A short time after I published the previous blog, my computer had a major malfunction and had to go to the PC hospital way over in South Dakota. Thankfully, it is back now and seems to be recovered *cross fingers*.
I have read only one book since the last post, and that was the Timothy Zahn book Dragon and Thief. It was a very good book for young readers. I would guess, early teens would enjoy it most.
The storyline involves a 14-year-old vagabond named Jack Morgan. He is on the run from the law for a crime he didn't commit. He is hiding on an uninhabited planet when a spaceship crash lands, or rather is forced to crash land. All on board the craft are killed except for Draycos, a K'da warrior. K'da are a species that must live in a symbiotic relationship with a humanoid. Since Jack is the only humanoid on planet, when he investigates the crash site Draycos attaches himself to Jack, literally.
Draycos is a creature that can become two-dimensional and wrap himself around his host like a living tatoo. He can detach himself at will, which provides some lively surprises for the enemies Jack and Draycos are trying to discover--who framed Jack and who killed Draycos's compatriots?
