



“ A wide-screen special-effects extravaganza, a space opera featuring gods and monsters. “ Asher is a modern master of sci-fi.” - Starburst magazine “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 “ Neal Asher’s books are like an adrenaline shot targeted directly for the brain.” - New York Times bestselling author John Scalzi be warned: here be monsters.”- Trashotron Polity Agent is his most effective series entry. “Asher's prose and writing skill have improved noticeably. If you like good hard sci-fi, and you're not familiar with Asher's work yet, you should probably remedy that.”- The Green Man Review “Fans will love this novel, and eagerly await the next installment. “ A terrific read with all the distinctive Asher trademarks – great tech, lots of action, big guns and even bigger explosions.”- Worlds In Ink Neal Asher has firmly established himself as one of the premier science fiction authors writing today.”- SFF World “Another great SF novel and continues the Cormac series in style. Night Shade Books is proud to reissue Neal Asher’s Agent Cormac series, a fast-moving, edge-of-your-seat science fiction adventure from one of today’s most exciting SF talents. and a renegade attack ship, The King of Hearts, has encountered something very nasty outside the Polity itself. This, of course, raises questions: Why was Dragon, a massive bioconstruct of the Makers, really sent to the Polity? Why did a Jain node suddenly end up in the hands of someone who could do the most damage with it?Īnd all the while, an entity called the Legate is distributing pernicious Jain nodes. But the gate itself is rapidly shut down and dumped into a nearby sun-something alien is pursuing them.įrom the refugees, Agent Ian Cormac learns that the Maker civilization has been destroyed by a virus: the Jain technology.

The thrilling saga of Agent Cormac continues as a rogue alien technology begins its devastating spread through the worlds of the Polity.įrom eight hundred years in the future, a runcible gate is opened into the Polity, allowing a ragged tide of refugees through as they attempt to take the alien “Maker” back to its home civilization. “Asher is a modern master of sci-fi.” - Starburst magazine
