Shadow of the Scorpion - by Neal Asher (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A standalone prequel to Neal Asher's explosive Agent Cormac series, <i>Shadow of the Scorpion </i>shows that some secrets are too hard to bear . . . </b> <p/> Following the human vs prador war, Ian Cormac signs up with Earth Central Security. He's sent out to restore order on worlds devastated by alien bombardment. But he learns humanity can be far more dangerous - even those closest to him. <p/>Amidst the tragic ruins left by wartime atrocities, Cormac discovers in himself the cold capacity for violence. It's a quality that'll make him one of Earth's top agents. Haunted by childhood memories of a sinister scorpion-shaped war drone, and the burden of losses he doesn't remember, he'll discover some hard truths. These will set him on a course of vengeance, where he'll have to use all his hard-won skills just to stay alive. <p/>In the end he'll become Agent Ian Cormac. And it might just be enough to save the Polity itself . . .<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>Praise for Neal Asher: </b> <p/> "<b>Neal Asher's books are like an adrenaline shot targeted directly for the brain." --<i>New York Times</i> bestselling author John Scalzi</b> <p/> "With mind-blowing complexity, characters, and combat, <b>Asher's work continues to combine the best of advanced cybertech and military SF.</b>" ?<i>Publishers Weekly</i>, <b>starred review</b> <p/> "<b>Asher is a modern master of sci-fi.</b>" --<i>Starburst</i> magazine <p/> "<b>A wide-screen special-effects extravaganza</b>, a space opera featuring gods and monsters . . . <b>Doc Smith and Olaf Stapledon in a blender, turned up to eleven</b>, with the contents splattering across the ceiling." ?Russell Letson, <i>Locus</i> <p/> "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. <b>Huge ships! Big weapons! Space battles! Ground battles! Treason! Revenge! This is New Space Opera at its best.</b>" --<i>Sense of Wonder</i> <p/> "<b>Hardboiled, fast-paced space opera</b> . . . Asher's books are <b>similar to the world of Iain M. Banks' Culture universe</b>, but the Polity is arguably a much darker and more vicious environment--and all the better for it." --<i>The Register</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Neal Asher</b> is a science fiction writer whose work has been nominated for both the Philip K. Dick and the British Fantasy Society awards. He has published more than twenty books, many set within his "Polity" universe, including <i>Gridlinked</i>, <i>The Skinner</i>, and <i>Dark Intelligence</i>. He divides his time between Essex and a home in Crete.
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