The Icarus Hunt
1999 • 465 pages

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Jordan McKell is a freighter pilot who takes on the job of flying an unusual spaceship to Earth while trying to avoid detection by the Patth, keeping his mob boss happy, and solving a murder mystery. This book is a good mix of mystery, sci-fi, action, adventure and humor. Each chapter pulls you to the next.


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4 primary books5 released books

#0 in The Icarus Saga

The Icarus Saga is a 5-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 1999 with contributions by Timothy Zahn.

The Icarus Hunt
#2
The Icarus Twin
#3
The Icarus Job
#4
The Icarus Changeling
#5
The Icarus Needle

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This story mixes a bit of space smugglers (picture Han Solo) with a bit of Sherlock Holmes mystery and deduction.

March 23, 2019

gave up after 120 pages (a quarter), because it felt like reading cartoons: fast and full of shiny colors, but completely shallow and uninteresting. Just a too cool glitzy hero kicking alien ass with amazing wit and bravado.
Might have enjoyed it at 12-13 yo.

August 3, 2017
Jwilker
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Zahn is a great Sci Fi writer!

October 30, 2012

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