Polity Agent The Fourth Agent Cormac Novel
Polity Agent The Fourth Agent Cormac Novel by Neal Asher is a reissue published by Night Shade on January 1, 2019. This edition spans 496 pages and is presented in English. The narrative follows Agent Ian Cormac as he navigates a crisis triggered by rogue alien technology spreading through the Polity. The story unfolds with the opening of a runcible gate from eight hundred years in the future, allowing a wave of refugees to enter while being pursued by an unknown alien force.
Readers will find a blend of science fiction elements, including military action and space opera themes, as Cormac grapples with the implications of the Maker civilization’s destruction by a virus known as Jain technology. The plot thickens with the introduction of the Legate, who is distributing dangerous Jain nodes, and the presence of a renegade attack ship, The King of Hearts, which encounters threats beyond the Polity. This edition offers an engaging exploration of technological and alien contact, making it a notable addition to the series.
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“Asher is a modern master of sci-fi.” —Starburst magazine
The thrilling saga of Agent Cormac continues as a rogue alien technology begins its devastating spread through the worlds of the Polity. . .
From eight hundred years in the future, a runcible gate is opened into the Polity, allowing a ragged tide of refugees through as they attempt to take the alien “Maker” back to its home civilization. But the gate itself is rapidly shut down and dumped into a nearby sun—something alien is pursuing them.
From the refugees, Agent Ian Cormac learns that the Maker civilization has been destroyed by a virus: the Jain technology. This, of course, raises questions: Why was Dragon, a massive bioconstruct of the Makers, really sent to the Polity? Why did a Jain node suddenly end up in the hands of someone who could do the most damage with it?
And all the while, an entity called the Legate is distributing pernicious Jain nodes . . . and a renegade attack ship, The King of Hearts, has encountered something very nasty outside the Polity itself.
Night Shade Books is proud to reissue Neal Asher’s Agent Cormac series, a fast-moving, edge-of-your-seat science fiction adventure from one of today’s most exciting SF talents.
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