The Demolished Man - Softcover

Bester, Alfred

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0679767819 ISBN 13: 9780679767817

Publisher: Vintage Books, 1996

Synopsis

In the year 2301, the wealthiest man in the universe is determined to commit murder in a world in which telepaths are used to detect possible crimes before they can happen. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.

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Review:

In a world policed by telepaths, Ben Reich plans to commit a crime that hasn't been heard of in 70 years: murder. That's the only option left for Reich, whose company is losing a 10-year death struggle with rival D'Courtney Enterprises. Terrorized in his dreams by The Man With No Face and driven to the edge after D'Courtney refuses a merger offer, Reich murders his rival and bribes a high-ranking telepath to help him cover his tracks. But while police prefect Lincoln Powell knows Reich is guilty, his telepath's knowledge is a far cry from admissible evidence. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author:

SALES POINTS * #14 in the Millennium SF Masterworks series, a library of the finest science fiction ever written * The first-ever winner of the Hugo Award for best sf novel of the year. * ¿Bester¿s two superb books have stood the test of time. For nearly fifty years they¿ve held their place on everybody¿s list of the ten greatest sf novels¿ -- Robert Silverberg * ¿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

About this edition

• Publisher: Vintage Books
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0679767819
• ISBN 13: 9780679767817
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 243