{"product_id":"the-icarus-needle-9781982193799","title":"The Icarus Needle","description":"\u003cb\u003eNEW ENTRY IN THE ICARUS SAGA FROM \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBEST-SELLING AUTHOR TIMOTHY ZAHN.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTen thousand years ago, a mysterious people known as the Icari vanished from the Spiral, leaving behind a network of portals that can instantaneously transport passengers hundreds or thousands of light-years across the stars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gregory Roarke and his Kadolian partner Selene have been tasked with seeking out these alien artifacts and bringing them under the control of the Icarus Group. But the Group's leadership has changed, and Roarke soon finds himself at serious odds with the new director's plans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The result: a counter-plan that lands Roarke and Selene on a distant world with a broken city, a dozen portals, and a group of aliens called the Ammei who dream of using the portals to bring back their own glory days. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But their ambitions will be costly, and not just for themselves. Roarke and Selene must put together the scattered clues and solve the riddle of the Ammei and their plans, while at the same time fending off the Patth and their bid to claim the city and portals for themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Because the Icari are gone . . . aren't they?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimothy Zahn\u003c\/b\u003e is a Hugo Award winner and the author of the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e #1 bestseller, \u003ci\u003eHeir to the Empire\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the best-selling Star Wars: Thrawn series of novels. Born in Chicago, he earned a B.S. in physics from Michigan State University and an M.S. in physics from the University of Illinois. He sold his first story to \u003ci\u003eAnalog\u003c\/i\u003e in 1978 and immediately attracted attention as a new writer of science fiction based on real, cutting-edge science. Baen published his popular Cobra trilogy in one volume. His other popular series include the Conqueror and Dragonback novels. With David Weber and Thomas Pope, he is the author of novels \u003ci\u003eA Call to Duty, A Call to Arms, A Call to Vengeance, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Call to Insurrection\u003c\/i\u003e. Zahn has written more than 50 novels, including the recent Cobra Rebellion series entries \u003ci\u003eCobra Outlaw\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCobra Traitor\u003c\/i\u003e. He is frequently a guest at comic cons and Star Wars events.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Baen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50878392500498,"sku":"9781982193799","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fd9a528f-cd80-4ecd-993a-94ddc62ba647.jpg?v=1763538775","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-icarus-needle-9781982193799","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}