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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... glass opposite . Inside the room yellow lamps played on a pool of opalescent sand filled by siftings from the rock wall . Re- freshments were already moving into the room on the rotary stage . On floating glass shelves sat pale ...
... glass opposite . Inside the room yellow lamps played on a pool of opalescent sand filled by siftings from the rock wall . Re- freshments were already moving into the room on the rotary stage . On floating glass shelves sat pale ...
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... glass face . The glass itself was part of the wall . The cables coiled over black and gold tiles to dis- appear into the coppery grill covering the computer face . On walls , floor , and ceiling , in opulent frames , ethric- disturbance ...
... glass face . The glass itself was part of the wall . The cables coiled over black and gold tiles to dis- appear into the coppery grill covering the computer face . On walls , floor , and ceiling , in opulent frames , ethric- disturbance ...
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... glass . The glass broke . Nutrient fluids splashed Lorq as he danced back on flooded sandals . 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 . As ...
... glass . The glass broke . Nutrient fluids splashed Lorq as he danced back on flooded sandals . 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 . As ...
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