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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. A band of immortal-as charming a bunch of eccentrics as you'll ever come across-recruit a new member, the brilliant Cherokee physicist Sequoya Guess.

Redemolished Alfred Bester Reader Paperback – November 28, 2000. Before his untimely death in 1987, Alfred Bester had established himself as one of the world's greatest science fiction writers. by The Alfred Bester Reader (Author).

Alfred Bester was born in New York City in 1913. After attending the University of Pennsylvania, he sold several stories to Thrilling Wonder Stories in the early 1940s. He then embarked on a career as a scripter for comics, radio, and television, where he worked on such classic characters as Superman, Batman, Nick Carter, Charlie Chan, Tom Corbett, and the Shadow. An Original Publication of iBooks. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this.

He is best remembered for his science fiction, including The Demolished Man, winner of the inaugural Hugo Award in 1953. Science fiction author Harry Harrison wrote, "Alfred Bester was one of the handful of writers who invented modern science fiction.

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 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

untimely death in 1987, Alfred Bester had established himself as one of the world's greatest science fiction writers. body of work that will be continued to be enjoyed by generations of readers for all time. range of his genius: - The never before printed, complete 3,000 word prologue of his classic novel THE DEMOLISHED MAN - The extraordinary classic scienc-fiction tale, HELL.

Readers around the world know Wolfe and his obstinate habits as intimately as The Baker Street Irregulars know Holmes.

Readers around the world know Wolfe and his obstinate habits as intimately as The Baker Street Irregulars know Holmes. One seventh of a ton of intransigence, tart and thorny, a confirmed misogynist, immured (except on extraordinary occasions) in his old brownstone house on West 35th Street in New York City, a thousand rare orchids in the greenhouse on his roof, a thousand books in his office, a chef extraordinaire in his kitchen, and Archie Goodwin for his confidential assistant.

Redemolished Alfred Bester Reader.

Redemolished by Alfred Bester - book cover, description, publication history. It includes the novel "The Demolished Man", "Hell is Forever" and "The Four Hour Fuge", there are also Bester's writings on noted celebrities such as Woody Allen, Rex Stout and Issac Asimov. Genre: Science Fiction. Similar books by other authors.

Before his untimely death in 1987, Alfred Bester had established himself as one of the world's greatest science fiction writers

Before his untimely death in 1987, Alfred Bester had established himself as one of the world's greatest science fiction writers.

This edition brings together a range of works by Alfred Bester. It includes the novel "The Demolished Man", "Hell is Forever" and "The Four Hour Fuge", there are also Bester's writings on noted celebrities such as Woody Allen, Rex Stout and Issac Asimov.

Tenius

I purchased this for Bester's early 100-page novella "Hell is Forever", originally the lead "novel" in the August 1942 UNKNOWN WORLDS (John W. Campbell's short-lived modern fantasy magazine companion to his Golden Age science fiction magazine ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION), and nowhere else available as an eBook. And, yes, it alone is worth the price of admission.

But look at what all else you get for your ticket price:

A buncha otherwise uncollected Bester stories -- from such early ones such as "The Push of a Finger", (from the May 1942 ASTOUNDING, and one of the great Golden Age SF shaggy-dog stories of all time!) to such late stories as "The Four-Hour Fugue" from the June 1974 ANALOG (the magazine ASTOUNDING later evolved into)(and which Bester either excerpted from or expanded into his 1980 novel GOLEM 100).

But wait! There's still more!

Essays! -- castigating and rehabilitating SF, and describing Bester's life in and interactions with the field!
Articles! -- written for HOLIDAY magazine when Bester took a leave of absence from SF, including "Gourmet Cooking in Outer Space"!
Interviews! -- Bester talking with John Houston, Woody Allen, Rex Stout, Isaac Asimov, and Robert A. Heinlein!
Extras! -- The deleted Prologue to THE DEMOLISHED MAN, the story why it was deleted, and an essay by Bester on his writing the first novel ever to win the Hugo Award for Best SF Novel. -- and Memorial Essays on Bester from Gregory Benford and Isaac Asimov!

This volume is an excellent introduction to Bester if you've not encountered him before, and likely to fill in gaps in your Bester reading if you have.

Recommended!

(And I'll close this meeting by reciting Alfred Bester's most quoted piece of writing ever:

In brightest day, in darkest night,
Let those who worship evil's might,
Beware my power, Green Lantern's light!

Yes! He originated that!)

Dori

This book is an interesting overview of Bester's shorter works. It is interesting to watch his skill grow from his beginnings in the Pulps into the talent that would pen two of the seminal novels of the genre. Well worth the time spent

great ant

What a great window into the life and thinking of one of my favorite authors. If you like Science Fiction - and particularly if you like Bester - you'll be riveted by this.

Thiama

An example of exceptional sci-fi in the beginnings of the genre. A must read for any true Sci-Fi fan!

Steamy Ibis

I thought this included The Demolished Man itself. It does not. The Demolished Man cannot be bought new anymore, you have to order it through a used book store.

Whitecaster

For anyone who has read "The Demolished Man" or "The Stars my Destination" (aka "Tiger! Tiger!") Alfie Bester needs no introduction. His brand of science fiction is, as far as I know, unique in its sheer energy. In his blending of scientific ideas with eclectic cultural, psychological and philosophical background, Bester anticipated (by over 20 years) acclaimed writers like William Gibson and the cyberpunk school.

This book presents a lot of Bester's work that would otherwise be inaccessible. It packs ten stories, half a dozen articles, and interviews with John Huston, Rex Stout, Woody Allen, Isaac Asimov and Robert Heinlein into its 500-plus pages. Some of the writing is raw, but it is never dull or predictable, and for a fan it is fascinating to trace the evolution of Bester's style and read his own explanation of how and why he wrote that way.

Having seen this book in a public library, I borrowed it and devoured it over Christmas. Although I have read every page, I am now buying a copy. I am not willing to risk being unable to get hold of it again. Bester died in 1988, unfairly neglected, and this book is the closest anyone can get to meeting him.

FailCrew

I enjoyed the book. I will defer to the opinion of Besterholic as to how this fits in with other material by Bester; to me it seems to be enjoyable science fiction.
My primary motivation for writing this reviewing is that the book is actually flawed. The edition I have, which has the same cover as that displayed here, has been very poorly edited. There are numerous examples of misplaced punctuation, as well as lack of breaks between dialogue between two characters, etc.
I have never seen a book with so many obvious errors; the publishers really ought to fix it. (One almost suspects the typesetting was done with voice recognition software to save money, but without adequate follow-up editing.)

This book was my initial introduction to Alfred Bester and to Sci-Fi books in general. I could not put it down. I enjoyed all of the stories tremendously. The level of detail as well as the smooth flow impressed me. I'm now an avid Sci-Fi book fan, thanks to Alfred Bester.