{"product_id":"night-train-to-rigel-paperback","title":"Night Train to Rigel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTimothy Zahn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA secret agent aboard a galactic railroad must derail a sinister conspiracy in this \"rip-roaring\" thriller by the author of \u003ci\u003eStar Wars: Thrawn\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The first in the Quadrail series from the Hugo Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eBlackcollar\u003c\/i\u003e and many \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling Star Wars novels, \u003ci\u003eNight Train to Rigel\u003c\/i\u003e is an action-packed \"great read\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTimothy Zahn is the \"New York Times \"best-sellling and Hugo award-winning author of nearly thirty original science fiction novels, among them \"Dragon and Herdsman, \"the fourth book of his Young Adult \"Dragonback\" series. He is also the author of \"Heir to the Empire,\" the all-time bestselling \"Star Wars\" novel, and the recent \"Star Wars: \"\"Outbound Flight. \"He\"\"and his family live in coastal Oregon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 394\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 08, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Night Train to Rigel\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 17\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760602677536,"sku":"9781504027342","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6cf4dc5e74d461ce58a99f1f695c1587.webp?v=1780184521","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/night-train-to-rigel-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}