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224 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780722129111
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Sphere
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 663 reviews
Moods
reflective 42%
challenging 30%
mysterious 28%
dark 25%
tense 15%
emotional 12%
funny 12%
hopeful 9%
inspiring 6%
sad 3%
informative 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
fast 26%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 25% | Plot: 21% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 2% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 6% | N/A: 4%Average rating
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Graphic
Fire/Fire injury, Death, BloodModerate
Racial slurs, Xenophobia, AbleismMinor
Incest, Racism, Sexual harassment224 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780722129111
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Sphere
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 663 reviews
Moods
reflective 42%
challenging 30%
mysterious 28%
dark 25%
tense 15%
emotional 12%
funny 12%
hopeful 9%
inspiring 6%
sad 3%
informative 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
fast 26%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 25% | Plot: 21% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 2% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 6% | N/A: 4%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