{"product_id":"dragon-and-thief-9780765387882","title":"Dragon and Thief","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first book of six in the popular Dragonback science fiction series from Hugo Award-winning author Timothy Zahn. Fun for readers 10 and older.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTimothy Zahn has been entertaining science fiction readers young and old for decades with exciting, thought-provoking adventures. \u003ci\u003eDragon and Thief\u003c\/i\u003e is sure to delight all his fans and gain new teen and adult readers as well. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJack Morgan has been framed for theft. He's hiding on a distant planet with the virtual presence of his deceased Uncle Virge, a con man who has been his only family since Jack's parents died. Jack knows he must clear his name before the cops catch up with him. A firefight among ships in the skies above leaves a downed ship near Jack's hiding place, with a single unlikely survivor. It looks like a dragon, and it must join with a human host within six hours or die. The only available host is Jack. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDraycos, Jack's new \"companion,\" is a K'da, a dragon-like species that lives symbiotically with the humanoid Shontine. The attackers, determined to exterminate Draycos's people, will find them if they don't flee; so the pair works together to escape the planet and begin a search for the truth behind Jack's frame-up and the identity of the attackers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith Jack's future hanging in the balance, as well as the future of billions of Draycos's people, the pair must track down the people who framed Jack, and prevent the destruction of the remaining K'da and Shontine. They'll also discover whether their union was mere coincidence, or a friendship written in the stars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Zahn keeps the story moving at breakneck speed.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTIMOTHY ZAHN won a Hugo Award for his novella \u003ci\u003eCascade Point\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of the all-time bestselling original \u003ci\u003eStar War\u003c\/i\u003es tie-in novel \u003ci\u003eHeir to the Empire\u003c\/i\u003e, and of the popular \u003ci\u003eBlackcollar\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCobra\u003c\/i\u003e military SF series. His work also includes the novels \u003ci\u003eAngelmass\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eManta's Gift\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492004598034,"sku":"9780765387882","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9c002a3f-41a4-494d-a7d5-f728fccc20f5.jpg?v=1730565567","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dragon-and-thief-9780765387882","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}