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Weaponized

By: Neal Asher
Narrated by: Peter Noble
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Weaponized is a thrilling far-future adventure by acclaimed science fiction author Neal Asher.

A bright new future for humanity – or a dark and inescapable past.

Ursula has lived twice the normal human lifespan, courtesy of the latest technology. But now she’s struggling to find excitement and purpose, so signs up to the Polity’s military. She excels in weapons development, and progresses rapidly up the ranks. But after botching a powerful new ammunition test, she’s dismissed from service.

Hunting for a simpler, more meaningful existence, the ex-soldier heads for the stars. And after founding a colony on the hostile planet of Threpsis, Ursula finally feels alive. Then deadly raptors attack and the colonists are forced to adapt in unprecedented ways. The raptors also raise a deeply troubling question: how could the Polity miss these apex predators? And alien ruins? Meanwhile, biophysicist Oren has formed his own survival plan – one he’ll pursue at any cost.

As a desperate battle erupts to consume the planet, Ursula finds she must dig deep into her past to ensure humanity’s future.

 Adventure First Contact Hard Science Fiction Science Fiction Space Exploration Space Opera

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Critic Reviews

Gleeful but superbly controlled action-adventure (The Times)
Neal Asher’s books are like an adrenaline shot targeted directly for the brain (John Scalzi)
Magnificently awesome. Then Asher turns it up to eleven (Peter F. Hamilton on The Soldier)
A richly imagined, exotic world, non-stop action and unimaginable stakes (Yoon Ha Lee on The Soldier)
All stars
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I enjoyed every second of this. Beautifully narrated, not overdone with accents, but clearly identified characters.

The story runs along with intermittent inserts for backstory.

No spoilers here but there has GOT to be a sequel!!!! You can’t leave it like that.
Come on Neal I hope there is more for this character.

Great story, superbly read

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Pretty good overall and as usual, action packed. A solid back story of the Polity that will lead to some sequels I'm sure. But please please check some anatomy texts to see where catheters go!

Anatomy lessons needed

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It took a little while to get into but then i couldn’t put it down (so to speak). Narrator does a good job of differentiating characters without going overboard.

Good story, good narration

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take place at the start of the human praydor war. giving new insight into that time period plus of course Asher insane critters and exploits

another Asher masterpiece

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Like a nightmare you can’t wake up from… though much more enjoyable:)

This novel fits nicely into Neal Asher’s universe.

Top job!

Brutal

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