Starrigger

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Locus Award Finalist: On a mysterious road built by aliens, a space trucker tries to outrun dangerous pursuers.

Independent space trucker Jake McGraw, accompanied by his father, Sam, who inhabits the body of the truck itself, his starrig, picks up a beautiful hitchhiker, Darla, and a trailerload of trouble. One of the best of the indies, Jake knows a few tricks about following the Skyway, which connects dozens, or maybe hundreds, of planetsnobody knows how many and nobody really knows the full extent of the Skyway, and much of it remains unexplored. But somehow, a rumor gets started that Jake has a map for the whole thing, and suddenly everybody wants a piece of him: an alien race called the Reticulans; the human government known as the Colonial Assembly; and a nasty piece of work called Corey Wilkes, head of the wildcat trucker union TATOO. No matter what Jake does, no matter how many twists and turns he makes, he cannot shake any of the menaces on his tail. The Starrigger series continues withRed Limit Freewayand concludes withParadox Alley.Starriggerwas a nominee for the Locus Award for Best First Novel in 1984.

Author Bio

John DeChancie is a popular author of numerous science fiction and fantasy novels, including the hugely entertainingCastleseries and theStarriggertrilogy. He grew up near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and now lives in Los Angeles, California.