Judgment at Proteus - (Quadrail) by Timothy Zahn (Paperback)

About the Book

Frank Compton of Earth, aided by the enigmatic woman Bayta, has fought on the front lines, using every bit of his human ingenuity and secret agent skills to outwit the Modhri, a group intelligence that would control the minds of every sentient being it can touch.

Book Synopsis

Frank Compton must join forces with his most feared enemies to defeat an ancient civilizations-devouring malevolence in the final installment of Hugo Award-winning author Timothy Zahn's Quadrail series

A dozen sentient species occupy the galaxy, and the Quadrail connects them all. Arriving at Proteus Station under a cloud of suspicion, ex-government agent Frank Compton finds he must answer for the death of six members of the Filly elite, a crime for which he has been falsely accused. Filiaelian captivity, however, is the least of Compton's worries, for his horse-faced alien accusers are guarding a terrible secret that dates back centuries: the Shonkla-raa, a race of super-soldiers believed to be extinct.

Invincible fighters bred for conquest and dedicated to the destruction of the Quadrail, as well as the annihilation of the unsuspecting billions who oppose them, the Shonkla-raa must be stopped at all cost. But to do so, Compton and his beautiful, enigmatic half-human partner, Bayta, will have to ally themselves with the insidious, mind-enslaving Mohdri, the malevolent group intelligence they have sworn to destroy.

Hugo Award winner Timothy Zahn concludes his sensational Quadrail series with a riveting futuristic adventure that combines the best of three popular genres--hard science fiction, mystery, and espionage thriller. Judgment at Proteus is a breathtaking tale of deception, murder, and desperate maneuverings in a secret war that threatens the survival of every living being in the galaxy.

Review Quotes

"One of the first new writers to rivet my attention so thoroughly I almost missed my train. [He] remains one of science fiction's best practitioners of solid imagining and storytelling." --Stanley Schmidt, "Analog Magazine
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"Tim Zahn is a master of tactics and puts his own edge on complex hard-SF thrillers. Sure to please his legions of Star Wars fans." --Kevin J. Anderson, "New York Times" bestselling coauthor of "Dune: The Battle of Corrin
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"Timothy Zahn's "Judgment at Proteus" delivers exactly what his many fans expect: memorable characters, intricate plot, fascinating ideas, and more than a modicum of wit." --Mike Resnick, award-winning science fiction and fantasy author

"For those who like shoot 'em up, blow 'em up, smash 'em up, blast 'em to atoms space opera, "Judgment at Proteus." . . can't be beaten." --AmoXcalli

"As always, Zahn delivers an action-filled story with a variety of narrow escapes for Frank, Bayta, and their friends." --SFRevu

About the Author

TIMOTHY ZAHN is the author of more than forty science fiction novels. He has also written many short stories, as well as "Cascade Point," which won the Hugo Award for best novella. His other works include the Dragonback series, of which "Dragon and Thief "was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, and the bestselling Star Wars novel, "Heir to the Empire." Zahn lives in Oregon. "