β Scribed by Timothy Zahn
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Grade 5-8βJack Morgan, a 14-year-old orphaned thief on a distant planet, is the symbiont (biological partner) of Draycos, a wise, dragonlike alien. Jack and Draycos are on the run from a squadron of bad guys called the Malison Ring after Jack tries to break into their computer system. They, along with their sometime-friend Alison, temporarily escape to the wilderness of the planet Rho Scorvi, where they encounter a herd of beasts, the Phookas, very much like Draycoss Kda people, but with seemingly little intelligence. When the Malison Ring arrives and starts tearing up the forest in pursuit of Jack, he must become a herdsman of the Phookas while trying to save their lives and his own. Each volume in this adventure saga reveals a little more about the reticent Kda and about Jack, who grows from a heedless boy to a true hero. Great escape reading for classic sci-fi fans.βWalter Minkel, New York Public Library
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"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
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"A space opera for all ages."
--Locus 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
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### Review "Zahn has always managed to tell an enthralling story in the past, and this one is no exception. Ignore the young adult label if youβre older and read it anyway.β \--_Chronicle_ on _Dragon and Slave_ βAs with the other books in the series, this novel is a well-done, lightweight ad
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### Review 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 Rev