Description
Gregory Roarke and his Kadolian partner, Selene, have been bounty hunters and trailblazers. Now, they are employed by the Icarus Group, tracking down lost teleportation portals once belonging to a mysterious ancient alien species. They were sent to Alainn, a backwoods colony world, in hopes of finding one of these lost portals. Their first surprise on Alainn was the discovery of a young Kadolian changeling. The next several surprises put them in the middle of a multi-murder mystery.
The Icarus Changeling is the fourth and latest novel in Timothy Zahn’s Icarus Saga. Even though this is part of a larger story, this book, more than others in the series, could work as a stand-alone novel. In this noir-style crime drama, the murders keep piling up while Roarke and Selene try to figure out who is doing the killings. Zahn strings along just enough clues to keep Roarke and the readers guessing.
The action comes quickly and often in this space opera murder mystery. Fans of Zahn’s previous works will find familiarity and plenty of thrills in this book. Readers of sci-fi crime dramas will enjoy the detective work on the alien planet.
