The Icarus Changeling
The Icarus Changeling by Timothy Zahn, published by Baen on July 2, 2024, is a science fiction novel that immerses readers in a thrilling narrative. The story follows Gregory Roarke, an agent for the ultra-secret Icarus Group, who is tasked with locating a teleportation portal on the remote colony world of Alainn. What begins as a straightforward assignment quickly escalates into a complex web of murders and a confrontation with an alien adversary, the Patth, who are also in pursuit of the portal.
Readers will find themselves drawn into a tale filled with action and mystery as Roarke navigates the challenges posed by the Patth and the unfolding events in the small town of Bilswift. Accompanied by Selene, who possesses an extraordinary sense of smell, Roarke must unravel the connections between the murders and a young Kadolian boy named Tirano, whose background adds layers of intrigue to the plot. This edition, comprising 320 pages in English, delves into themes of crime and adventure within a space opera setting, offering a captivating exploration of loyalty and danger in a richly imagined universe.
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Gregory Roarke — agent for the ultra-secret Icarus Group – has received a new assignment: locate a teleportation portal on a backwater colony world. But what should be a an easy assignment leads to a string of murders, and a race against an alien enemy.
Gregory Roarke—former bounty hunter, former Trailblazer, current agent for the ultra-secret Icarus Group—has received a new assignment: locate a suspected but as-yet undiscovered teleportation portal on the backwater colony world of Alainn.
The rival Patth are also searching for the device, and have considerably more resources at their disposal. Fortunately, Roarke has Selene and her incredibly sensitive Kadolian sense of smell. On paper, it should be a straightforward enough job.
But that was before there was a murder in the small town of Bilswift . . . and another one . . . and the discovery that the Patth are already on the scene and have narrowed the search to a heavily forested area in the hills and mountains east of town.
Most disturbing of all is the discovery that one of Selene’s people, a Kadolian teenaged boy named Tirano, is working at one of Bilswift’s fish markets. A boy who may have lost his parents before his proper socialization was completed. A boy who may be connected to both the murders and the Patth.
A boy who may be the potentially dangerous wild card that the Kadolians call changelings.
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