	471	(10)
Isaac Asimov	481	(4)
Robert Heinlein	485	(5)
Introduction to The Demolished Man: The Deleted Prologue	490	(2)
The Demolished Man: The Deleted Prologue	492	(13)
Writing and The Demolished Man	505	(9)
In Memoriam: Alfred Bester 1913--1987	514
Gregory Benford