The Line of Polity (Agent Cormac Series #2)

by Neal Asher

Overview

Outlink station Miranda has been destroyed by a nanomycelium, and the very nature of this sabotage suggests that the alien bioconstruct Dragon - a creature as untrustworthy as it is gigantic - is somehow involved. Sent out on a titanic Polity dreadnought, the Occam Razor, agent Cormac must investigate the disaster. Meanwhile, on the remote planet Masada, the long-term rebellion can never rise above-ground, as the slave population is subjugated by orbital laser arrays controlled by the Theocracy in their cylinder worlds, and by the fact that they cannot safely leave their labour compounds. For the wilderness of Masada lacks breathable air ... and out there roam monstrous predators called hooders and siluroynes, not to mention the weird and terrible gabbleducks.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781597805155
Publisher:	Start Publishing Llc
Publication date:	12/18/2013
Series:	Agent Cormac Series , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	430
Sales rank:	181,040
File size:	582 KB

About the Author

Neal Asher was born in Billericay, Essex, and divides his time between there and Crete.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for The Line of Polity

“The Line of Polity has it all—high tech weapons, AI and golems, terrifying monsters, brutal battles and huge spaceships. . . . If you enjoy fast paced, action-packed sci-fi then this is definitely a must!”—Worlds In Ink

“One of the more important books in Asher’s Polity milieu . . . a solid entry in the series and a damn good SF novel.”— SFF World

“Space opera that is entertaining, slick, sometimes even jaw-dropping . . . The Line of Polity is pretty hard to beat.”— Infinity Plus

“Even better than [Gridlinked].”— Star Glider

General Praise for Neal Asher:

“Neal Asher’s books are like an adrenaline shot targeted directly for the brain.” —New York Times bestselling author John Scalzi

“With mind-blowing complexity, characters, and combat, Asher’s work continues to combine the best of advanced cybertech and military SF.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Asher is a modern master of sci-fi.” —Starburst magazine

“A wide-screen special-effects extravaganza, a space opera featuring gods and monsters . . . Doc Smith and Olaf Stapledon in a blender, turned up to eleven, with the contents splattering across the ceiling.” —Russell Letson, Locus

“Asher has an amazing talent for world-building, for writing larger-than-life characters, for weaving gripping plots and for imagining exotic alien races and wonderful technologies. Huge ships! Big weapons! Space battles! Ground battles! Treason! Revenge! This is New Space Opera at its best.” —Sense of Wonder

“Hardboiled, fast-paced space opera . . . Asher’s books are similar to the world of Iain M. Banks’ Culture universe, but the Polity is arguably a much darker and more vicious environment—and all the better for it.” —The Register

Praise for The Line of Polity

“The Line of Polity has it all—high tech weapons, AI and golems, terrifying monsters, brutal battles and huge spaceships. . . . If you enjoy fast paced, action-packed sci-fi then this is definitely a must!”—Worlds In Ink

“One of the more important books in Asher’s Polity milieu . . . a solid entry in the series and a damn good SF novel.”— SFF World

“Space opera that is entertaining, slick, sometimes even jaw-dropping . . . The Line of Polity is pretty hard to beat.”— Infinity Plus

“Even better than [Gridlinked].”— Star Glider

General Praise for Neal Asher:

“Neal Asher’s books are like an adrenaline shot targeted directly for the brain.” —New York Times bestselling author John Scalzi

“With mind-blowing complexity, characters, and combat, Asher’s work continues to combine the best of advanced cybertech and military SF.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Asher is a modern master of sci-fi.” —Starburst magazine

“A wide-screen special-effects extravaganza, a space opera featuring gods and monsters . . . Doc Smith and Olaf Stapledon in a blender, turned up to eleven, with the contents splattering across the ceiling.” —Russell Letson, Locus

“Asher has an amazing talent for world-building, for writing larger-than-life characters, for weaving gripping plots and for imagining exotic alien races and wonderful technologies. Huge ships! Big weapons! Space battles! Ground battles! Treason! Revenge! This is New Space Opera at its best.” —Sense of Wonder

“Hardboiled, fast-paced space opera . . . Asher’s books are similar to the world of Iain M. Banks’ Culture universe, but the Polity is arguably a much darker and more vicious environment—and all the better for it.” —The Register

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