false 337019 3 The luxury space yacht Polaris carried an elite group of the wealthy and curious thousands of light-years from Earth to witness a spectacular stellar phenomenon. It never returned. The search party sent to investigate found the Polaris empty and adrift in space, the fate of its pilot and passengers a mystery. <br><br> Sixty years later, prominent antiquities dealer Alex Benedict is determined to find the truth about Polaris-no matter how far he must travel across the stars, no matter the risk. 2431463 2 11 2004 Polaris total:341|5:47|4:137|3:126|2:28|1:3| 341 1220 446 40 3 3 false false Wed Jan 16 12:13:18 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 22 10:17:39 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon May 18 12:45:30 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 12:45:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 09:00:25 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 09:10:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Dec 09 10:29:17 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 08:09:48 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 04:43:56 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 05:18:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 true false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 14:34:44 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 14:54:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Mar 23 10:45:31 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 11:07:22 -0700 2009
The seven characters that go missing are introduced very briefly and by the time you're halfway through the book you've completel...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Dec 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 19:13:08 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 15:16:36 -0800 2008
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The plot, book structure, drama, etc. are all essentially the same as "Talent for War"....more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Dec 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 17:19:58 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 02 08:34:52 -0800 2009 Only one caveat for me...the female narrator's character just did not ring true. (It is difficult for a male author to catch the feel for an authentic female voice and...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 13:52:12 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 13:54:58 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 21:34:58 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 21:38:30 -0700 2009 A Talent for War and Polaris) are entertaining explorations of life in the far future, although the mysteries are relatively easy to figure out.]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 07 16:01:49 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 16:03:03 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 29 18:25:05 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 22 21:43:28 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Apr 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 03 11:36:54 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 03 11:37:16 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 07 05:51:59 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 07 06:22:47 -0800 2008
A sequel to A Talent For War, this book stars the same characters, but where the previous book was first person POV from the artifact dealer, this book is first person from his assistant, the ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 06:42:54 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 06 22:04:28 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 14:38:24 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 14:41:11 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Jan 12 18:36:45 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 06:53:54 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Tue Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 11:08:04 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 11:09:05 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jul 21 09:18:47 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 09:19:07 -0700 2009