Nova - Samuel R. Delany • BookLikes (ISBN:0839823975)

Nova

by: Samuel R. Delany (author)

ISBN: 9780839823971 (0839823975)

Edition language: English

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Fantasy, Adventure, Science Fiction Fantasy, Novels, Science Fiction, Literature, American, Sci Fi Fantasy, Space Opera, Speculative Fiction

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CDRBill rated it

7 years ago

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Some odd characters with strange philosophies. Class conflict on a large scale. All set against the backdrop of the 32nd century spanning many galaxies.

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hearth/myth: Rursday Reads rated it

8 years ago

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text Nova - Samuel R. Delany

Basically, I was shamed into reading Nova. Well, maybe not shamed, exactly. But a number of friends, upon learning that I'd never read anything by Samuel R. Delany, strongly suggested that I read this book.Nova won the Hugo Award for Delany in 1968. It's a space opera about a good-guy space captain ...

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Tower of Iron Will rated it

15 years ago

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Delany was probably the most stylistically experimental of all the new wave SF authors. You don't read a Delany novel for the plot, but rather for the stylistic flair and imagery. I read Nova about 20 years ago and honestly I don't remember the plot, but I remember the sensory syrynx and the sort ...

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