Infinity Engine: Transformation: Book Three - Softcover

Asher, Neal

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0330524631 ISBN 13: 9780330524636

Publisher: Pan, 2017

Synopsis

Infinity Engine is the third and final novel in the Transformation series, by bestselling science fiction author Neal Asher, following Dark Intelligence and War Factory.

A man battles for his life, two AIs vie for supremacy and a civilization hangs in the balance . . .

Several forces now pursue rogue artificial intelligence Penny Royal, hungry for revenge or redemption. And the Brockle is the most dangerous of all. This criminal swarm-robot AI has escaped confinement and is upgrading itself, becoming ever more powerful in anticipation of a showdown.

Events also escalate aboard the war factory. Here Thorvald Spear, alien prador, and an assassin drone struggle to stay alive, battling insane AIs and technology gone wild. Then the Weaver arrives - last remnant of a race that died out two million years ago. But what could it contribute to Penny Royal's tortuous plans?

And beyond the war factory a black hole conceals a tantalizing secret which could destroy the Polity. As AIs, humans and prador clash at its boundary, will anything survive their explosive final confrontation?

About this title

About the Author

Neal Asher was born in Billericay, Essex, and divides his time between the UK and Crete. The majority of his novels are set within one future history, known as the Polity universe which encompasses many classic science fiction tropes including world-ruling artificial intelligences, androids, hive minds and aliens. His full-length novels include Gridlinked, The Skinner, The Line of Polity, Cowl, Brass Man, The Voyage of the Sable Keech, Hilldiggers, Prador Moon, Line War, Shadow of the Scorpion, Orbus and The Technician. His Owner series novels include The Departure, Zero Point and Jupiter War.

From the Back Cover

A MAN FIGHTS FOR HIS LIFE
AND TWO AIS WILL BATTLE FOR ULTIMATE SUPREMACY

Several forces pursue rogue artificial intelligence Penny Royal – hungry for revenge or redemption. And the Brockle is the most dangerous of all. This criminal swarm-robot AI has escaped confinement and is upgrading itself, becoming ever more powerful ahead of their showdown.
Events also escalate aboard the war factory. Here Thorvald Spear, alien prador, and an assassin drone struggle to stay alive, battling insane AIs and technology gone wild. Then the Weaver arrives – the last of a race that suicided two million years ago. But what is its connection to Penny Royal’s tortuous plans? And beyond the war factory, a black hole conceals a secret which could destroy the Polity. As AIs, humans and prador clash at its boundary, will anything survive their explosive final confrontation?
PRAISE FOR THE SERIES
‘What Asher delivers here is state-of-the-art SF on so many levels’
Locus
‘Nobody does science-fiction like Neal Asher’
SFFWorld
‘A stunning conclusion. . . A mind-blowingly brilliant read’
Worlds in Ink

Edition details

• Publisher: Pan
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0330524631
• ISBN 13: 9780330524636
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 576