{"product_id":"the-domino-pattern-paperback","title":"The Domino Pattern - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTimothy Zahn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEx-government agent Frank Compton must halt a murderous plague that threatens to turn the galaxy-spanning Quadrail into a ghost train in the fourth installment of Hugo Award-winning author Timothy Zahn's acclaimed Quadrail series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Chahwyn created the Spiders to keep their intra-galactic transportation system, the Quadrail, safe and running smoothly, and contracted ex-security agent Frank Compton to protect its integrity. So far, Compton and his half-human, half-Chahwyn partner, Bayta, have had their hands full keeping this essential link between occupied worlds open and preventing the evil collective intelligence called the Modhri from using it to spread their mind-controlling infection. But now a new threat has boarded, one that troubles even the Modhri. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While the Quadrail is en route to the farthest edge of the galaxy, a murder by poison occurs--then another and another--dark happenings that are not only disturbing but also technically impossible. The system Compton and Bayta have been charged with protecting is in grave danger of derailment, and unless they can get to the deep roots of a sinister conspiracy, chaos will come to the ordered universe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This tour de force from Hugo Award winner Timothy Zahn rockets the acclaimed Quadrail series to breathtaking new heights. \u003ci\u003eThe Domino Pattern \u003c\/i\u003eis an ingenious amalgam of hard science fiction and locked-room murder mystery that would leave even the great Hercule Poirot bedazzled. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTIMOTHY ZAHN is the Hugo Award-winning author of more than thirty SF novels, including \"Night Train to Rigel,\" \"The Third Lynx,\" \"Odd Girl Out,\" and the Dragonback sextet. He has also written \"Star Wars\"(R) novels, including the recent \"Allegiance.\" He lives in coastal Oregon.\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 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 08, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771816640800,"sku":"9781504027304","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d59fc8e4e4a2cc61e9e81cfd1298ddc1.webp?v=1780394352","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-domino-pattern-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}