The Icarus Job
The Icarus Job by Timothy Zahn, published by Baen on March 11, 2025, is a science fiction adventure that spans 416 pages. The narrative follows Gregory Roarke and his partner Selene, who have transitioned from exploring uninhabited worlds to working for the Icarus Group, a secretive organization focused on discovering alien portals. Their latest mission involves transporting a feared assassin named Nikki, who is entangled in a web of danger as she herself becomes a target.
Readers will find a blend of space opera and crime mystery as Roarke and Selene navigate the complexities of their assignment. The stakes rise when they learn that the alien Patth are also interested in the portal, complicating their mission further. As they delve deeper into the situation, the urgency to uncover the truth intensifies, making their journey fraught with peril. This edition presents a detailed exploration of interstellar intrigue and the challenges of dealing with powerful adversaries in a richly imagined universe.
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HOPING TO TAKE POSSESSION OF A NEW ALIEN STAR-HOPPING PORTAL, ROARKE AND SELENCE ARE TASKED WITH TRANSPORTING AN ASSASSIN, WHO IS HERSELF BEING TARGETED.
For 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.
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.
There’s only one catch. Nikki is a professional, high-priced, highly feared assassin. And she’s on the job.
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.
Especially when it becomes clear that Nikki herself is being hunted by someone.
It’s up to Roarke and Selene to untangle the mysteries and get to the truth before they become someone’s collateral damage.
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