{"product_id":"9781480461703","title":"Nova","description":"\u003cb\u003eA quest for a priceless element—and revenge—fuels this far-future interstellar adventure that “reads like \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e at a strobe-light show” (\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  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’s Paris, clashed with Draco’s Prince Red. This sets Lorq on a demonic quest, through which he hopes to find vengeance.\u003cbr\u003e When a star goes nova and implodes, in the seething stellar wreckage for a few days—even hours—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 . . .\u003cbr\u003e This ebook features an illustrated biography of Samuel R. Delany including rare images from his early career. ","brand":"Open Road Media Sci-Fi \u0026 Fantasy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47166200316144,"sku":"9781480461703","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781480461703_p0.jpg?v=1763619850","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781480461703","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}