The Zero Stone

✍ Scribed by Andre Norton

• Publisher: Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 185 KB
• Series: Zero Stone 1
• Category: Fiction
• City: Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy, 2015.
• ISBN: 1504025474

✦ Synopsis

Cover Page; Title Page; Dedication; One; Two; Three; Four; Five; Six; Seven; Eight; Nine; Ten; Eleven; Twelve; Thirteen; Fourteen; Fifteen; Sixteen; Seventeen; Eighteen; About the Author; Copyright Page.;A gem trader becomes the hunted as he seeks the truth about a mysterious stone rumored to be the key to all the power in the universe Apprentice gem trader Murdoc Jern lives on Angkor, a thriving hub of interstellar trade. One day, a furtive visitor brings him a ring discovered on an alien corpse. It's made of age-pitted metal surrounding a dull and lifeless stone. Yet it exerts a powerful hold on Murdoc. And when his father is killed, Murdoc begins a quest, taking with him his only legacy, the mysterious ring, which he knows is the key to his dad's death. Accompanied by Eet, a feline mutant with paranormal powers, Murdoc hurtles through space, where he's pursued by a religious order called the Green Robes. His journey takes him to distant planets and once-great armies marooned on vanished worlds. In a desperate battle to learn the ultimate meaning of the Zero Stone, Murdoc must bargain for his freedom--and his life--and confront the fate that befalls seekers of knowledge.

✦ Subjects

FICTION -- General