Star of the Gypsies
by Robert Silverberg
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Yakoub was once the legendary king of the Rom, the Gypsy race that has evolved from the days of caravans into lords of the spaceways-the only pilots capable of steering ships safely between the many worlds of the galaxy. Weary and proud, Yakoub has relinquished his power and lives in exile on a distant, icy world. In his absence, chaos fills the vacuum of power. The fate of the entire galactic empire hangs in the balance. Yakoub must journey across the cosmos and fight to regain his throne. show more Only then can he fulfill his dream: to return his people to their ancestral home of Romany Star. The Rom need the Yakoub of legend once more. Can the once-mighty king overcome time and tyranny and inspire his people in their darkest hour? show lessTags
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En el año 3159, la humanidad ha conquistado las estrellas, y los otrora despreciados gitanos son hoy mimados y respetados, porque solo ellos pueden llevar a buen puerto las astronaves en sus largos saltos estelares.
Pero los gitanos tienen también otros talentos,. Arrastrados por su tradición errante, siguen vagando, pero hoy no solo a través del espacio, sino también del tiempo: su facultad de espectrar les permite trasladarse a las más remotas épocas, y volver al viejo y ya desaparecido planeta Tierra para contemplar su vida pasada, desde el esplendor de la antigua ciudad de Atlantis hasta el horror de los campos de exterminio nazis.
Pero los gitanos tienen también otros talentos,. Arrastrados por su tradición errante, siguen vagando, pero hoy no solo a través del espacio, sino también del tiempo: su facultad de espectrar les permite trasladarse a las más remotas épocas, y volver al viejo y ya desaparecido planeta Tierra para contemplar su vida pasada, desde el esplendor de la antigua ciudad de Atlantis hasta el horror de los campos de exterminio nazis.
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- Canonical title
- Star of the Gypsies
- Original title
- Star of Gypsies
- Original publication date
- 1986
- People/Characters
- Yakoub; Polarca; Valerian; Thivt
- Epigraph
- O Star of wonder, Star of night, Star with royal beauty bright, Westward leading, still proceeding, Guide us to thy perfect light.
These are the Three Laws:
What is holy is what is efficient.
Those who live by ... (show all)common sense are righteous in the eyes of God.
The One Word is: Survive! This is the One Word: Survive! - Dedication
- For Karen
- First words
- What had led me to abdicate in the first place was the realization that the time had come to drop everything and run for it.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)It is all true!
- Original language*
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*Some information comes from Common Knowledge in other languages. Click "Edit" for more information.
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