Time's Shadow

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Dark Diamond: A Time's Shadow Book 1 Summary

Doomed to die. And die again.

Dark Diamond is the first in a high-octane space opera trilogy from Neal Asher, creator of the Polity universe.

Captain Blite knows that someone, or something, is trying to kill him. But a device he possesses, known only as the dark diamond, won't let that happen. After surviving a series of catastrophic accidents and assassination attempts, Blite realizes that whenever he dies the dark diamond reverses time to a moment before his death. He must go through the traumatic experience again and again until he escapes.

Every encounter Blite survives generates a time flash which reveals potential futures. This extraordinary phenomenon attracts the attention of Polity agents and the crab-like p-Prador who wish to acquire this power for themselves. Hunted across space and time, Blite must uncover the true nature of the dark diamond before it causes his destruction . . .

Praise for Neal Asher

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

'Non-stop action and unimaginable stakes' – Yoon Ha Lee on The Soldier

'Imaginative, energetic and insane' – SFX on Brass Man

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    • Dark Diamond

    • Action-packed time travel space opera from sci-fi's most explosive author
    • By: Neal Asher
    • Narrated by: Peter Noble
    • Length: 26 hrs and 15 mins
    • Release date: 10-04-25
    • Language: English
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    • Dark Agent

    • The explosive time-travelling trilogy continues in this thrilling sequel to Dark Diamond
    • By: Neal Asher
    • Narrated by: Peter Noble
    • Length: 24 hrs and 27 mins
    • Release date: 14-05-26
    • Language: English
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