Alfred Bester
（重定向自Bester, Alfred）
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![The first installment of Bester's The Demolished Man was the cover story in the January 1952 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction](/Images/godic/202412/15/Galaxy_1952014103.jpg")
![The first installment of Bester's next sf novel, The Stars My Destination, took the cover of the October 1956 issue of Galaxy](/Images/godic/202412/15/Galaxy_1956104103.jpg")
Alfred Bester (December 18, 1913 – September 30, 1987) was an American science fiction author, TV and radio scriptwriter, magazine editor and scripter for comic strips and comic books. Though successful in all these fields, he is best remembered for his science fiction, including The Demolished Man, winner of the inaugural Hugo Award in 1953.