Dragon and Liberator (original) (raw)

Dragon and Liberator is the final book of Timothy Zahn's Dragonback series. It is divided into two sub-plots: one depicting Jack (a former burglar, 14 years old) and sidekick Draycos (a dragon-like entity periodically assuming two-dimensional form upon Jack's skin) opposing the criminal alliance intent on rendering Draycos's species extinct, and the other depicting Alison (an industrial spy of Jack's age) and her partner Taneem (a female of Draycos's species) in captivity. Both sub-plots occur largely on faster-than-light spaceships en route to an unidentified destination.