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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... eyes a moment , appraising Katin's slump shoulders , narrow chest , high cheeks and weak blue eyes floating behind contact lenses " ... two . " Katin's ears warmed . " Who else ? What's the matter ? Are you afraid to leave this little ...
... eyes a moment , appraising Katin's slump shoulders , narrow chest , high cheeks and weak blue eyes floating behind contact lenses " ... two . " Katin's ears warmed . " Who else ? What's the matter ? Are you afraid to leave this little ...
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Samuel R. Delany. Ruby looked at her glass , his eyes , her glass again . " I'm sorry . " And then his eyes . " Go outside , Lorq . Prince will be here in a few minutes . I shouldn't have spoken to you at all- " " Why ? " The room ...
Samuel R. Delany. Ruby looked at her glass , his eyes , her glass again . " I'm sorry . " And then his eyes . " Go outside , Lorq . Prince will be here in a few minutes . I shouldn't have spoken to you at all- " " Why ? " The room ...
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... eyes . Then he shook his head , blinking . Lorq struck the syrynx again . Prince clutched his eyes , stepped back , and screeched . Lorq's fingers tore at the sound - projection strings . Though the beam was directional , the echo ...
... eyes . Then he shook his head , blinking . Lorq struck the syrynx again . Prince clutched his eyes , stepped back , and screeched . Lorq's fingers tore at the sound - projection strings . Though the beam was directional , the echo ...
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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