Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination is a classic of science fiction literature. Fans and authors call it one of the genre's timeless masterpieces. So why has it never been adapted into a movie? The answer involves an enigmatic millionaire and years of fruitless Hollywood development.

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Out of the Skies, Under the Earth by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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