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From Timothy Zahn Hugo Award winner and New York Times bestselling author of two landmark Star Wars series comes anoriginal new tale featuring a renegade space pilot his unusual alien partner and an unknown cargo that can change the course of galactic history
Jordan McKell has a problem with authority Unfortunately for him the ironfisted authority of the powerful Patthaaunutth controls virtually every aspect of galactic shipping In order to survive Jordan ekes out a living dabbling in interstellar smuggling for outlaw concerns that represent the last vestiges of free trade in the galaxy So when Jordan and his partner Ixilan alien with two ferretlike outhunters linked to his neural systemare hired by a mysterious gentleman to fly a ship and its special cargo to Earth they jump at the job
Caution has never been one of Jordans strong suits But this time he may have taken on more than even he can handle The ship Icarus turns out to be a ramshackle hulk the ragtag crew literally picked up off the street and the cargo so secret its sealed in a special container that takes up most of the cramped and illdesigned ship As if that werent bad enough it looks like the authorities already suspect something is afoot theres a saboteur aboard and the Icarus appears to be shaking apart at the seams
It doesnt seem as if things could get any worse That is until a beautiful crew member helps McKell uncover the true nature of the cargo hes carrying With his enemies closing in on the lumbering Icarus the unknown saboteur still aboard and authorities on Earth pressured to turn them in McKell and Ixil become fugitives Their only chance is to stay one step ahead of their pursuers as they try to make it home
A bold and epic novel filled with unrelenting action and a good dose of humor The Icarus Hunt is a wild hyperspace romp through the galaxy
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