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Dragon and Thief (Dragonback) (Hardcover)

by Timothy Zahn (Author) "Draycos? Come on, symby, shake a scale ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Tor Books; 1 edition (Feb 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0765301245
  • ISBN-13: 978-0765301246
  • Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14 x 1.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,491,104 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent adventure!, 2 May 2003
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This is the first of a new series. And it gives the first taste of a grand adventure. The young man who recently retired from the thief and con trade becomes an unvilling symbiont to a unknown alien species. With his new friend he faces a conspiracy to force him to take up his old trade. I look forward to follow the dragonbacks in the interesting universe Zahn has created.
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4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent beginning to a new series, 31 Oct 2005
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This review is from: Starscape: Dragon and Thief (Dragonback Volume 1) (Paperback)
The series of Jack Morgan (reformed thief), Uncle Virge (AI on board Jack's ship) and Draycos (K'Da poet-warrior) begins.

Jack is 14 years old and on the run in a spaceship from the authorities who try to set him up for a crime he did not commit. On the planet he hides out on he discovers a spaceship that has just crashed after a fierce battle. Onboard Jack meets Draycos - who in order to live has to bond with a symbiont (in this case Jack). Jack decides to save Draycos' life and takes him on as an extremely alive tattoo.

Then Jack and Draycos go on trying to figure out what to do first - find the people who betrayed Draycos' people - who are coming in a year's time - or clear Jack's name. They settle for beginning with Jack's name but at the same time keeping their eyes open for Draycos' betrayer.

The action is ready to begin. I liked this beginning. Zahn writes in such a way as to make his characters come alive. Enjoy! I certainly did.

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4.0 out of 5 stars great space opera for teens - intelligent adventure, 31 Dec 2007
This review is from: Starscape: Dragon and Thief (Dragonback Volume 1) (Paperback)
Dragon and Thief (part 1 of the Dragonback series) is a great little young adult adventure book. the story of runaway thief Jack Morgan and his symbiotic dragon is an awesome and entertaining read full of adventure and puzzles, twists and turns.
Zahn writes convincingly and with some great edge to his dialogue - some of the conversations between the leads are very intelligent and interesting.
The plot is solid and the twist is a nice satisfying surprise that sets up a neat cliffhanger for the next in the series.
a great book for teens - especially boys - it is a futuristic space opera full of gadgets and skills and danger and fighting.
the only down point is maybe a slight unbelievability to some of the schemes the leads pull off.
overall, well structured, intelligent, exciting and readable - i will definetely be picking up the next in the series after this enjoyable, if short read, from prose-craftsman Zahn.
8/10
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