NovaThese are [at least some of] the ways you can read NOVA: as a fast-action farflung interstellar adventure; as archetypal mystical/mythical allegory (in which the Tarot and the Grail both figure prominently); as modern myth told in the S-F idiom ... the reader observes, recollects, or participates in a range of personal experience including violent pain and disfigurement, sensory deprivation and overload, man-machine communion, the drug experience, the creative experience - and inter-personal relationships which include incest and assassination, father-son, leader-follower, human-pet, and lots more!The balance of galactic power in the 31st century revolves around Illyrion, the most precious energy source in the universe. The varied and exotic crew who sign up with Captain Lorq van Ray know their mission is dangerous, and they soon learn that they are involved in a deadly race with the charismatic but vicious leader of an opposing space federation. But they have no idea of Lorq's secret obsession: to gather Illyrion at the source by flying through the very heart of an imploding star. |
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... cards anything have to say ? " As he turned , his eyes flashed like jasper , like gold . " Perhaps your cards of Prince and me will speak ? " The Mouse was surprised how easily the captain slipped on the Pleiades dialect . The ...
... cards anything have to say ? " As he turned , his eyes flashed like jasper , like gold . " Perhaps your cards of Prince and me will speak ? " The Mouse was surprised how easily the captain slipped on the Pleiades dialect . The ...
Page 103
... cards read perhaps a half dozen times , ” Lorq explained . “ My mother didn't like my stopping to listen to the readers who would have their little tables set up under the wind - shield junctions on the streets . Once , when I was five ...
... cards read perhaps a half dozen times , ” Lorq explained . “ My mother didn't like my stopping to listen to the readers who would have their little tables set up under the wind - shield junctions on the streets . Once , when I was five ...
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... cards to see- " " Shhh ... " from Katin . " The only positive influence from the Major Arcana the Devil is . A card ... cards of money and wealth are . Swords them overtake ; cards of power and conflict . The wand the symbol of intellect ...
... cards to see- " " Shhh ... " from Katin . " The only positive influence from the Major Arcana the Devil is . A card ... cards of money and wealth are . Swords them overtake ; cards of power and conflict . The wand the symbol of intellect ...
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asked began beneath blue breath called Captain cards caught closed coming crew Cyana dark don't door Draco dropped Earth edge eyes face fall father fell fingers five floor give glass gold hair half hand happened head held hold hundred Idas Illyrion It's Katin laughed leaned light lived looked Lorq Lorq's mean moon Mother Mouse Mouse's moved never night nodded nova once opened Outer Colonies party passed play Pleiades plugged pointed Prince pulled pushed rail reached remember rock Ruby sack Sebastian shadow ship shook shoulder side smiled sound star started steps stone stood stopped street struck syrynx talk tell That's There's thing thought told took turned Tyÿ voice Von Ray walked wall watch whole