Nova
$34.01
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
11 January 2016
Summary
Nova: Dive Into the Heart of a Dying Star
The year is 3042. Illyrion, the universe’s most coveted energy source, fuels galactic empires and ignites interstellar wars. Captain Lorq van Ray and his crew, a motley band of adventurers from across the cosmos, embark on a perilous mission.
What they don’t know is that this mission is born of Lorq’s secret obsession: to harvest Illyrion at its source by flying through the heart of a collapsing star. Will they succeed, or will they …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473211919 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1473211913 |
| Series: | S.F. Masterworks |
| Author: | Samuel R. Delany |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Gollancz |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 11 January 2016 |
| Weight: | 234g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 20mm |
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Delany at his peak - all flash and filigree, a master of movement and excitement - SCIENCE FICTION: THE 100 BEST NOVELS
Samuel R. Delany, as of this book, is the best science fiction writer in the worldNot only one of the most important SF writers, but a fascinating writer in general who has invented a new styleAbout The Author
Samuel R. Delany
Samuel Ray ‘Chip’ Delany, Jr was born in Harlem in 1942, and published his first novel at the age of just 20. As author, critic and academic, his influence on the modern genre has been profound and he remains one of science fiction’s most important and discussed writers. He has won the HUGO AWARD twice and the NEBULA AWARD four times, including consecutive wins for BABEL-17 and THE EINSTEIN INTERSECTION. Since January 2001 he has been a professor of English and Creative Writing at Temple University in Philadelphia, where he is Director of the Graduate Creative Writing Program.
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