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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... blue feathers about red foil eyes , red beak , red rippling comb- —as she pulled away from the group to sway against the low wall . The breeze shook the panels of her dress so that they tugged at the scrolled brass fastenings at ...
... blue feathers about red foil eyes , red beak , red rippling comb- —as she pulled away from the group to sway against the low wall . The breeze shook the panels of her dress so that they tugged at the scrolled brass fastenings at ...
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... blue light glowed before them . " Now look down here . " The Mouse pointed to the front of the syrynx . " These three pin - lenses have hologramic grids behind them . They focus where the blue light is and give you a three - dimensional ...
... blue light glowed before them . " Now look down here . " The Mouse pointed to the front of the syrynx . " These three pin - lenses have hologramic grids behind them . They focus where the blue light is and give you a three - dimensional ...
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... blue . When he saw the net , his hands slid his thighs , stopped on the bone knots of his knees . Links clinked on the bottom steps . Then the rider stood up , waist - high in the rolling white . Fog - floats carried the nets up ...
... blue . When he saw the net , his hands slid his thighs , stopped on the bone knots of his knees . Links clinked on the bottom steps . Then the rider stood up , waist - high in the rolling white . Fog - floats carried the nets up ...
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