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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... whole series between 100 and 298 were labeled - mislabeled — the imaginary elements . They're quite real . They just don't stay around very long . At 296 or thereabouts , however , the stability begins to go up again . At three hundred ...
... whole series between 100 and 298 were labeled - mislabeled — the imaginary elements . They're quite real . They just don't stay around very long . At 296 or thereabouts , however , the stability begins to go up again . At three hundred ...
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... whole mess was put back into some sort of coherent order by those great names in the synthetic and integrative sciences that are too familiar to both of us for me to insult you by naming . And you — who have been taught what button to ...
... whole mess was put back into some sort of coherent order by those great names in the synthetic and integrative sciences that are too familiar to both of us for me to insult you by naming . And you — who have been taught what button to ...
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... whole domed siderium was ghosted with starlight . “ At present we have an expedition attending a buildup— ” She stopped . She reached out , and opened a small drawer . " Lorq , I really am troubled by this whole business— " “ Go on ...
... whole domed siderium was ghosted with starlight . “ At present we have an expedition attending a buildup— ” She stopped . She reached out , and opened a small drawer . " Lorq , I really am troubled by this whole business— " “ Go on ...
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