Years ago I read a series of books where the protaganist learns he's a
teleporter when his "Bell is rung" by an aging teleport.  Things like
anti-teleporters, highly addictive drugs being used to try to coerce
our herro, and a galactic spanning company controlling the teleporters are
included in this series.  Also, there is the concept of a dimension
where momentum energy can be added/subtracted so the teleporter or
items teleported
can match the velocity of the destination and not keep the velocity of
the source location.

Anyone know the name of this series, books and/or the author?

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Request for Question Clarification by landog-ga on 27 Jul 2005 00:13 PDT

Do you remember any of the characters names? What was the ra the story
was told in? present / past / future?

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Clarification of Question by cptbyteme-ga on 27 Jul 2005 10:40 PDT

Unfortunately, I don't remember the characters name.  The story was
told in the future and on various planets.  One last thing, there was
a mass limit on how much any teleporter could teleport - but I don't
remember what that limit was.

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Clarification of Question by cptbyteme-ga on 27 Jul 2005 13:52 PDT

These are definitely Not the EE "Doc" Smith Lensman books, or any
other books by him.

Teleportation is a prominent part of EE "Doc" Smith's "Lensman"
series. However, it has been so long since I read any of these stories
that I don't know whether the story elements that you've mentioned are
involved.

I believe cptbyteme-ga is looking for the sadly OP (out-of-print)
tetrology by Kevin O'Donnell about "flingers."  The overall series
name is "The Journeys of Mcgill Feighan."

Shortly after Mcgill is born, the Far Being Retzglaren arrives, stays
awhile and departs without communication.  No one knows his purpose in
visiting.  The series slowly shows some of FRB's effects and plans...

Mcgill grows up and gets a job as a rare flinger, setting in a room
all day, focusing on a payload and *bip!* - it's gone to Alpha
Centauri. Next payload, and another and another... What a dull life! 
But O'Donnell is a very good storyteller (try the OP novel Mayflies
about an accidental slower-than-light multigeration starship if you
need proof) and many things happen to Mcgill as he grows and changes
as a character and teleporter.

Recommended!
SpikeAr