The Icarus Hunt
   Timothy Zahn
   (Associate Reviewer - D. H. BROWN)
  1999 Bantam Books, NY USA
   ISBN: 055310702X


In a universe of iron-fisted control of all galactic shipping, renegade Jordan McKell survives by dabbling in interstellar smuggling for the last of the free traders. Along with his alien Jordan is hired by a mysterious human to ferry a ship & its unknown cargo to Earth.

Timothy Zahn can really take you for a ride & drop you into some impossible situations! As well as writing good science fiction, he does extremely well at mystery too.

It was good to read a book again that made me feel like a kid again. With characters I'd really like to know doing things I'd really like to do, in a plot that let me forget about the details & just live in the adventure.

In the spiral arm of the galaxy Jordan McKell hires out to transport the rattrap, tramp ship Icarus & its sealed cargo. Even as the ship shakes apart at its seams, a saboteur is making things worse.

Jordan has a very real alien partner with two ferret-like symbiots, a hilarious sense of humor, a keen eye for beauty & nothing is as it seems until the adventure ends.

A fine intergalactic romp!

Timothy Zahn's oeuvre is bigger than a spaceship & includes:
Star Wars & Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy; the Blackcollar works; the Cobra works; Deadman Switch; A Coming of Age; Spinneret; Triplet; Warhorse; the Conguerors' Trilogy
(10/03/99)

D. H. BROWN
A RebeccasReads.com Associate Reviewer

Reviewer's Bio:
D. H. BROWN is the author of the critically acclaimed HONOR DUE and the Citizens Warrior Series. The son of missionary parents and with the help his Uncle Sam, he has touched base in more than 40 countries. In 1986 he produced the independent children's film Lessie's Rainbow. During the late 80s and early 90s, he wrote the book Common Sense and delivered the seminars of the same name for the Community Action Network of Seattle (CAN). While doing his early Vietnam recovery work, he counseled Veterans and spoke widely to men's groups in Washington state, and was a founder of The Lodge of the Wolf.

D. H. BROWN has worked as a Logistics and Weapons Specialist in Viet Nam; day laborer; Director of Security; Armored Car Driver; Police Officer; Professional Hunting Guide; Trapper; Dog Sledder; Homesteader; Truck Driver; General Contractor; Minister; Editor; Writer; Speaker; Restaurateur; Movie Producer; Antique Restoration Specialist; Personal Care Worker; PC Repair Specialist; Computer Instructor; Webmaster and Web Designer. "I write about what I know."

He lives deep in the Pacific Northwest rainforest with his wife, author and editor Rebecca and Buddy Dog, working on his next book.
Visit him at: www.dhbrownbooks.com