Seven sought adventure on the starship Roc: The Captain, Lorq Von Ray, driven by a quest for vengeance. The Mouse, a young musician who created visions on his syrynx. Katin, a scholar who had learned to read the soul of worlds. Idas and Lynceos, twins from the outer planets--one pale as dawn, the other dark as space. The golden -haired Sebastian and his steel-eyed mate Tyy. Together they dared the heart of a dying star...
This is one of the best SF books ever written--and one of the most fun.