NovaScience fiction master Delany's novel is the story of Lorq von Ray, an intrepid spaceship captain determined to travel through the core of a recently imploded sun. Wise, witty, and whirlingly paced, this tale is the highest order of speculative fiction as it casts a new light on some of humanity's oldest truths and most enduring myths. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved. |
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User Review - quondame - LibraryThingI probably read this because of what Jo Walton said in [Why is this Book so Great] Really? I’m not very archetype’d. Interesting and not the same-old-same-old, it nevertheless doesn’t strike me as ... Read full review
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User Review - elucubrare - LibraryThingWould have been better as a short story; the flashbacks were weak; the plot didn't really tie together in the end. Read full review
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