Описание: New edition of the first book in the popular, action-packed science fiction series from Hugo Award-winning author Timothy Zahn
Timothy Zahn has been entertaining science fiction readers young and old for more than twenty years with exciting, thought-provoking adventures. Dragon and Thief is sure to delight all his fans and gain new teen and adult readers as well.
Jack Morgan has been framed for theft. Hes hiding on a distant planet with the virtual presence of his deceased Uncle Virge, a con man who has been his only family since Jacks parents died. Jack knows he must clear his name before the cops catch up with him. A firefight among ships in the skies above leaves a downed ship near Jacks hiding place, with a single unlikely survivor. It looks like a dragon, and it must join with a human host within six hours or die. The only available host is Jack.
Draycos, Jacks new companion, is a Kda, a dragon-like species that lives symbiotically with the humanoid Shontine. The attackers, determined to exterminate Draycoss people, will find them if they dont flee; so the pair works together to escape the planet and begin a search for the truth behind Jacks frame-up and the identity of the attackers.
With Jacks future hanging in the balance, as well as the future of billions of Draycoss people, the pair must track down the people who framed Jack, and prevent the destruction of the remaining Kda and Shontine. Theyll also discover whether their union was mere coincidence, or a friendship written in the stars.
Zahn keeps the story moving at breakneck speed.--Publishers Weekly
