{"product_id":"the-icarus-job-paperback","title":"The Icarus Job - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTimothy Zahn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHOPING TO TAKE POSSESSION OF A NEW ALIEN STAR-HOPPING PORTAL, ROARKE AND SELENCE ARE TASKED WITH TRANSPORTING AN ASSASSIN, WHO IS HERSELF BEING TARGETED.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor years Gregory Roarke and his Kadolian partner Selene worked as crocketts, combing through the atmospheres of uninhabited worlds for places that might be colonized or hold valuable resources. Now, they work for the Icarus Group, a top-secret government organization hunting for portals created by a long-vanished alien race, portals that can teleport a person hundreds or thousands of light-years in the blink of an eye. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Usually, those hunts are long and tedious. But Roarke has now been handed an intriguing offer. A criminal boss, Robertine Cherno, will hand over a hitherto unknown portal to the Icarus Group in exchange for Roarke and Selene agreeing to transport a passenger named Nikki across the Spiral. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e There's only one catch. Nikki is a professional, high-priced, highly feared assassin. And she's on the job. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e That would have been bad enough. But when the alien Patth also move to gain possession of the portal, bad quickly promises to go to worse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Especially when it becomes clear that Nikki herself is being hunted by someone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's up to Roarke and Selene to untangle the mysteries and get to the truth before they become someone's collateral damage.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimothy Zahn\u003c\/b\u003e is a Hugo Award winner and the author of the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e #1 bestseller, \u003ci\u003eHeir to the Empire\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the best-selling Star Wars: Thrawn series of novels. Born in Chicago, he earned a B.S. in physics from Michigan State University and an M.S. in physics from the University of Illinois. He sold his first story to \u003ci\u003eAnalog\u003c\/i\u003e in 1978 and immediately attracted attention as a new writer of science fiction based on real, cutting-edge science. Baen published his popular Cobra trilogy in one volume. His other popular series include the Conqueror and Dragonback novels. With David Weber and Thomas Pope, he is the author of novels \u003ci\u003eA Call to Duty, A Call to Arms, A Call to Vengeance, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Call to Insurrection\u003c\/i\u003e. Zahn has written more than 50 novels, including the recent Cobra Rebellion series entries \u003ci\u003eCobra Outlaw\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCobra Traitor\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 6.7 x 4.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47263397773561,"sku":"9781668072509","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/U6ra3qkHk69781668072509.webp?v=1768818503","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-icarus-job-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}