The Soldier: Rise of the Jain, Book One

from malcrf

Excellent multi-threaded space opera. Fascinating characters, evocative prose, but the tech was a little over the top for me. Enjoyed it so much I immediately ordered the next book in the series!

from

If Asher's previous trilogy was equally about wrapping up the loose ends of the Polity-Prador War and Asher working through some of his own personal issues one suspects that this novel might be the launch of a whole new cycle, as the menace of an ancient and lethal race has been reanimated with a...

from nmele

Initially, I felt the absence of truly human characters in Asher's latest thickly plotted space opera. By the time I finished the book, I felt very differently. Despite their amazing technologies and resilient bodies, his characters are quite human and this book, like some of his other more recen...

from ronploude

With the formation of an unfathomable future, one advanced beyond Isaac Asimov's Foundation series, the author, Neal Asher, immerses readers in technology that is hard to comprehend. Biological tech in this future is used to alter the laws of physical nature. Humanity in this era is ruled by powe...

from nmele

Initially, I felt the absence of truly human characters in Asher's latest thickly plotted space opera. By the time I finished the book, I felt very differently. Despite their amazing technologies and resilient bodies, his characters are quite human and this book, like some of his other more recen...