Can they flee a dying Earth? As the totalitarian Inspectorate tightens its grip, one man discovers the power to slip through the gaps and traverse alternate universes. World Walkers by Neal Asher is an exhilarating standalone novel set within the Owner Trilogy.

Ottanger always believed his mutation to be chance or perhaps the actions of fate. Or even the result of pollution on a hellish overpopulated Earth, ruled by a totalitarian Committee and its ruthless Inspectorate. But, when Ottanger is captured, tortured and made the subject of a strange experiment by the Inspectorate, he discovers otherwise - his mutation allows him to walk between alternate worlds.

When Ottanger is thrown from his timeline from the far future, he meets the Fenris - humanity's future form. Ottanger is a survivor of the Fenris' altruistic experiment to create world walkers; their goal is to help humanity escape their decaying version of Earth. But there are too few of Ottanger's fellow world walkers to make a difference. And the multiverse has revealed an even greater threat than the Committee and its harsh regime.

There's a form of humanity that functions as one mind and it is anathema to the Fenris. Now the trillion-strong hive has noticed the Fenris' experiments with world walkers. It wants this technology. And it won't rest until it has it - even if this means a war across the multiverse . . .

Praise for Neal Asher

'Neal Asher's books are like an adrenaline shot targeted directly for the brain' - John Scalzi, author of Old Man's War

'Without a doubt the most entertaining science fiction author writing today' - SFF World

About the Author
Neal Asher divides his time between Essex and Crete, mostly at a keyboard and mentally light years away. His full-length novels are as follows. First is the Agent Cormac series: Gridlinked, The Line of Polity, Brass Man, Polity Agent and Line War. Next comes the Spatterjay series: The Skinner, The Voyage of the Sable Keech and Orbus. Also set in the same world of the Polity are these standalone novels: Hilldiggers, Prador Moon, Shadow of the Scorpion, The Technician, Jack Four and Weaponized. The Transformation trilogy is also based in the Polity: Dark Intelligence, War Factory and Infinity Engine. Set in a dystopian future are The Departure, Zero Point and Jupiter War, while Cowl takes us across time. The Rise of the Jain trilogy comprises The Soldier, The Warship and The Human and is also set in the Polity universe.

Reviews
Neal Asher's books are like an adrenaline shot targeted directly for the brain -- John Scalzi, author of Old Man's War on The Human
Delivers plenty of thrills, and the climax also sets up a very intriguing status quo for the second volume -- SFX on The Departure
Asher's ability to write exciting set-piece action scenes featuring cool SF hardware is undimmed . . . Those who enjoy Neal Asher's fast-paced, technologically rich SF stories will find a lot to like -- Concatenation on Zero Point
This is a dizzying and unusually thoughtful space opera . . . The result is a challenging, extremely satisfying read -- Publisher's Weekly on Jupiter War



Book Information
ISBN 9781035037988
Author Neal Asher
Format Hardback
Page Count 656
Imprint Tor
Publisher Pan Macmillan