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241 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)
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Language: English
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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......
Community Reviews Summary of 658 reviews
Moods
reflective 44%
challenging 31%
mysterious 27%
dark 26%
tense 16%
emotional 11%
funny 11%
hopeful 8%
inspiring 4%
sad 3%
informative 1%
Pace
fast 27%
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Character: 24% | Plot: 22%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 39% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 2% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 7% | N/A: 2%Average rating
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Graphic
Fire/Fire injury, Death, BloodModerate
Racial slurs, Xenophobia, AbleismMinor
Incest, Racism, Sexual harassment241 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
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......
Community Reviews Summary of 658 reviews
Moods
reflective 44%
challenging 31%
mysterious 27%
dark 26%
tense 16%
emotional 11%
funny 11%
hopeful 8%
inspiring 4%
sad 3%
informative 1%
Pace
fast 27%
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Character: 24% | Plot: 22%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 39% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 2% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 7% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Fire/Fire injury, Death, BloodModerate
Racial slurs, Xenophobia, AbleismMinor
Incest, Racism, Sexual harassment