#the stars my destination

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The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester

Adaptation by Byron Preiss and Howard Chaykin

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Howard Chaykin "The Stars My Destination" Original Art (Byron Preiss, 1979)

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"Of all the brutes in the world he was among the least valuable alive and most likely to survive."

"...I kill you filthy." - Gully Foyle

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Alfred Bester - The Stars My Destination (aka Tiger! Tiger!) (Abkhazia, 1991)

artist: D. Avdeyev

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Alfred Bester - The Stars My Destination (Gollancz, 2010 vs. Tantor and Blackstone, audiobook, 2021)

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just because the book refers to this character as "Jiz" does not mean that I have to

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Byronic Hero Bracket Round Of 128 Batch C #13

Gully Foyle from The Stars My Destination vs. Vegeta from Dragon Ball

Reasons under the cut (spoilers for both)

(All sources from TV Tropes)

Gully Foyle:

Gully Foyle in Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination, a The Count of Monte Cristo set in a future where people can teleport, starts out as this: he lives entirely to take revenge on the ship that declined to rescue him from his own crippled spacecraft (not the crew, just the ship; he's not that bright) and stops at nothing to do so, including raping perhaps the one completely likable character in the whole book. However, he gradually becomes more of a traditional hero and a messiah of sorts.

Previously Beaten: Dr. Percival Cox

Vegeta:

Vegeta fits this role like a glove during the Namek Arc of Z. Having essentially been a slave working under Frieza from the age of 12, he was hell-bent on surpassing Frieza in strength and eventually overthrowing him so that he and the Saiyans could, in his opinion, rightfully claim their position as the dominant force in the universe. Following Frieza bringing the Saiyan race to the verge of extinction, despite the Saiyans loyalty to Frieza, Vegeta became even more determined. His first step in achieving his goal was to gain immortality, and he was willing to do anything to gain immortality, ranging from slaughtering innocent men and children, fighting dirty and swallowing his pride and teaming up with the heroes. After failing to achieve immortality, his goal then turned to surpassing Goku, no matter how bad of a situation he would have created, if it meant he got one-up on Goku, it was worth it. Ironically, his drive to surpass Goku led to him pulling a Face–Heel Turn in the Buu Arc and killing 200 people just to coax Goku into fighting him again so that he could prove that he was stronger than him.

Previously Beaten: The Punisher

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Gully Foyle got that Cake.

From the graphic story adaption The Complete Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination (1992)

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Celestial powers, lead

Go with the stars,

My dear,

And let the moon lead,

To wherever you may go.

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Book Review: American Science Fiction: Five Classic Novels 1956-58 (Series, #228)

Book Review: American Science Fiction: Five Classic Novels 1956-58 (Series, #228)

Summary: The Library of America collects together great pieces of American literature into themed books.  This can be anything from an author, to writing on aviation, to the Harlem Renaissance, to transcendentalism.  Clearly this is a collection of classic 1950s scifi, in particular covering the time period from 1956 to 1958.  The books included in the collection, in order of publication date,…

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