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Ever since his classic debut, The Tar-Aiym Krang, the first of the wildly successful Pip and Flinx adventures, New York Times bestselling author Alan Dean Foster has captivated readers around the world. Now this writer of bold imagination and stunning originality has created an electrifying space epic set in a universe at once strangely familiar and starkly terrifying. Familiar because the universe is ours; terrifying because the human condition might soon be. . . .
Not so long ago Marcus Walker was just another young commodities trader in Chicago, working hard and playing harder. But that’s all in the past, part of a life half forgotten—a reality that vanished when he was attacked while camping and tossed aboard a starship bound for deep space.
Desperately, Walker searches for explanations, only to realize he’s trapped in a horrifying nightmare that is all too real. Instead of being a rich hotshot at the top of the food chain, Walker discovers he’s just another amusing novelty, part of a cargo of “cute” aliens from primitive planets—destined to be sold as pets to highly advanced populations in “civilized” regions of the galaxy.
Even if he weren’t constantly watched by his captors, Walker has few options. After all, there is no escape from a speeding starship. Another man might resign himself to the inevitable and hope to be sold to a kindly owner, but not Walker. This former college football star has plenty of American ingenuity and no intention of admitting defeat, now or ever. In fact, he’s only just begun to fight.
The adventure will continue with two more novels
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Not so long ago Marcus Walker was just another young commodities trader in Chicago, working hard and playing harder. But that’s all in the past, part of a life half forgotten—a reality that vanished when he was attacked while camping and tossed aboard a starship bound for deep space.
Desperately, Walker searches for explanations, only to realize he’s trapped in a horrifying nightmare that is all too real. Instead of being a rich hotshot at the top of the food chain, Walker discovers he’s just another amusing novelty, part of a cargo of “cute” aliens from primitive planets—destined to be sold as pets to highly advanced populations in “civilized” regions of the galaxy.
Even if he weren’t constantly watched by his captors, Walker has few options. After all, there is no escape from a speeding starship. Another man might resign himself to the inevitable and hope to be sold to a kindly owner, but not Walker. This former college football star has plenty of American ingenuity and no intention of admitting defeat, now or ever. In fact, he’s only just begun to fight.
The adventure will continue with two more novels
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Marcus Walker loved Chicago, and Chicago loved him, which is why he was in Bug Jump, California. Read the first page
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Enough action to make it interesting, enough comedy to make it enjoyable. I was expecting a novelisation of that terrible t.v. series called TAKEN and was pleasantly surprised with what arrived, this book has nothing at all to do with the series (thankfully). Two strangers are brought together on an alien ship after being kidnapped, one has four legs (and fleas) and a brain boost to allow it to communicate with the less interesting human half of the duo. After spending far too long on display in an alien zoo the duo team up with some even odder aliens to make their escape, trading the frying pan for the fire they are still lost, even after they are rescued.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
With an engaging idea and ADF's ability to write a good character this could have been up there with his best.
I was dissapointed almost throughout. I couldn't make up my mind if he was trying to write a 'straight' S/F book (it was too shallow for that) or a humerous S/F book (it aint funny).
I have been an ADF fan for years, but I know that if I do read the next volume in this saga, I will borrow it from a library and not waste money buying it.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I have not bought a ADF books for years. (The last one was one of his Flinx books.) However when I saw this one I thought I would give it a try and on the whole it was passable. So I moved swiftly on to the next in the series, which I finished in half a day! Yes I admit it was uncomplicated to say the least. I particullarly liked the dog character, George. Chuckle at the doggy jokes people... If you want something untaxing and with a canine twist to it this would be a good start. Some of Mr Fosters' weaving of alien cultures is intriging. I will get the third book but only when it is available in paperback. Hardback is way too expensive.
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