false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172580524m/192528.jpg 192528 3 Jordan McKell is a renegade star-freighter pilot struggling to survive in a galxy where trade is monopolized by the oppressive Patth. But when he takes a job flying a broken-down antique ship and its "special cargo" to Earth, neither Jordan nor his mechanic-partner Ixil(an alien being with two ferret like "outhunters" linked to his neural system) has any idea of the stakes involved. Soon Jordan and Ixil find themselves lumbering through space on the Icarus with a ragtag crew, an unknown saboteur, and a large sealed container the Patth will do anything to intercept. It's not long before Jordan suspects he and Ixil are in the middle of a vast conspiracy that could change the course of human history. Unfortunately, he's right. 540610 1999 The Icarus Hunt total:301|5:93|4:111|3:85|2:10|1:2| 301 1186 395 26 5 0 false false Sat Feb 14 02:51:04 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 03:00:48 -0800 2009
Also, Zahn's world-building is...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Aug 17 16:11:41 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 17 16:15:46 -0700 2007
For a change, Lady Luck seemed to be smiling on me. Then again, maybe the fickle wench was just lulling...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Apr 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 09:55:17 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 20:55:06 -0700 2009
The annoying feature of a 1st person narrator who makes no bones about figuring things out and NOT explaining them to the reader works, shockingly, as do the array of alien races and odd crew members. I'm not sure about all the technology, but it's...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sun Jun 14 20:58:11 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 21:00:50 -0700 2009 - expansion: Jordan McKell is a small-time cargo runner who is asked to captain a ship, the Icarus, across the Orion Arm and back to Earth. He is in over his head almost at once. A crew member is murdered, a ruthless organization is after the Icarus’ myster...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Apr 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 25 12:12:25 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 25 12:25:13 -0700 2008 Traveller characters that my brother has played over the years. And also, let me say without spoiling it, that I was completely foole...more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Apr 13 15:25:48 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 12:37:33 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 12:47:34 -0700 2008 So far I really like it, I'm witholding my rating until I finish it though, just to be safe.
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The situations were great, Zahn gets just enough information across to keep you guessing and building layers of mystery. ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 12:44:22 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 17:21:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false true Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 13:52:24 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 05:36:43 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Jun 17 09:18:01 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 09:18:01 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun May 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 15:51:50 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 18:05:11 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 18:40:54 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 22:06:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Oct 07 09:47:45 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 09:53:40 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 07 09:47:45 -0700 2008 1 4 0 false false Sat Nov 15 22:27:53 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 15 22:29:06 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Tue Sep 16 18:05:58 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 09 18:41:48 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 16 18:05:58 -0700 2008 1 3 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Feb 26 07:55:21 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 07:57:43 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Tue Sep 02 08:01:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 02 08:05:53 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Jul 03 00:19:45 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 00:30:28 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri Aug 08 22:48:23 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 08 22:50:55 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Thu Jul 17 15:45:56 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 15:52:36 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=192528