War Factory: 2 (Transformation, 2) - Softcover

Asher, Neal

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1509868526 ISBN 13: 9781509868520

Publisher: Tor, 2021

Synopsis

War Factory is the second novel in the Transformation series, a no-holds-barred adventure set in Neal Asher's popular Polity universe.

One seeks judgement, another faces damnation and one man will have his revenge . . .

Thorvald Spear is losing his mind as he drowns in dark memories that aren't his own. Penny Royal, rogue artificial intelligence, has linked Spear with the stored personalities of those it's murdered. And whether the AI seeks redemption or has some more sinister motive, Spear needs to destroy it. He feels the anger of the dead and shares their pain.

As Spear tracks the AI across a hostile starscape, he has company. Sverl, an alien prador, has been warped by Penny Royal and hungers to confront it. But will the AI's pursuers destroy each other or hunt it together? Sverl's prador enemies aren't far behind either. They plan to use his transition to prove human meddling, triggering a devastating new war.

Clues suggest Penny Royal's heading for the defective war factory that made it. So allies and enemies converge, heading for the biggest firestorm that sector of space has ever seen. But will Spear secure vengeance for his unquiet dead?

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'Asher ventures into some terrifying minds and incredible space battles in this tangled but heart-pounding sequel' – Publishers Weekly

About this title

About the Author

Neal Asher divides his time between Essex and Crete, mostly at a keyboard and mentally light years away. He is the creator of the Polity universe and author of the Agent Cormac series, the Spatterjay trilogy, the Transformation trilogy, the Rise of the Jain trilogy, and the Time’s Shadow trilogy. Also set in the world of the Polity are these standalone novels: Prador Moon, Hilldiggers, Shadow of the Scorpion, The Technician, Jack Four, Weaponized and War Bodies. The Departure, Zero Point and Jupiter War are set in a dystopian future and connect to his World Walkers novel, while Cowl transports us across time.

From the Back Cover

One faction will betray their own
to incite war

Thorvald Spear is drowning in dark memories that aren’t his own. Penny Royal, rogue artificial intelligence, has linked Spear to the stored personalities of its many victims. But does this signal the AI’s wish for redemption or something more sinister? Either way, Spear needs to destroy it.

As Spear hunts the AI across a hostile starscape, he has company. Sverl, an alien prador, has been warped by Penny Royal and hungers to confront it. Sverl’s prador enemies aren’t far behind, either. They plan to use his transition to prove human meddling, to trigger a devastating new war. Clues indicate Penny Royal’s bound for the defective war factory that made it. So allies and enemies follow, heading for the ultimate showdown.


‘Incredible space battles in this tangled but heart-pounding sequel’
Publishers Weekly
‘Nobody does science fiction like Neal Asher’
SFFWorld

Edition details

• Publisher: Tor
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1509868526
• ISBN 13: 9781509868520
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 560