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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... read more
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- Captain Lorq Von Ray: Obsessive and mad starship captain
- Mouse: A young gypsy, he created blindingly beautiful visions on the syrynx, an instrument of sensor projection.
- Idas and Lynceos: Twins from the outer colonies, one black one albino
- Sebastian: A golden haired man who traveled the stars with his Tarot-reading mate and six black-taloned beasts
- Katin: The scholar who loved the silent moons of the universe above all the powerful suns and gaudy planets.
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Hey Mouse! Play us something, one of the mechanics called from the bar.
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This is book 37 of 70 in Science Fiction Masterworks. (edition-based publisher list)
Preceded by Now Wait for Last Year, and followed by The First Men in the Moon.
This book is in Significant Speculative Fiction (Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror). (community list)
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- Samuel R. Delany (Author)
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Page Count: 215
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- Dewey: 813.54
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