Synopsis
In this second volume of Rise of the Jain, Neal Asher takes us on a thrilling ride into interstellar politics and impending war.
Their nemesis lies in wait . . .
Orlandine has destroyed the alien Jain super-soldier by deploying an actual black hole. And now that same weapon hoovers up clouds of lethal Jain technology, swarming within the deadly...
Details
02 May 2019480 pages
9781509862481Imprint: Macmillan
Reviews
Neal Asher's books are like an adrenaline shot targeted directly for the brainJohn Scalzi
The Soldier provides everything we demand from Asher: a beautifully complex universe where AIs, aliens and post-humans scheme and struggle – magnificently awesome. Then Asher turns it up to elevenPeter F. Hamilton on The Soldier
A richly imagined, exotic world, nonstop action, and unimaginable stakes - I couldn't put The Soldier downYoon Ha Lee on The Soldier
Neal Asher's coruscating mix of epic space opera, weaponised Darwinism and high-stakes intrigue channels the primal flame of deep-core science fictionPaul McAuley on The Soldier
