Nova
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Nova

by Samuel R. Delany

1968•Science fiction•224 pages

Taste attributes: science fictionadventurerobots/ai/spacefresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryglossybig & variedall consuming questrescue/escape/jeopardyfighting evil

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, original science-fiction novel, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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3.3 / 5

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About This Book

These are at least some of the ways you can read NOVA: as a fast-action farflung interstellar adventure; as archetypal mystical/mythical allegory (in which the Tarot and the Grail both figure prominently); as modern myth told in the S-F idiom...

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

Science fictionAdventureRobots/ai/spaceAll consuming questRescue/escape/jeopardyFighting evil

Subjects

Interplanetary voyagesAmerican Science fictionAfrican American authorsIllyrionNovaQuestSyrinxCyborg

Details

Author
Samuel R. Delany
Published
1968
Pages
224
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