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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Page 105
... the blasting sun , plunge ? " She shook her head . “ How , Captain ? ” Lorq's hands capped the bone knots of his knees . " Lynceos ? Idas ? " On opposite walls hung two six - foot gilt frames . In the one just over the Mouse's head , Idas ...
... the blasting sun , plunge ? " She shook her head . “ How , Captain ? ” Lorq's hands capped the bone knots of his knees . " Lynceos ? Idas ? " On opposite walls hung two six - foot gilt frames . In the one just over the Mouse's head , Idas ...
Page 126
... the how . " He shook his head . " Earth is a funny place . I was there in school for four years , and I had just begun to learn how much of it I didn't understand . Those of us who weren't born there probably will never be able to ...
... the how . " He shook his head . " Earth is a funny place . I was there in school for four years , and I had just begun to learn how much of it I didn't understand . Those of us who weren't born there probably will never be able to ...
Page 212
... his recorder again . “ Consider the archetype of the Grail . Oddly unsettling that no writer who has attacked the ... shook his head at the memory . " Oh . " " And not even that . " The Mouse sat up . " What then ? " Again the Mouse shook ...
... his recorder again . “ Consider the archetype of the Grail . Oddly unsettling that no writer who has attacked the ... shook his head at the memory . " Oh . " " And not even that . " The Mouse sat up . " What then ? " Again the Mouse shook ...
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