![]() This is the return of Jain nanotechnology (seen in earlier books) – an alien technology which invades intelligent species and then subverts them to ruthlessly colonize new territories, and believed to be the destroyers of the ancient Alien civilisation known as the Makers. Not only is this time-travel something which isn’t recommended in the Polity, it clearly heralds the arrival of something big and nasty chasing the people who came through the gate. A runcible gate opens outside Celedon, an old space station from eight-hundred years in the future. ![]() The story begins with a typically ‘big event’. To get this book’s full effect, you really need to have read these before this one.įor those who have read the earlier books, this is a satisfying book which concludes many of the earlier events in the series in a now rather typical Asher trademarks of big weapons, big events and violence. ![]() This is the fourth Cormac novel, following on from Gridlinked (2001), Line of Polity (2003) and Brass Man (2005). In fact, I rather suspect that, despite the details along the way, if you started here you may feel a little adrift. Warning: Unlike my previous review of Neal’s work, Prador Moon (see HERE), this is not the best place to start Neal’s books. ![]()
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