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Distant Stars

Delany has a grasp of the evolutionary nature of mythology, a subtle comic touch, and a lyric sense of the outsider making his unorthodox way in the world—or worlds—that give his work a dimension unusual...

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Contents:

Of doubts and dreams : an introduction / by Samuel R. Delany —

Prismatica / illustrated by John Pierard —

Corona / illustrated by John Collier —

Empire star / illustrated by John Jude Palencar —

Time considered as a helix of semi-precious stones / illustrated by Jeanette Adams —

Omegahelm / illustrated by John Coffey —

Ruins / illustrated by John Pound —

We, in some strange power's employ, move on a rigorous line / illustrated by Michael Sorkin.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 354 pages

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