The Stars My Destination The Stars My Destination The Stars My Destination is a science fiction novel by American writer Alfred Bester. The novel, set in the 24th or 25th Century (this varies between editions of the book) when humans have colonized the Solar System, tells the story of Gully Foyle, a teleporter driven by a burning desire for revenge. Originally serialized in "Galaxy" magazine in four parts beginning with the October 1956 issue, it first appeared in book form in the United Kingdom as Tiger! Tiger! – after William Blake's poem "The Tyger", the first verse of which is printed as the first
In the Forests of the Night but is mentioned several times. In 2008, Alexander makes an appearance in the novel, "Persistence of Memory" but Risika does not but it is mentioned that there is an issue going on between Risika and Alexander during the events of the novel. "In the Forests of the Night" was applauded as "Insightful...and imaginative" by "Publishers Weekly" and "remarkable" by "Voice of Youth Advocates". "San Diego Union-Tribune" called the novel "An impressive debut". "School Library Journal" praised it stating "This first novel by an author with great ability and promise is sure to be popular." "Booklist" stated that because of Atwater-Rhodes