Line War

[Neal Asher]

Here, check out fantasybookcritic where there's a Line War giveaway. There's also an interview with me to be found, which will soon be updated.

[Rane Longfox]

*enters*

I love the covers on these books at the moment, incidentally

[Lord Soth]

*enters also*

Ive just finished the first 4 books in the Cormac series, and I'm looking forward to this. Ive started The Skinner at the moment, but it would be great to have this to come back to after...

I would like to mention though, that it would be great to have some more Polity books without Jain as the main 'baddy', and also as a side note to make sure that the Polity AI's dont become too omnipotent (AKA Culture AI's) as it would loose of the human interest. Saying that, I'm pretty sure Neal knows this and has already explained that it will not happen...

[Neal Asher]

Omnipotence shoots story in the foot, which is why Superman had kryptonite.

[andrew.v.spencer]

So what happens (broadly) in line war? I'm looking forward to reading it.

[Neal Asher]

I can give you no more than this here blurb:



The Polity is under attack from melded AI entity controlling the lethal Jain technology, but the attack seems to have no coherence. When one of Erebus’s wormships kills millions on the world of Klurhammon, a high-tech agricultural world of no real tactical significance, Cormac is sent to investigate, though he is struggling to control an ability no human being should possess, and beginning to question the motives of his AI masters.

Further attacks and seemingly indiscriminate slaughter ensue, but only serve to bring some of the most dangerous individuals in the Polity into the war. Mr Crane, the indefatigable brass killing machine sets out for vengeance. Orlandine, a vastly-augmented haiman who herself controls Jain technology, seeks a weapon of appalling power and finds allies from an ancient war.

Meanwhile Mika, scientist and Dragon expert, is again kidnapped by that alien entity and dragged to the heart of things; to wake the makers of Jain technology from their five million year slumber.

But Erebus’s attacks are not indiscriminate, and could spell the end of the Polity…

[Neal Asher]

Neal Asher

Line War

RRP: £17.99
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Saturday 5th April, 1-2pm
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Line War is the fifth novel in his increasingly popular Agent Cormac series. The Polity is under attack from a 'melded' AI entity with control of the lethal Jain technology, yet the invasion seems to have no coherence. Further seemingly indiscriminate slaughter ensue and Ian Cormac is sent to investigate but he's struggling to control a new ability no human should possess. What's happening could bring about the end of the Polity itself.

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[Rane Longfox]

I should probably get around to booking my train ticket

[Lord Soth]

Come visit Doncaster too! :/

[SA Drone]

Out-friggin-standing! Fantastic!! Let me think of some other words.

I will post no spoilers, but will say that i am thrilled with this book. I wondered how this arc was going to end as it seemed like it would be difficult to wrap up. I really liked the last Anonymous entry. I hope that this is not the last time we see any of these folks & that they might pop up at some point in the post-Skinner timeframe to help tackle something completely different.

Anyway, please keep up the fantastic tale-telling in any time period (more Arach, Sniper & Tigger please, also love when the Cable Hogue pops up). The Polity universe is definitely one of my favorite places to travel.

My only gripe is the 4 days it takes to get airmail over here to Texas. If only Tor would release at the same time in US, or Amazon UK had Kindle service, i could have read twice by now instead of only getting through the first read. Oh well, can't wait for the next one