NovaA quest for a priceless element—and revenge—fuels this far-future interstellar adventure that “reads like Moby-Dick at a strobe-light show” (Time). In 3172, the universe is divided between three political units: the stars and worlds of Draco, with Earth as its power center; the Pleiades Federation, on whose capital world, New Ark, lives the incredibly wealthy Von Ray family, descended from well-heeled merchants whose ancestors made their fortune as pirates; and the Outer Colonies, where, in their underwater mines, tiny quantities of the fabulously valuable Illyrion have been discovered. Lorq Von Ray was a playboy and young space-yacht-racing captain who, at a party at Earth’s Paris, clashed with Draco’s Prince Red. This sets Lorq on a demonic quest, through which he hopes to find vengeance. When a star goes nova and implodes, in the seething stellar wreckage for a few days—even hours—lie tons of Illyrion, the element that makes interstellar travel possible. To help him secure the priceless fuel, Lorq recruits a gypsy musician, a would-be novelist, and some other ragtag misfits. But an even more dangerous fuel than Illyrion is revenge . . . This ebook features an illustrated biography of Samuel R. Delany including rare images from his early career. |
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... hand to the edge of the table , the derelict lurched forward . Hip banged the counter . Long toes struck a chair leg : the chair danced on the flags . Old . Strong . The third thing the Mouse saw : Blind . He swayed before the Mouse's ...
... hand to the edge of the table , the derelict lurched forward . Hip banged the counter . Long toes struck a chair leg : the chair danced on the flags . Old . Strong . The third thing the Mouse saw : Blind . He swayed before the Mouse's ...
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... hand went flat on the Mouse's cheek . “ I can't feel the texture of your face . Most of the tactile nerve endings were killed too . Are you smooth - or are you bristly and gristly as I am ? " He laughed on yellow teeth in red , red gums ...
... hand went flat on the Mouse's cheek . “ I can't feel the texture of your face . Most of the tactile nerve endings were killed too . Are you smooth - or are you bristly and gristly as I am ? " He laughed on yellow teeth in red , red gums ...
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... hand , and started up the curving street . Rotten , ribbed , and black , the Burnt Tower of Constantine jutted from the parking lot . As he reached the main street , people hurried about him , splashing in the thin slip covering the ...
... hand , and started up the curving street . Rotten , ribbed , and black , the Burnt Tower of Constantine jutted from the parking lot . As he reached the main street , people hurried about him , splashing in the thin slip covering the ...
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... hand moved : shivering became shimmering . Brightness fell from the air , coalesced in blue light whose source was somewhere between them . The odor moistened to roses . " It works ! " rasped the Mouse . Leo nodded . " Better than the ...
... hand moved : shivering became shimmering . Brightness fell from the air , coalesced in blue light whose source was somewhere between them . The odor moistened to roses . " It works ! " rasped the Mouse . Leo nodded . " Better than the ...
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... hand clamped his shoulder and jammed him out to arm's length . The Mouse looked up at the man blinking down . Someone had tried to hack the face open . The scar zagged from the chin , neared the cusp of heavy lips , rose through the ...
... hand clamped his shoulder and jammed him out to arm's length . The Mouse looked up at the man blinking down . Someone had tried to hack the face open . The scar zagged from the chin , neared the cusp of heavy lips , rose through the ...
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