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The Warship
Series: Rise of the Jain
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The alien Client returns to rescue her remaining kind, upgrading a formidable weapons platform in preparation for devastating conflict. As deadly forces encircle the disc, the shadows of past Jain genocides loom large, promising explosive confrontations in Asher's intricately built Polity universe.
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This thrilling and densely plotted space opera will captivate fans of military science fiction and expansive intergalactic stories. It is ideal for readers who appreciate complex universes with richly developed alien and artificial intelligence characters, and those who enjoy fast-paced narratives with high stakes and vivid action.
Neal Asher ramps up the action in this second book in his Rise of the Jain trilogy. Expect epic conflicts in space, extraordinary aliens and impossible choices...
Neal Asher ramps up the action in this second book in his Rise of the Jain trilogy. Expect epic conflicts in space, extraordinary aliens and impossible choices...
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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 accretion disc's event horizon. All seems just as she planned. Yet behind her back, forces incite rebellion on her home world, planning her assassination.
Earth Central, humanity's ruling intelligence, knows Orlandine was tricked into releasing her weapon, and fears the Jain are behind it. The prador king knows this too - and both foes gather fleets of warships to surround the disc.
The alien Client is returning to the accretion disc to save the last of her kind, buried on a ship deep within it. She upgrades her vast weapons platform in preparation, and she'll need it. Her nemesis also waits within the disc's swirling dusts - and the Jain have committed genocide before.
The Warship is set in Neal Asher's popular Polity universe.
'Neal Asher's books are like an adrenaline shot targeted directly for the brain' - John Scalzi, author of Old Man's War and The Collapsing Empire.
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The Warship
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...PaperbackSold Out -
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Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?
Critics applaud Neal Asher's high-octane sci-fi adventure, comparing his writing to an adrenaline shot targeted at the brain (John Scalzi). The book delivers action on a grand scale, with explosive and violent confrontations set against a beautifully complex universe of humans, aliens, and AIs (Publishers Weekly, Booklist). Asher's epic space opera blends weaponised Darwinism and high-stakes intrigue with nonstop thrills, earning praise for its richness and imagination (Peter F. Hamilton, Paul McAuley).
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781509862511
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 February 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Tor
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 31.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 332g
Pages: 480
About the Author
Neal Asher divides his time between Essex and Crete, mostly at a keyboard and mentally light-years away. His full-length novels are as follows. First is the Agent Cormac series: Gridlinked, The Line of Polity, Brass Man, Polity Agent and Line War. Next comes the Spatterjay series: The Skinner, The Voyage of the Sable Keech and Orbus. Also set in the same world of the Polity are these standalone novels: Hilldiggers, Prador Moon, Shadow of the Scorpion and The Technician. The Transformation trilogy is also based in the Polity: Dark Intelligence, War Factory and Infinity Engine. Set in a dystopian future are: The Departure, Zero Point and Jupiter War, while Cowl takes us across time. The Warship is the second book in the Rise of the Jain series, following The Soldier, and is set in the Polity universe.
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