Dark Agent
$29.60
- Paperback
640 pages
- Release Date
4 August 2026
Summary
‘Balls-to-the-walls levels of exuberance and inventiveness’ Locus Magazine on Dark Diamond
FORGE A NEW FUTURE. OR BE CONSUMED BY THE PAST.
Captain Blite and Agent Cormac thought they had defeated the malevolent AI Straeger. But Straeger’s mission to plunge the galaxy into a devastating war is far from over. With a twisted p-prador army bred from the Spatterjay virus, Straeger sets his plans in motion.
Meanwhile, on the war-struck world of Yossander’s …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035037896 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1035037890 |
| Author: | Neal Asher |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Tor |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 640 |
| Release Date: | 4 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 774g |
| Dimensions: | 45mm x 153mm x 234mm |
| Series: | Time's Shadow |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Critics Review
Magnificently awesome … Asher turns it up to eleven – Peter F. Hamilton on The Soldier
Asher rocks with XXX adrenaline while delivering a vivid future – David Brin on Dark Intelligence
Nonstop action, and unimaginable stakes – Yoon Ha Lee on The Soldier
Gleeful but superbly controlled action-adventure – The Times on Weaponized
A powerhouse cocktail of lurid violence, evocative world-building and typically grotesque monsters – SFX on Orbus
Without a doubt the most entertaining science fiction author writing today – SFF World on Line War
Asher’s work continues to combine the best of advanced cybertech and military SF * Publishers Weekly *
Asher is a modern master of sci-fi – Starburst Magazine on Dark Intelligence
Neal Asher
Neal Asher divides his time between Essex and Crete, mostly at a keyboard and mentally light years away.
Agent Cormac Series:
- Gridlinked
- The Line of Polity
- Brass Man
- Polity Agent
- Line War
Spatterjay Series:
- The Skinner
- The Voyage of the Sable Keech
- Orbus
Polity Universe Standalone Novels:
- Prador Moon
- Hilldiggers
- Shadow of the Scorpion
- The Technician
- Jack Four
- Weaponized
- War Bodies
Transformation Trilogy:
- Dark Intelligence
- War Factory
- Infinity Engine
Dystopian Future / World Walkers:
- The Departure
- Zero Point
- Jupiter War
- World Walkers
Other Standalone Novels:
- Cowl
Rise of the Jain Trilogy:
- The Soldier
- The Warship
- The Human
Time’s Shadow Trilogy (Polity Universe):
- Dark Agent
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