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sfrench67's review against another edition
5.0
4.5 Stars - Really enjoyed the prequel book to the Agent Cormac series. I can't wait to get into the other books. I thought the narrator was much better in this book than in Prador Moon. Also tthe flashbacks were easier to follow than Weaponized.
Really enjoying Neal Asher's work so far
Really enjoying Neal Asher's work so far
livyg333's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
this was the first book written by neal asher that i’ve read so far. it has definitely made me want to pick up his other books and start from the very beginning.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Death, War, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Body horror, Death of parent, and Slavery
Minor: Sexual content and Blood
makiba's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
0.5
angelic712's review against another edition
4.0
What an intriguing way to find out the origin story for Ian Cormac. I very much enjoy the Polity Universe.
ikhebgeenaccount's review
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
eososray's review against another edition
3.0
This book reads very much like the prequel it is. There are many flashbacks into childhood and it reads very much as a character creation story. While I didn't think it was the best book I've ever read for these purposes, it did serve to intrigue me and I look forward to starting the main series for Cormac.
roytoo's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Overall a good story in Asher's Polity universe. However, the backstory on Ian Cormac has too many "miraculous man!" sequences that kept jarring me out of the story. And by the end of the book the rationale for the reasons Cormac reacts in certain ways were letting him evade responsibility for his not great responses in some situations.
skylar2's review against another edition
4.0
This novel is less about the Prador/human war and more about the events that made Ian Cormac who he is in the later novels.
The novel highlights the Prador social hierarchy, and the use of mind control to create slaves both among Prador children and also among human prisoners.
Asher uses that to compare with the practice among humans of editing out memories, both to create more willing warriors and also unwillingly on children to hide unpleasant truths.
This definitely is a more complex novel than one would suspect at the beginning.
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The novel highlights the Prador social hierarchy, and the use of mind control to create slaves both among Prador children and also among human prisoners.
Asher uses that to compare with the practice among humans of editing out memories, both to create more willing warriors and also unwillingly on children to hide unpleasant truths.
This definitely is a more complex novel than one would suspect at the beginning.
thetainaship's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0