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Nova (Vintage) (Paperback)
$10.95 - Save $3.00 21% off - RRP $13.95 Free shipping worldwide (to United States and
all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for NovaScience fiction master Delany's novel is the story of Lorq von Ray, an intrepid spaceship captain determined to travel through the core of a recently imploded sun. Wise, witty, and whirlingly paced, this tale is the highest order of speculative fiction as it casts a new light on some of humanity's oldest truths and most enduring myths.
Full description- Publisher: Vintage Books USA
- Published: 11 June 2002
- Format: Paperback 256 pages
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- Categories: Science Fiction | Science: General Issues
- ISBN 13: 9780375706707 ISBN 10: 0375706704
- Sales rank: 139,585
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Full description for Nova
Given that the suns of Draco stretch almost sixteen light years from end to end, it stands to reason that the cost of transportation is the most important factor of the 32nd century. And since Illyrion is the element most needed for space travel, Lorq von Ray is plenty willing to fly through the core of a recently imploded sun in order to obtain seven tons of it. The potential for profit is so great that Lorq has little difficulty cobbling together an alluring crew that includes a gypsy musician and a moon-obsessed scholar interested in the ancient art of writing a novel. What the crew doesn’t know, though, is that Lorq’s quest is actually fueled by a private revenge so consuming that he’ll stop at nothing to achieve it. In the grandest manner of speculative fiction, Nova is a wise and witty classic that casts a fascinating new light on some of humanity’s oldest truths and enduring myths.
