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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... vanes of energy acting somewhat like sails . Six projectors controlled by computers sweep the vanes across the night . And each cyborg stud controls a computer . The captain controls the seventh . The vanes of energy had to be tuned to ...
... vanes of energy acting somewhat like sails . Six projectors controlled by computers sweep the vanes across the night . And each cyborg stud controls a computer . The captain controls the seventh . The vanes of energy had to be tuned to ...
Page 90
... vanes in completely . Lynceos and Idas , stay on your vanes and take the first watch . The rest of you can break out for a while . " Lorq's voice boomed over the sounds of space . Turning from the vermilion rush , in which hung the ...
... vanes in completely . Lynceos and Idas , stay on your vanes and take the first watch . The rest of you can break out for a while . " Lorq's voice boomed over the sounds of space . Turning from the vermilion rush , in which hung the ...
Page 194
... Vanes deflated and folded till each was a single pencil of light . And the light turned off . " 9 " Oh , Captain Von Ray , something- " " --something we meant to ask you- " -before . Do you have any more- " -could you tell us where you ...
... Vanes deflated and folded till each was a single pencil of light . And the light turned off . " 9 " Oh , Captain Von Ray , something- " " --something we meant to ask you- " -before . Do you have any more- " -could you tell us where you ...
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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