The Icarus Plot, Timothy Zahn
The Icarus Plot, Timothy Zahn
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The Icarus Plot

Author: Timothy Zahn

Narrator: Marc Thompson

Unabridged: 15 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/05/2022

Synopsis

NEW SCIENCE FICTION SERIES FROM THE CREATOR OF THE COBRA SERIES AND STAR WARS' ADMIRAL THRAWN.

There wasn’t much money to be made as a Trailblazer, searching out new worlds for possible development. Still, it was safer than the bounty hunter career that had cost Gregory Roarke his left arm six years ago. And thanks to his Kadolian partner Selene’s ultrasensitive sense of smell, they occasionally discovered a medically promising seed or spore they could sell under the table. It was a quiet life, uneventful and mostly legal. 

Until Roarke was approached by two men with a proposal: track down a mysterious woman named Tera and, through her, locate a secret project called Icarus. 

The challenge was intriguing. The unlimited budget was tempting. But Roarke had a more personal reason to accept the job. 

The chance for long-delayed payback.

About Timothy Zahn

It is not often that you hear of someone going through several years of postgraduate education, who ends up turning a hobby into their life's, paying, productive work. Such is the unusual story of American author, Timothy Zahn, who was born in 1951, grew up in Lombard, IL and graduated with a B.S. Degree in physics from Michigan State University. He then proceeded to the University of IL where he received his M.S. Degree in 1975. After beginning his doctorate in physics, his advisor passed away, and he never did complete the studies.

Zahn had started writing as a hobby, so when his plans changed, he took his writing of science fiction to a higher level. Zahn is best known for his Thrawn Star Wars series of novels. He has also had other novels of fantasy and science fiction. There are also many works that he has penned in short story fiction.

Zahn and his wife Anna live in Bandon, Oregon and have one son, Corwin Zahn.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jonathan on January 16, 2023

In 1999, Timothy Zahn released "The Icarus Hunt", a standalone novel that caught his audience by suprise and would be one of if not his best known standalone novel outside of Star Wars. Fans have been clamoring him to write a sequel for decades and finally, the sequel has arrived. The first thing tha......more

Goodreads review by H (no longer expecting notifications) Balikov on July 20, 2023

For many, including me, Zahn can be counted on for both a driving plot and fascinating aliens. Roarke and Selene (human and Kandolian) are partners. They are currently running a kind of planet exploration service for private clients, but they were previously a bounty hunter team. The plot finds these......more

Goodreads review by Howard on July 21, 2024

In June I read the eARC of the 4th book in The Icarus Saga by Timothy Zane. As I noted at the time, while the fourth book worked well as a standalone, I might feel compelled to go back and start the series from the beginning. This is the first book in the series of Gregory Rourke and Selene, former......more

Goodreads review by Alberto on March 23, 2024

Definitivamente bajó dos niveles el autor. En vez de mejorar en algo en relación al anterior libro, este se sintió más forzado, más sobrecargado, y mucho menos atractivo. Sin embargo, estuvo interesante en gran parte y no me aburrió del todo. Espero que la saga vaya mejorando con los nuevos libros.......more

Goodreads review by Michael on July 18, 2022

The Icarus Plot by Timothy Zahn is a space opera set in the same universe as The Icarus Hunt. It can, however, be read as a standalone book and still enjoyed. In this one, Gregory Roarke and his alien partner, Selene, are working as Trailblazers. Trailblazers search out new worlds for the possibilit......more

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