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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... tell you " -he walked to the wall and gazed out across the city- " I have to tell you some history . And not what you learned at Causby . " It was high summer on Ark . Wind tossed salmon clouds about the sky beyond the glass walls ...
... tell you " -he walked to the wall and gazed out across the city- " I have to tell you some history . And not what you learned at Causby . " It was high summer on Ark . Wind tossed salmon clouds about the sky beyond the glass walls ...
Page 97
... tell ? How many people heard me tell you ? How many people did you mutter to , scratching your heads , ' That's a funny thing to do , huh ? " " Lorq's hand knotted on a spike of stone . " What were you waiting for ? ” " A message from ...
... tell ? How many people heard me tell you ? How many people did you mutter to , scratching your heads , ' That's a funny thing to do , huh ? " " Lorq's hand knotted on a spike of stone . " What were you waiting for ? ” " A message from ...
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... tell— ” " —it's going to go nova ? ” " Because of the build - up of heavy materials on the suṛ- face , " Lorq explained to the twins . " There's just the faintest reddening of the absolute color , corresponding to the faintest cooling ...
... tell— ” " —it's going to go nova ? ” " Because of the build - up of heavy materials on the suṛ- face , " Lorq explained to the twins . " There's just the faintest reddening of the absolute color , corresponding to the faintest cooling ...
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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