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Prador Moon

By: Neal Asher
Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
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Prador Moon is one of Neal Asher’s most explosive excursions into the Polity universe. It’s also an action-packed prequel to the dramatic events in Neal Asher's Spatterjay novels.

It takes one encounter to turn peace into war . . .

The worlds of the Polity stretch from Earth Central into the unfathomable reaches of the galactic void. And when humanity finally encounters alien life – in the form of massive, hostile carnivores known as the Prador – there can only be one outcome. Total warfare.

Chaos reigns as, caught unawares, the Polity struggles to regain control. It must try and remake itself into a military society as starships clash, planets fall and space stations are overrun. But for Jebel Krong and Moria Salem, trapped at the centre of the action, this war is far more than a clash of cultures or technology versus brute force. This war is personal.

 Adventure Hard Science Fiction Science Fiction Space Opera

Critic Reviews

Straightforward action Sci-Fi. And, boy, is he good at that . . . I cannot recommend it highly enough.
If you want sex, violence and excellent aliens this is your book.
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Good, epic plot. Author accent a bit out of place and unfitting but still good

Great.

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Always enjoy Neal Ashers work, narration was somewhat stilted but rescued by the engaging plot.

Typical Asher

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Could not get enough! The deep connections to the authors other works. A journey that keeps giving!

These stories are crazy!

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loved this novel. the audio sometimes is a little funny and could be more suited to comedy, but most of it is totally riveting. if you like Asher, or are into space opera science fiction, this is almost essential.

great story, Neal Asher is a master storyteller

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The good:
The story improves as it goes. It builds to a reasonable resolution. There are space battles and future tech if that's what you want in a novel.
The concept of the Prador is fascinating - an alien species with no sense of morality and just pure aggression. I think this was the most interesting thing about the novel, especially as they began to comment on humanity. It would have been cool if they were explored more as a species, like what their home and history is like.

The bad:
While the voice acting is great at points, at others it's just irritating.
Ultimately, it just feels poorly written. The story is a bit undeveloped and there is so much world building that should have happened. I was hoping for space opera, but while this is obviously sci fi in a space setting, it doesn't really do the expansive, well-constructed universe thing super well. Several of the key characters are quite undeveloped and chunks of the dialogue are cheesy. I felt like by the end I only really cared about one of the characters, and even then he was a bit cliche in a lot of ways.
The violence and gore is also a bit unnecessary at times without contributing to the story. Feels a bit like a teenager wrote the fight sequences.

Not as good as I hoping

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