Night Train to Rigel (Quadrail) - Softcover

Zahn, Timothy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1504027345 ISBN 13: 9781504027342

Publisher: Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy, 2015

Synopsis

A secret agent aboard a galactic railroad must derail a sinister conspiracy in this “rip-roaring” thriller by the author of Star Wars: Thrawn (Publishers Weekly).

The universe is a dangerous place, a fact violently brought home to Frank Compton for perhaps the thousandth time when a stranger delivering a message dies right in front of him. An operative for Western Alliance Intelligence until his whistle-blowing activities got him fired, Compton is now being sought out by the Spiders, the robotic alien beings responsible for the upkeep and operation of the Quadrail transportation system, which connects the galaxy’s twelve inhabited empires. The discovery of a sinister plot to use the Quadrail for ill has brought the Spiders to Compton—for only someone possessing the former agent’s unique skills can stop the scheme for good.
 
But when Compton leaves Earth behind—joining forces with Bayta, the Spiders’ beautiful, half-human representative aboard the Quadrail—the terrifying scope of a vast, galaxy-wide conspiracy begins to reveal itself. Targeted on all sides by alien assassins of every shape and species, Compton and his enigmatic new partner are suddenly in a race against a clock ticking down to an irreversible doomsday, one in which the galactic night train will derail, carrying all members of humanity screaming to their deaths.

The first in the Quadrail series from the Hugo Award–winning author of Blackcollar and many New York Times–bestselling Star Wars novels, Night Train to Rigel is an action-packed “great read” (Booklist).

 

About this title

About the Author:

Timothy Zahn is a New York Times bestselling science fiction author of more than forty novels, as well as many novellas and short stories. Best known for his contributions to the expanded Star Wars universe of books, including the Thrawn trilogy, Zahn won a 1984 Hugo Award for his novella Cascade Point. He also wrote the Cobra series, the Blackcollar series, the Quadrail series, and the young adult Dragonback series, whose first novel, Dragon and Thief, was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Zahn currently resides in Oregon with his family. 

Review:

"Tim Zahn's "Night Train to Rigel "is SF adventure in the classic mode. Have fun!"

" A highly readable thriller in space-opera trappings. A great read."
--"Booklist" on "Night Train to Rigel"
" It's always a pleasure to sit down and start a new book, and discover some time later that you've turned the last page without taking a break. This new SF adventure story by one of the most reliable writers in the genre grabbed me in the opening chapter and never relinquished its grip."
--"Chronicle" on "Night Train to Rigel""" "Tim Zahn's "Night Train to Rigel "is SF adventure in the classic mode. Have fun!" --"Analog "on "Night Train to Rigel"

"Tim Zahn's Night Train to Rigel is SF adventure in the classic mode. Have fun!"

"A highly readable thriller in space-opera trappings. A great read."
--"Booklist" on "Night Train to Rigel"
"It's always a pleasure to sit down and start a new book, and discover some time later that you've turned the last page without taking a break. This new SF adventure story by one of the most reliable writers in the genre grabbed me in the opening chapter and never relinquished its grip."
--"Chronicle" on "Night Train to Rigel""" "Tim Zahn's "Night Train to Rigel "is SF adventure in the classic mode. Have fun!" --"Analog "on "Night Train to Rigel"

About this edition

• Publisher: Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1504027345
• ISBN 13: 9781504027342
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 394