About the book: 2018 / One of the best science fiction novels of the twentieth century. Bright, energetic, full of references and hidden meaning, the text of the “Master of Pyrotechnics” himself - Alfred Bester . The novel that made a breakthrough from the “Golden Age” to the “New Wave” and became the prototype of “cyberpunk”. Published in a new translation. The interplanetary ship “Nomad” was attacked and destroyed. "Vorga" arrived in response to a distress signal, but did not provide assistance. Gulliver Foyle, the only survivor, is thrown to certain death. Foyle has a goal - to take revenge on the crew of the Worga. Revenge will become legendary and send humanity to the stars.