{"product_id":"the-icarus-hunt-9780553573916","title":"The Icarus Hunt","description":"From Timothy Zahn, Hugo Award winner and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of two landmark Star Wars(R) series, comes an original new tale featuring a renegade space pilot, his unusual alien partner, and an unknown cargo that can change the course of galactic history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJordan McKell has a problem with authority. Unfortunately for him, the iron-fisted 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, Ixil--an alien with two ferret-like \"outhunters\" linked to his neural system--are hired by a mysterious gentleman to fly a ship and its special cargo to Earth, they jump at the job. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCaution has never been one of Jordan's 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, it's sealed in a special container that takes up most of the cramped and ill-designed ship. As if that weren't bad enough, it looks like the authorities already suspect something is afoot, there's a saboteur aboard, and the Icarus appears to be shaking apart at the seams. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt doesn't seem as if things could get any worse. That is, until a beautiful crew member helps McKell uncover the true nature of the cargo he's 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA bold and epic novel filled with unrelenting action and a good dose of humor, \u003cb\u003eThe Icarus Hunt\u003c\/b\u003e is a wild hyperspace romp through the galaxy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTimothy Zahn is one of science fiction's most popular voices, known for pitting realistic human characters against a well-researched background of future science and technology. He won the Hugo Award for his novella \u003cb\u003eCascade Point\u003c\/b\u003e and is the author of eighteen science fiction novels, including two Star Wars(R) series: the bestselling trilogy \u003cb\u003eHeir to the Empire\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eDark Force Rising\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eThe Last Command\u003c\/b\u003e and the \u003cb\u003eHand of Thrawn\u003c\/b\u003e series, \u003cb\u003eSpecter of the Past\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eVision of the Future\u003c\/b\u003e. He is also the author of the novels \u003cb\u003eConquerors' Pride\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eConquerors' Heritage\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eConquerors' Legacy\u003c\/b\u003e and three collections of short fiction. Timothy Zahn lives in Oregon.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Worlds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50899475431698,"sku":"9780553573916","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e394dd27-69e6-4575-a129-c74dc7c1a0e1.jpg?v=1738357161","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-icarus-hunt-9780553573916","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}