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The Line of Polity

By: Neal Asher
Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
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Old enemies meet on new worlds in The Line of Polity, the second novel in Neal Asher's popular Agent Cormac series.

At the frontiers of human-occupied space, the Miranda space station has been utterly destroyed. Earth Central assigns Agent Ian Cormac to discover the truth, because the alien bioconstruct Dragon seems the most likely culprit.

Meanwhile, rebellion is brewing on Masada. The planet’s people are enslaved on the surface, living in fear of their overlords in orbit, who punish transgressions with laser strikes. Leaving their compounds also means death, as monstrous predators roam the toxic wilderness. Civil war looms, while a rebel biophysicist brings lethal Jain technology to this world. Agent Cormac must find out what connects these events, if he is to avert catastrophe.

The Line of Polity is followed by Brass Man, the third title in the Agent Cormac series.

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Critic reviews

A complex, multilayered story of rebels in a slave world trying to qualify for humanitarian aid.
Asher’s latest rip-roaring space epic makes his previous ventures look like relaxing trips to the local zoo.
Fast paced, intriguing, and brutal.
All stars
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Love the character, great plot, narration is spot on. Will keep on looking our for the next one

great!

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good stuff, but little too much rebels rebelling or evil theocracy being power oh so power mad.

good scifi, and a lot of rebels

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I love the agent coracle series, explains a lot that's in his later books, indeed

Consistently good! And 3 more still to binge on...

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Story almost picks up from first book, many of the characters are progressed.

Lots of grand space opera combined with personal stories of change and some of redemtion.

Once again editing not perfect but overall very good.

Great progression

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Great book, read well with just a few inconsistencies. I'm not keen on the narrator's pronunciation of words like ceramel. I accept the stuff doesn't exist but considering its spelling it should be pronounced in the same way you say enamel. There are a couple of other words that grate but other than that, brilliant.

Loved it

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