Pawn: A Chronicle of the Sibyl's War

by Timothy Zahn

Overview

The first book in an exciting space opera trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Timothy Zahn, Pawn

“Tim Zahn is a master of tactics and puts his own edge on complex hard-SF thrillers.” —Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling author

Nicole Lee’s life is going nowhere. No family, no money, and stuck in a relationship with a thug named Bungie. But, after one of Bungie’s “deals” goes south, he and Nicole are whisked away by a mysterious moth-like humanoid to a strange ship called the Fyrantha.

Once aboard, life on the ship seems too good to be true. All she has to do is work on one of the ship’s many maintenance crews. However, she learned long ago that nothing comes without a catch. When she’s told to keep quiet and stop asking questions, she knows she is on to something.

Nicole soon discovers that many different factions are vying for control of the Fyrantha, and she and her friends are merely pawns in a game beyond their control. But, she is tired of being used, and now Nicole is going to fight.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250837424
Publisher:	Tor Publishing Group
Publication date:	05/01/2018
Series:	Sibyl's War , #1
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	535,815
Product dimensions:	4.25(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.86(d)

About the Author

TIMOTHY ZAHN is the Hugo Award-winning author of more than thirty SF novels, including Night Train to Rigel, The Third Lynx, Odd Girl Out, and the Dragonback sextet. He has also written the all-time bestselling Star Wars spinoff novel, Heir to the Empire, and other Star Wars novels, including Scoundrels. He lives in coastal Oregon.

Editorial Reviews

04/17/2017
Space opera fans are sure to enjoy this fast-paced, pulpy introduction to veteran Zahn’s new trilogy. Nicole Hammond, a 19-year-old alcoholic, is living the hard life in Philadelphia. She’s suffering from an atrocious hangover and attempting a kidnapping when her life goes from bad to weird: aliens abduct her and her criminal colleague, and Nicole discovers that the voices she’s been hearing for years are a side effect of her ability to psychically communicate with a massive spaceship. The alien ship is staffed by humans who are press-ganged into working as repair crews. Though the security of life aboard the ship has its appeal, Nicole discovers evidence that the entire situation is much worse than it looks, and she reluctantly steps beyond her life as a self-serving nobody. The book stumbles briefly on moments of inexplicable sexism but is otherwise a solid, fun, zippy read that delivers all the expected twists. This promises to be a rollicking series. Agent: Russell Galen, Scovil Galen Ghosh Literary. (May)

Publishers Weekly