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more about #nealasher more comments → calculoid: Is it possible to read this book without reading the whole 8 book Polity series first? Or would I be missing out on too much back-story? more » Grey_Area: Great review Annalee! I know you like monsters, have you gotten to Line of Polity yet? That's the second (well third now) in the Ian Cormac novels. Th... more » Moff: Novel, movie, whatever the medium—after that Dune performance, I don't want him in anything else SF. more » Rasselas: I just started Shadow of the Scorpion. I like the Cormac books quite a bit, and Cowl even more so. Though I raise the occasional eyebrow at Asher's li... more » Grey_Area: The Polity books are great! Asher is edgier than Banks and he creates the best Scary Monsters. more » -
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"Shadow of the Scorpion" Is a War Novel with Sting
Neal Asher's latest novel, Shadow of the Scorpion, is an insane, sexy war story full of giant explosions on alien worlds. It's also a well-plotted exploration of the way violence destroys everything, even memory. More »
