{"product_id":"alfred-bester-jad-smith-9780252040634","title":"Alfred Bester","description":"Alfred Bester's classic short stories and the canonical novel \u003ci\u003eThe Stars My Destination\u003c\/i\u003e made him a science fiction legend. Fans and scholars praise him as a genre-bending pioneer and cyberpunk forefather. Writers like Neil Gaiman and William Gibson celebrate his prophetic vision and stylistic innovations. \u003cp\u003eJad Smith traces the career of the unlikeliest of SF icons. Winner of the first Hugo Award for \u003ci\u003eThe Demolished Man\u003c\/i\u003e, Bester also worked in comics, radio, and TV, and his intermittent SF writing led some critics to brand him a dabbler. In the 1960s, however, New Wave writers championed his work, and his reputation grew. Smith follows Bester's journey from consummate outsider to an artist venerated for foundational works that influenced the New Wave and cyberpunk revolutions. He also explores the little-known roots of a wayward journey fueled by curiosity, disappointment with the SF mainstream, and an artist's determination to go his own way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jad Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0252040635\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252040634\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Jad Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086445261055,"sku":"9780252040634","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d9d6b3ec-bc4c-441f-9946-37b3372a9453.jpg?v=1769094712","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alfred-bester-jad-smith-9780252040634","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}