The Demolished Man

The Demolished Man
Cover of first edition (hardcover)
AuthorAlfred Bester
Cover artistMark Reinsberg
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherShasta Publishers (first edition)
Publication date
1953
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages250
OCLC3638143
The first installment of Bester's The Demolished Man was the cover story in the January 1952 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction.

The Demolished Man is a science fiction novel by American writer Alfred Bester, which was the first Hugo Award winner in 1953. An inverted detective story, it was first serialized in three parts, beginning with the January 1952 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction,[1] followed by publication of the novel in 1953. The novel is dedicated to Galaxy's editor, H. L. Gold, who made suggestions during its writing. Bester's title was Demolition!, but Gold talked him out of it.

  1. ^ Von Ruff, Al. "Alfred Bester - Summary Bibliography". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved October 2, 2012.