The first book of six in the popular Dragonback science fiction series from Hugo Award-winning author Timothy Zahn. Fun for readers 10 and older. Timothy Zahn has been entertaining science fiction readers young and old for decades with exciting, thought-provoking adventures. Dragon and Thief is sure to delight all his fans and gain new teen and adult readers as well. Jack Morgan has been framed for theft. He's hiding on a distant planet with the virtual presence of his deceased Uncle Virge, a con man who has been his only family since Jack's parents died. Jack knows he must clear his name before the cops catch up with him. A firefight among ships in the skies above leaves a downed ship near Jack's hiding place, with a single unlikely survivor. It looks like a dragon, and it must join with a human host within six hours or die. The only available host is Jack. Draycos, Jack's new 'companion,' is a K'da, a dragon-like species that lives symbiotically with the humanoid Shontine. The