false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213573357m/1150390.jpg 1150390 3 The dying alien whose ship crashed on the backwater world of Rhys gave the youth called Comet Jo a strange living Jewel, and begged him to take it to the fabeled Empire Star. So began a multidimensional journey of discovery that twisted time, space and a dozen destinies into an intricate web of wonder. 1137861 1966 Empire Star total:45|5:13|4:13|3:18|2:1| 45 173 60 6 5 1 false false Thu May 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 29 06:37:18 -0700 2008 Thu May 29 20:16:48 -0700 2008
Yep. Perfectly appropriate. And still turns the brain inside-out the way it did when John the potter handed it to me when I was fifteen.]]> 5 1 false false Thu May 29 22:22:19 -0700 2008 Thu May 29 22:23:34 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sat Aug 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 19:41:10 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 08:12:27 -0700 2009 2
I picked the book up at a charity shop and wasn't disappointed by its story. While it is 'of its time', including fashions and character types which o...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Sep 10 07:28:24 -0700 2007 Mon Jan 05 17:16:56 -0800 2009 at least 4 Empire Star is my favorite of the former, at least among Delany's fiction; it's an amazing short work (novella length) with more ideas and allusions than get put into trilogies nowadays. I...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1985 Mon Jan 28 20:38:23 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 20:44:37 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 1986 Wed Jan 02 14:38:41 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 02 14:39:10 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sun Oct 04 12:27:08 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 12:27:08 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Aug 28 02:14:28 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 02:14:28 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Aug 14 12:27:30 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 12:27:30 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jul 27 20:58:43 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 20:58:43 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Jul 25 10:16:43 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 10:16:43 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Thu Jul 16 17:43:56 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 17:44:14 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jul 14 18:26:57 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 18:26:57 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 14 09:16:03 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 09:16:03 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jul 02 12:59:42 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 12:59:42 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Apr 03 09:55:43 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 09:55:43 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Apr 01 07:13:56 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 07:13:56 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 01:09:26 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 01:09:26 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Mar 29 04:10:57 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 04:10:57 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Mar 25 12:30:41 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 12:30:41 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1150390