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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... play of language and power , and - above all - the possibilities and limitations of narrative . Immensely sophisticated as literature ... eminently readable and gorgeously entertaining . " -The Washington Post Book World “ This is ...
... play of language and power , and - above all - the possibilities and limitations of narrative . Immensely sophisticated as literature ... eminently readable and gorgeously entertaining . " -The Washington Post Book World “ This is ...
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Samuel R. Delany. Contents chapter one chapter two chapter three chapter four chapter five chapter six chapter seven ACKNOWLEDGMENTS A Biography of Samuel R. Delany chapter one " HEY , MOUSE ! PLAY US something.
Samuel R. Delany. Contents chapter one chapter two chapter three chapter four chapter five chapter six chapter seven ACKNOWLEDGMENTS A Biography of Samuel R. Delany chapter one " HEY , MOUSE ! PLAY US something.
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Samuel R. Delany. chapter one " HEY , MOUSE ! PLAY US something , " one of the mechanics called from the bar . " Didn't get signed on no ship yet ? " chided the other . " Your spinal socket'll rust up . Come on , give us a number . " The ...
Samuel R. Delany. chapter one " HEY , MOUSE ! PLAY US something , " one of the mechanics called from the bar . " Didn't get signed on no ship yet ? " chided the other . " Your spinal socket'll rust up . Come on , give us a number . " The ...
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... Play something for—” The door closed behind him. The shrunken sun lay jagged gold on the mountains. Neptune, huge in ... playing for board, sleeping in the corner of somebody's room when he was pulled in to entertain at an all- night ...
... Play something for—” The door closed behind him. The shrunken sun lay jagged gold on the mountains. Neptune, huge in ... playing for board, sleeping in the corner of somebody's room when he was pulled in to entertain at an all- night ...
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... play . ” The sack fell away , and Leo sucked his breath between his teeth . " It pretty is ! " On his lap in crumpled leather , it might have been a harp , it might have been a computer . With inductance surfaces like a theremin , with ...
... play . ” The sack fell away , and Leo sucked his breath between his teeth . " It pretty is ! " On his lap in crumpled leather , it might have been a harp , it might have been a computer . With inductance surfaces like a theremin , with ...
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