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    Short Stories Collection

    By Alfred Bester

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    Alfred Bester (December 18, 1913 – September 30, 1987) was an American science fiction author, TV and radio scriptwriter, magazine editor and scripter for comic strips and comic books. Though successful in all these fields, he is best remembered for his science fiction, including The Demolished Man, winner of the inaugural Hugo Award in 1953. This collection contains 18 stories by Alfred Bester originally published in science fiction magazines between 1939 -1963, and includes the following stories:
    "Adam and No Eve" concerns the last man on Earth. Published in September 1941, this tale concerns an inventor who devises a method of rocket propulsion involving a catalyst that induces atomic disintegration in iron, releasing enormous amounts of energy. However, a colleague warns him that if even the tiniest drop of the catalyst were allowed to touch any of the iron which is widely present on Earth, it would cause a chain reaction that would spread and incinerate the entire surface of the planet.
    "5,271,009" is about a character who is placed within various science fictional wish-fulfillment scenarios, and discovers the flaw in each.
    "The Men Who Murdered Mohammed" is an ingenious twist on the standard time-paradox story. A man discovers how to travel through time, and arrogantly decides to alter the present by journeying into the past and murdering prominent historical figures. He returns to the present, only to discover that nothing has changed... except that it has, but in an unexpected way. One of Bester's most popular and influential pieces, this story's title is occasionally (and mistakenly) cited as "The Man Who Murdered Mohammed". The plural ("The Men Who...") is correct, due to a surprise revelation in the story.
    "The Roller Coaster" — People from the future use time travel to exploit contemporary folks, violently and sexually, for kicks. The famous opening line is, "I knifed her a little."
    “The Broken Axiom”
    “No Help Wanted”
    “Slaves of the Life-Ray”
    “Adam and No Eve”
    “Life For Sale”
    “Hell Is Forever”
    “The Devil’s Invention” aka “Oddy and Id”
    “Hobson’s Choice”
    “Disappearing Act”
    “The Roller Coaster”
    “5,271,009”
    “The-Die-Hard”
    “Travel Diary”
    “The Men Who Murdered Mohammed”
    “Science Fiction and the Renaissance Man”
    “Will You Wait?”
    “The Pi Man”
    “I Will Never Celebrate New Year’s Again”

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherVintReads
    Release dateSep 22, 2017
    ISBN9788826487489
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