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Violence
Some
Action sequences and space combat; some characters die violently but not graphically described
Language
Barely any
Mild profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief references to romantic attraction; no explicit content
Substance Use
Barely any
Casual references to recreational drug use in a futuristic context
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Themes of obsession, fate, and class conflict; some characters have haunting backstories
What this book is about
Captain Lorq Von Ray assembles a crew from the fringes of civilization to fly into a nova to harvest the rarest element in the galaxy. Layered with mythological allusions to the Holy Grail and Tarot symbolism, this baroque space opera races against the scheming Prince Red. Delany writes with dense, poetic SF prose. The crew is diverse and complex, and the novel explores class, race, and destiny against a spectacular cosmic backdrop.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Battle sequences with deaths
Themes of obsession and class warfare
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