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Dragon and Thief

Dragon and Thief

The First Dragonback Adventure (Dragonback)
Science FictionYoung Adult
Pages
256
Published
2003
Language
English

Synopsis

Fourteen-year-old orphan Jack Morgan finds himself on the run, falsely accused of a crime. He escapes in his uncle's spaceship to a remote planet, only to witness another ship crash. Rescuing the sole survivor, a K'da warrior named Draycos, Jack discovers an unlikely ally who can help clear his name. Their partnership, however, comes with a twist: Draycos is no ordinary alien.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

AdventurousMysterious
Reluctant HeroFirst ContactQuest

Genres

Science Fiction Young Adult Adventure Fantasy

About the author

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Timothy Zahn

Timothy Zahn (born September 1, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American science fiction author. He grew up in Lombard, Illinois, and studied physics at Michigan State University and the University of Illinois. He sold his first story to Analog in 1978, and his novella "Cascade Point" won the 1984 Hugo Award. He is best known for his Star Wars novels, beginning with the Thrawn trilogy (Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising, The Last Command, 1991 to 1993), which introduced Grand Admiral Thrawn...

Characters

Jack MorganProtagonist
DraycosProtagonist
Uncle VirgilSupporting
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