![]() Icarus took off with all intentions of following his father's sage advice. If he flew too low, his wings would get wet in the ocean if he flew too high, the sun would melt the wax and the wings would disintegrate. Just before their flight, Daedalus warned his son to be careful. In theory, the wings would allow Daedalus and Icarus to fly above the labyrinth and off the island to freedom. Ever the inventor, Daedalus built wings of feathers and wax to escape. Because he was his father's son, Icarus faced the same fate. Sometime after building it, Daedalus fell into disfavor with the king of Crete and was condemned to live the rest of his life inside the labyrinth. Even Daedalus could not find a way out of his maze. He was the son of Daedalus, an accomplished inventor, who produced an ingenious labyrinth on the island of Cnossus for Minos, the king of Crete. immensely appealing.Icarus was a minor character in Greek Mythology, famous for not surviving the transition from boyhood to manhood. scientific dialogue that streams with starship hardware and military trooper talk. “Zahn paints every detail with gleamy realism. social, political, and emotional complications, all of which Zahn treats with his usual skill.”- Booklist “ is another finely wrought space adventure. The first book in the Cobra War series hits all those marks in admirable style and makes for a quick, entertaining sci-fi novel.”- BlogCritics you can count on Timothy Zahn for three things: clean, sparse prose good pacing and great action scenes. ![]() “Zahn keeps the story moving at a breakneck pace, maintaining excitement.”- Publishers Weekly ![]() “Zahn fans will enjoy the variety of small-unit combat scenes in the action-packed third and final Cobra Rebellion military SF adventure. Take the espionage of John le Carre, the deduction of Sherlock Holmes, the twisty nature of The Sting, and you have The Icarus Plot."- Upstream Reviews "Anyone who has ever been interested in noir science fiction and espionage should read this. "Timothy Zahn is a mainstay in the field of science fiction."- Seattle Book Review The Icarus Plot is pure fun in the way that only one of the genre’s greatest yarn-weavers can do."- Warped Factor Zahn remains one of the best writers of action I have ever had the pleasure of reading. "There are plenty of little things to delight the longtime Zahn reader, while also bringing new fans in a way that is perfectly accessible. It's also a passion project for the author, so if you enjoy Zahn, it's not to be missed."- Analog SF&F "This is Zahn at his best-great characters and settings, great worldbuilding, great suspense, and just a ton of action and space opera fun. But Roarke had a more personal reason to accept the job. Until Roarke was approached by two men with a proposal: track down a mysterious woman named Tera and, through her, locate a secret project called Icarus. It was a quiet life, uneventful and mostly legal. And thanks to his Kadolian partner Selene’s ultrasensitive sense of smell, they occasionally discovered a medically promising seed or spore they could sell under the table. Still, it was safer than the bounty hunter career that had cost Gregory Roarke his left arm six years ago. ![]() There wasn’t much money to be made as a Trailblazer, searching out new worlds for possible development. NEW SCIENCE FICTION SERIES FROM THE CREATOR OF THE COBRA SERIES AND STAR WARS' ADMIRAL THRAWN
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