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 ...
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... 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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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