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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... socket'll rust up . Come on , give us a number . " The Mouse stopped running his finger around the rim of his glass ... sockets- " he tapped chapter.
... socket'll rust up . Come on , give us a number . " The Mouse stopped running his finger around the rim of his glass ... sockets- " he tapped chapter.
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Samuel R. Delany. was the ship . With these sockets- " he tapped the inset in his wrist against the table : click " -I ... socket full . That's what I'm seeing now . Then you , outlined here , highlighted there , a solarized ghost across ...
Samuel R. Delany. was the ship . With these sockets- " he tapped the inset in his wrist against the table : click " -I ... socket full . That's what I'm seeing now . Then you , outlined here , highlighted there , a solarized ghost across ...
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... . " The bartender unplugged the sweeper from his wrist socket . " But I'll restrain myself . Ashton Clark go with you . " He grinned and went back behind the bar . The Mouse felt uncomfortable. He hooked a dark thumb beneath.
... . " The bartender unplugged the sweeper from his wrist socket . " But I'll restrain myself . Ashton Clark go with you . " He grinned and went back behind the bar . The Mouse felt uncomfortable. He hooked a dark thumb beneath.
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... sockets on the smalls of their back where the great machines had been plugged into their bodies . They called for fish . Leo bent and tossed . Silver flicked the air . The oil roared . Leo leaned against the railing and opened the ...
... sockets on the smalls of their back where the great machines had been plugged into their bodies . They called for fish . Leo bent and tossed . Silver flicked the air . The oil roared . Leo leaned against the railing and opened the ...
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... sockets , flowed in the lines about their mouths , filled the ridges furrowing foreheads . One woman rubbed her ear and coughed . One man punched the bottom of his pockets . Katin looked down over lots of heads . Somebody was jostling ...
... sockets , flowed in the lines about their mouths , filled the ridges furrowing foreheads . One woman rubbed her ear and coughed . One man punched the bottom of his pockets . Katin looked down over lots of heads . Somebody was jostling ...
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