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Gridlinked

An Agent Cormac Novel, Book 1

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Gridlinked

By: Neal Asher
Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
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The hunter becomes the hunted in Gridlinked, the first sci-fi thriller in Neal Asher's compelling Agent Cormac series.

When a portal to other planets explodes on Samarkand, thousands are killed and a terraforming project is obliterated. Earth Central Security suspects sabotage – and assigns a legendary investigator. But Agent Ian Cormac has his own problems. Years spent mentally linked to the Polity’s AI network have eroded his humanity, and this gridlink has to be severed or he’ll die. Without it, he has only his wits (and Shuriken, a throwing star with a mind of its own) to rely on.

Cormac’s disastrous last mission also haunts him – as a psychopath and a murderous android track him across the galaxy, seeking revenge. Meanwhile, the ice-bound planet of Samarkand hides deadly secrets beneath its surface . . . secrets Cormac is about to disturb.

Gridlinked is followed by The Line of Polity, the second title in the Agent Cormac series.

©2009 Neal Asher (P)2017 Macmillan Digital Audio Adventure Hard Science Fiction Science Fiction Space Opera Fiction Interstellar
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Harkens back to the pulp sci-fi era where action dominates the proceedings (sometimes at the expense of a sensible plot). The world building (universe building) in this novel is impressive, with a sound grounding in physics and science that makes some sense when extrapolated in a future ‘what if’ context. With somewhat one-dimensional characters however, I couldn’t help but liken the story to something like James Bond in space (with elements of Austin Powers). The main antagonist/bad guy was both laughable, and made me laugh. However, the whole average-ness of the experience was saved by the impressive and varied talents of the narrator, with his armoury of voices and accents. Well done.

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