Description
In Neal Asher's The Technician, the Theocracy has been dead for twenty years, and the Polity rules on Masada - but it is an order that the rebels of the Tidy Squad cannot accept, and the iconic Jeremiah Tombs is top of their hitlist.
Its secrets could mean our survival . . .
On the savage planet of Masada, one of the native aliens is spreading terror through the human population. It creates sculptures from its victims' remains, earning it its nickname: the Technician. And only Jeremiah Tombs has survived an encounter. This sent him mad, but he may have learned something key to humanity's survival - if he lives to remember it. Jeremiah was a member of a brutal regime, now deposed, and a radical sect still wants its revenge.
The Technician buried something in Jeremiah's mind about the alien Atheter, an entire race that committed suicide. However, in seeking to understand their disappearance, we may somehow be attracting the same fate. And to unlock Jeremiah's secrets, Polity operatives must keep him alive.
A high-octane space opera from a master of the genre. We'll learn of a long-buried alien secret, which could hold the key to humanity's survival. But only one man knows the truth - and some want him dead.
About the Author
Neal Asher was born in Billericay, Essex, and divides his time between England and Crete. His full-length novels include Gridlinked, The Skinner, The Line of Polity, Cowl, Brass Man, The Voyage of the Sable Keech, Polity Agent, Hilldiggers, Prador Moon, Line War, Shadow of the Scorpion and Orbus.
Reviews
The Technician is no doubt one of the best new novels I have read this year. It's got a fantastic inner journey with fast-paced alien-world action. * Cybermage *
I know that when a tale from him arrives that I'm going to get a story that I absolutely love. * Falcata Times *
Neal Asher's books are like an adrenaline shot targeted directly for the brain -- John Scalzi on The Soldier
Magnificently awesome. Then Asher turns it up to eleven -- Peter F. Hamilton on The Soldier
Book Information
ISBN 9781509868490
Author Neal Asher
Format Paperback
Page Count 512
Imprint Tor
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Weight(grams) 342g
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 131mm * 31mm
