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.

Author: Samuel R. Delany
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 06/11/2002
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.18w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780375706707
ISBN10: 0375706704
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Science Fiction | Space Opera
- Fiction | Science Fiction | Action & Adventure
- Fiction | Dystopian

About the Author
Samuel R. Delany lives in Harlem, New York.