β Scribed by Timothy Zahn
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Praise for the Dragonback Adventures
"The opener of the Dragonback series is a romp of a space thriller."
-Booklist on Dragon and Thief
"Well paced and smoothly narrated. Jack and Draycos learn to trust each other-and discover they have enemies in common."
--Kirkus Reviews on Dragon and Thief
"This start to a new SF adventure series from Hugo Award-winner Zahn will appeal to young readers . . . Zahn keeps the story moving at breakneck speed."
--Publishers Weekly on Dragon and Thief
"Zahn applies his considerable talents to creating a universe populated by diverse aliens and run by a mixture of government agencies and corporate power brokers. . . . Packed with adventure and suspense"
--Divers Hands on Dragon and Thief
"A space opera for all ages."
--Critical Mass on Dragon and Thief
"Recently I was asked if anyone was still writing the kind of grand space adventure like Heinlein's juveniles or Andre Norton's tales that enticed so many people into science fiction fandom. Now I have the answer and it is a resounding yes! Zahn rocks!"
--Genrefluent on Dragon and Soldier
TIMOTHY ZAHN has written twenty-five SF novels, including the all-time bestselling Star Wars tie-in novel, Heir to the Empire , and Dragon and Thief and Dragon and Soldier , the first two Dragonback novels. Winner of the Hugo Award, he lives in Oregon, where he's working on the next Dragonback adventure, Dragon and Herdsman.
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