The Demolished Man is a science fiction novel by American writer Alfred Bester, which won the first Hugo Award in 1953. An inverted detective story, the novel was first serialized in three parts, begi
Cover of first edition (hardcover)
Cover of Galaxy Science Fiction by Don Sibley that carried the first segment of the serialized novel in January 1952.
Alfred Bester was an American science fiction author, TV and radio scriptwriter, magazine editor, and scriptwriter for comics. He is best remembered for his science fiction, including the novel The De
The Demolished Man
…The Demolished Man is a science fiction novel by American writer Alfred Bester, which won the first Hugo Award in 1953. An inverted detective story, the novel was first serialized in three parts, beginning with the January 1952…
Rolly Bester in a 1948 ABC Radio publicity shot
The first installment of Bester's next SF novel, The Stars My Destination, took the cover of the October 1956 issue of Galaxy