NovaGiven that the suns of Draco stretch almost sixteen light years from end to end, it stands to reason that the cost of transportation is the most important factor of the 32nd century. And since Illyrion is the element most needed for space travel, Lorq von Ray is plenty willing to fly through the core of a recently imploded sun in order to obtain seven tons of it. The potential for profit is so great that Lorq has little difficulty cobbling together an alluring crew that includes a gypsy musician and a moon-obsessed scholar interested in the ancient art of writing a novel. What the crew doesn’t know, though, is that Lorq’s quest is actually fueled by a private revenge so consuming that he’ll stop at nothing to achieve it. In the grandest manner of speculative fiction, Nova is a wise and witty classic that casts a fascinating new light on some of humanity’s oldest truths and enduring myths. |
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Samuel R. Delany. Ruby looked at her glass , his eyes , her glass again . “ I'm sorry . ” And then his eyes . " Go outside , Lorq . Prince will be here in a few minutes . I shouldn't have spoken to you at all— ” " Why ? " The room ...
Samuel R. Delany. Ruby looked at her glass , his eyes , her glass again . “ I'm sorry . ” And then his eyes . " Go outside , Lorq . Prince will be here in a few minutes . I shouldn't have spoken to you at all— ” " Why ? " The room ...
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... glass . The wall cracked from floor to ceiling . With blurred and burning eyes , Lorq stalked him . Now Prince struck both fists against the glass . Glass exploded . Fragments rang on the floor and the rock . " No ! " from Ruby . Her ...
... glass . The wall cracked from floor to ceiling . With blurred and burning eyes , Lorq stalked him . Now Prince struck both fists against the glass . Glass exploded . Fragments rang on the floor and the rock . " No ! " from Ruby . Her ...
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... glass . The glass broke . Nutrient fluids splashed Lorq as he danced back on flooded san- dals . The corpse crumpled in the tank , netted in tubes and wires . The cameras swung wildly out of focus . The hand clattered to the wet tile ...
... glass . The glass broke . Nutrient fluids splashed Lorq as he danced back on flooded san- dals . The corpse crumpled in the tank , netted in tubes and wires . The cameras swung wildly out of focus . The hand clattered to the wet tile ...
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