Nova

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Publication Year:
2014

ISBN-13: 9781480461703

<DIV><DIV><B>A quest for a priceless element&mdash;and revenge&mdash;fuels this far-future interstellar adventure that &ldquo;reads like <I>Moby-Dick</I> at a strobe-light show&rdquo; (<I>Time</I>).</B><BR /> &#160;</DIV><DIV>In 3172, the universe is divided between three political units: the stars and worlds of Draco, with Earth as its power center; the Pleiades Federation, on whose capital world, New Ark, lives the incredibly wealthy Von Ray family, descended from well-heeled merchants whose ancestors made their fortune as pirates; and the Outer Colonies, where, in their underwater mines, tiny quantities of the fabulously valuable Illyrion have been discovered. Lorq Von Ray was a playboy and young space-yacht-racing captain who, at a party at Earth&rsquo;s Paris, clashed with Draco&rsquo;s Prince Red. This sets Lorq on a demonic quest, through which he hopes to find vengeance.</DIV><DIV><BR /> When a star goes nova and implodes, in the seething stellar wreckage for a few days&mdash;even hours&mdash;lie tons of Illyrion, the element that makes interstellar travel possible. To help him secure the priceless fuel, Lorq recruits a gypsy musician, a would-be novelist, and some other ragtag misfits. But an even more dangerous fuel than Illyrion is revenge . . .</DIV><DIV><BR /> This ebook features an illustrated biography of Samuel R. Delany including rare images from his early career.</DIV><DIV>&#160;</DIV></DIV>