Zero Point: 2 (Owner series, 2) - Softcover

Asher, Neal

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1509868550 ISBN 13: 9781509868551

Publisher: Tor, 2020

Synopsis

It was a quest for vengeance; now it’s full-blown rebellion. Zero Point is the second book in Neal Asher’s high-octane Owner trilogy.

He must flee or face his enemy . . .

Earth’s Zero Asset citizens no longer face extermination from orbit. Thanks to Alan Saul, the Committee’s network of control is a smoking ruin. Its robotic enforcers also lie dormant. But power abhors a vacuum, and the Committee’s Serene Galahad seizes command.

On Mars, Var Delex is fighting to save the Antares Base. She must also crush the first signs of its own rebellion, while the Argus Space Station speeds towards the red planet. Var knows that whoever trashed Earth is still aboard. And aboard Argus Station, Alan Saul’s mind has expanded into its computer network. There, he learns of the Humanoid Unit Development and its ghastly experiments; the possibility of eternal life; and of a madman who may hold the keys to interstellar flight. But Earth’s agents are close, and the killing will soon begin.

'A thoroughly enjoyable novel' – Walker of Worlds

'A real page turner' – I Will Read Books

'Asher’s ability to write exciting set-piece action scenes featuring cool SF hardware is undimmed . . . Those who enjoy Neal Asher’s fast-paced, technologically rich SF stories will find a lot to like' – Concatenation

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

In the cold reaches of space
Vengeance pursues him still

Earth’s Zero Asset citizens no longer face extermination. And thanks to Alan Saul, the Committee’s network of control is a smoking ruin. But power abhors a vacuum, and the Committee’s Serene Galahad seizes command. Mars is also in turmoil, as Var Delex fights to save the Antares Base and crush its first signs of rebellion. All while the Argus Space Station speeds towards them – with the man who trashed Earth still aboard.

Alan Saul’s mind has expanded into the Argus Station’s computer network. There, he learns of the Humanoid Unit Development and its ghastly experiments; the possibility of eternal life, and a madman who may hold the keys to interstellar flight. But Galahad’s agents won’t let him escape, and the killing will soon begin.

‘Those who enjoy Neal Asher’s fast-paced, technologically rich SF stories will find a lot to like’
SFcrowsnest

‘A real page-turner’
IWillReadBooks

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Edition details

• Publisher: Tor
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1509868550
• ISBN 13: 9781509868551
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 576