Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand

Samuel R. Delany

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Voyager
15 April 2019

Science fiction; Classic science fiction; Space opera

A stunning, many-layered speculation on the future of humanity, on interaction between cultures, on love and sex, on religion and politics, STARS IN MY POCKETS LIKE GRAINS OF SAND is an enduring masterpiece by one of science fiction’s greatest writers.

The only survivor when his home is utterly destroyed, Rat Korga is transported to a new life on the planet Velm.

Escaping a society that suppressed and enslaved him, Korga joins a vast, rich interstellar culture and finds himself sharing a world with Marq Dyeth, the person this civilization’s officials have calculated to be his perfect partner.

‘Sentence by sentence, phrase by phrase, Delany invites the reader to collaborate in the process of creation. The reader who accepts this invitation has an extraordinarily satisfying experience in store’ NEW YORK TIMES

By: Samuel R. Delany
Imprint: Voyager
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 310g
ISBN: 9780008352110
ISBN 10: 0008352119
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 15 April 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Samuel Ray 'Chip' Delany, Jr was born in Harlem in 1942, and published his first novel at the age of just 20. As author, critic and academic, his influence on modern genre fiction has been profound and he remains one of science fiction's most important and discussed writers. He has won the Hugo Award twice and the Nebula Award four times, including consecutive wins for Babel-17 and The Einstein Intersection.

Reviews for Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand

‘Sentence by sentence, phrase by phrase, Delany invites the reader to collaborate in the process of creation. The reader who accepts this invitation has an extraordinarily satisfying experience in store’ New York Times Book Review ‘A rocket launch, a phoenix reborn, a new Delany novel—three wonderful, fiery events’ Ursula K. Le Guin