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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Samuel R. Delany. On the floor screen Lorq watched the shadow of the yacht slip over the bergs ; he let the boat fall even lower . 99 " Lorq , open the hatch in the drive - room when we're- " We're seventeen feet above them , " Lorq ...
Samuel R. Delany. On the floor screen Lorq watched the shadow of the yacht slip over the bergs ; he let the boat fall even lower . 99 " Lorq , open the hatch in the drive - room when we're- " We're seventeen feet above them , " Lorq ...
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... shadow casts— ” " From the light of what star ? ” " Her shadow across both you and Prince falls— " Lorq waved his hands over the cards . " And the sun ? " " Your shadow in the night is cast . Stars in the sky I see . But still no single ...
... shadow casts— ” " From the light of what star ? ” " Her shadow across both you and Prince falls— " Lorq waved his hands over the cards . " And the sun ? " " Your shadow in the night is cast . Stars in the sky I see . But still no single ...
Page 156
... shadow danced in the web . " Hey , there you go , " Leo laughed . " You play , yeah , Mouse ! You play ! " And the shadows danced on till voices : " Hey , are you guys still— ” " -in here ? Captain told us to— " " -said to hunt you up ...
... shadow danced in the web . " Hey , there you go , " Leo laughed . " You play , yeah , Mouse ! You play ! " And the shadows danced on till voices : " Hey , are you guys still— ” " -in here ? Captain told us to— " " -said to hunt you up ...
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Aaron Alkane Ashton Clark beneath blue breath Brian Caliban Captain Von Ray cards caught crew Cyana cyborg stud dark door Draco Earth eyes face father fell fingers floor frowned galaxy glass gold grinned gypsies hair hand hundred Idas Illyrion Katin asked Katin looked laughed leaned light Lorq looked Lorq Von Ray Lorq's Lynceos moon Mouse asked Mouse looked Mouse's night Nine of Wands nodded nova Outer Colonies Page of Cups Page of Swords play Pleiades Federation plugged Prince and Ruby Prince's projection chamber psychorama pulled pushed puzzle ring Queen of Swords rail Red-shift rock sack Sebastian shadow ship shook his head shoulder shrugged smiled socket star steps stone stood stopped struck swung syrynx talk Tarot Tarot reading Tavo tell There's thing Three of Wands took twins Tyÿ vanes voice wall watch Yeah