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Night Train to Rigel

Night Train to Rigel

AdventureEspionage
Pages
336
Published
2005
Language
English

Synopsis

HUMANITY'S LAST HOPE

It begins when a man delivers a message for former government agent Frank Compton--only to fall dead at his feet. The message is a summons from the Spiders, the exotic and mysterious creatures who run the Quadrail, an incredible transportation system connecting civilizations across the galaxy. The Spiders believe that someone or something is preparing to attack their entire network and the worlds it serves, by smuggling battleships through the Quadrail--something that should be impossible to do. Compton, with the aid of a beautiful but enigmatic agent of the Spiders, is their last hope.

Because nobody else has been able to find the elusive enemy who seeks to enslave the entire galaxy…and Earth is its next target.

Genres

Adventure Espionage Fantasy Mystery Science Fiction Space Opera

About the author

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Timothy Zahn

Timothy Zahn (born September 1, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American science fiction author. He grew up in Lombard, Illinois, and studied physics at Michigan State University and the University of Illinois. He sold his first story to Analog in 1978, and his novella "Cascade Point" won the 1984 Hugo Award. He is best known for his Star Wars novels, beginning with the Thrawn trilogy (Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising, The Last Command, 1991 to 1993), which introduced Grand Admiral Thrawn...