Quadrail Books in Order
Part ofTimothy Zahn Books in OrderExplore the Quadrail books by Timothy Zahn in order, with short summaries of Frank Compton's investigations along a railway connecting alien civilizations.
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Quadrail books in publication order
5 books
Night Train to Rigel
by Timothy Zahn
2005
A stranger dies delivering a message to former security agent Frank Compton. Hired by the aliens who run the interstellar Quadrail, Compton investigates a threat to the transport network and uncovers a conspiracy reaching across civilizations.
The Third Lynx
by Timothy Zahn
2007
Frank Compton and Bayta continue their pursuit of the mind-controlling Modhri aboard the Quadrail. A passenger's murder draws Compton under suspicion and leads him toward ancient alien sculptures that may give their enemy a dangerous new advantage.
Odd Girl Out
by Timothy Zahn
2008
Frank Compton refuses a woman's request to rescue her younger sister, then finds himself accused of the woman's murder. Seeking the child on New Tigris brings him back into conflict with the mind-controlling Modhri and its agents.
The Domino Pattern
by Timothy Zahn
2009
Frank Compton and Bayta board the Quadrail to investigate links between the Modhri group mind and the Filiaelians. Passenger murders complicate their mission, revealing a conspiracy whose implications may threaten even the enemy they have been pursuing.
Judgment at Proteus
by Timothy Zahn
2012
Falsely accused of killing six prominent Filiaelians, Frank Compton arrives at Proteus Station facing imprisonment. A hidden force of engineered super-soldiers threatens the Quadrail, forcing him and Bayta to consider cooperation with the mind-controlling enemy they have fought.
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