The Stars My Destination
Also known as Tiger! Tiger!
One of the very best must-read SF novels of all time
Gully Foyle, Mechanic's Mate 3rd Class.
EDUCATION: none
SKILLS: none
MERITS: none
RECOMMENDATIONS: none
That's the official verdict on Gully Foyle, unskilled space crewman.
But
right now he is the only survivor on his drifting, wrecked spaceship,
and when another space vessel, the Vorga, ignores his distress flares
and sails by, Gully becomes obsessed with revenge. He endures 170 days
alone in deep space before finding refuge on the Sargasso Asteroid and
returning to Earth to track down the crew and owners of the Vorga. But,
as he works out his murderous grudge, Gully Foyle also uncovers a
secret of momentous proportions...
Alfred Bester
Alfred Bester (1913–1987) was an American science fiction author. He won the first Hugo Award in 1953 for his novel The Demolished Man.