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Night train to Rigel, Timothy Zahn

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When the Quadrail transportation system that connects the galaxy's worlds is threatened by a dangerous military force and a race of addictive coral producers, unemployed investigator Compton is enlisted to prevent the system's takeover. It all starts when a man comes to deliver a message to Frank Compton--only to fall dead at his feet. What follows is a suspenseful thriller that only Timothy Zahn, a master of hard SF adventure, could have written. More than two hundred years from now, the Quadrail transportation system run by the enigmatic Spiders connects civilizations throughout the galaxy. But someone is threatening the entire system and the worlds it serves with a military force that could wreak interstellar havoc. Worse yet, a more subtle and sinister threat lurks: the Modhri, whose unique coral is prized throughout the galaxy, but which has properties that may create addiction--or worse. Compton, a sharp investigator, lost his job with Earth's security forces when he exposed a corrupt scheme that had roots in high places. Enlisted by the Spiders to find out who's trying to take over the Quadrail, he's got his hands full, because he's got beings of many races gunning for him to keep him from discovering a far-flung conspiracy that could destroy every civilization in the galaxy
Language
eng
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Edition
1st ed.
Extent
349 pages
Note
"A Tom Doherty Associates book."
Isbn
9780765346445
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Night train to Rigel
Title
Night train to Rigel
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Timothy Zahn
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Language
eng
Summary
When the Quadrail transportation system that connects the galaxy's worlds is threatened by a dangerous military force and a race of addictive coral producers, unemployed investigator Compton is enlisted to prevent the system's takeover. It all starts when a man comes to deliver a message to Frank Compton--only to fall dead at his feet. What follows is a suspenseful thriller that only Timothy Zahn, a master of hard SF adventure, could have written. More than two hundred years from now, the Quadrail transportation system run by the enigmatic Spiders connects civilizations throughout the galaxy. But someone is threatening the entire system and the worlds it serves with a military force that could wreak interstellar havoc. Worse yet, a more subtle and sinister threat lurks: the Modhri, whose unique coral is prized throughout the galaxy, but which has properties that may create addiction--or worse. Compton, a sharp investigator, lost his job with Earth's security forces when he exposed a corrupt scheme that had roots in high places. Enlisted by the Spiders to find out who's trying to take over the Quadrail, he's got his hands full, because he's got beings of many races gunning for him to keep him from discovering a far-flung conspiracy that could destroy every civilization in the galaxy
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139399
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Zahn, Timothy
Dewey number
813/.54
Index
no index present
LC call number
PS3576.A33
LC item number
N54 2005
Literary form
fiction
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True
Series statement
Frank Compton series
Series volume
0001
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  • Government investigators
  • Interplanetary voyages
  • Railroad travel
  • Conspiracies
  • Aliens
  • Space warfare
  • Weapons
  • Conspiracies
  • Government investigators
  • Interplanetary voyages
  • Railroad travel
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Night train to Rigel, Timothy Zahn
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Note
"A Tom Doherty Associates book."
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
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ocm58604523
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
349 pages
Isbn
9780765346445
Lccn
2005041815
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unmediated
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rdamedia
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9780765307163
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(OCoLC)58604523
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Night train to Rigel, Timothy Zahn
Publication
Note
"A Tom Doherty Associates book."
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocm58604523
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
349 pages
Isbn
9780765346445
Lccn
2005041815
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
9780765307163
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(OCoLC)58604523

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