Description
Old enemies meet on new worlds in The Line of Polity, the second novel in Neal Asher's popular Agent Cormac series.
At the frontiers of human-occupied space, the Miranda space station has been utterly destroyed. Earth Central assigns Agent Ian Cormac to discover the truth, because the alien bioconstruct Dragon seems the most likely culprit.
Meanwhile, rebellion is brewing on Masada. The planet's people are enslaved on the surface, living in fear of their overlords in orbit, who punish transgressions with laser strikes. Leaving their compounds also means death, as monstrous predators roam the toxic wilderness. Civil war looms, while a rebel biophysicist brings lethal Jain technology to this world. Agent Cormac must find out what connects these events, if he is to avert catastrophe.
The Line of Polity is followed by Brass Man, the third title in the Agent Cormac series.
Agent Cormac is back in this full-scale action SF by a master of space opera, Neal Asher.
About the Author
Neal Asher was born in Billericay, Essex, and divides his time between here and Crete. His previous full-length novels include Gridlinked, The Skinner, The Line of Polity, Cowl, Brass Man, The Voyage of the Sable Keech, Hilldiggers, Prador Moon, Line War, Shadow of the Scorpion, Orbus and The Technician, The Departure, Zero Point and Jupiter War, and the Transformation trilogy, Dark Intelligence, War Factory and Infinity Engine.
Reviews
A complex, multilayered story of rebels in a slave world trying to qualify for humanitarian aid * Guardian *
Asher's latest rip-roaring space epic makes his previous ventures look like relaxing trips to the local zoo * SFX *
Fast paced, intriguing, and brutal * Starburst *
Book Information
ISBN 9781509868407
Author Neal Asher
Format Paperback
Page Count 672
Imprint Tor
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Series Agent Cormac
Weight(grams) 466g
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 130mm * 40mm
