Dark Agent, 9781035037889
Hardcover
Galactic war, AI’s twisted plans, and a fight for survival and time.
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Dark Agent

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  • Hardcover

    640 pages

  • Release Date

    11 May 2026

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Summary

‘Balls-to-the-walls levels of exuberance and inventiveness’ - Locus Magazine on Dark Diamond

FORGE A NEW FUTURE. OR BE CONSUMED BY THE PAST.

Captain Blite and Agent Cormac thought they had defeated the malevolent AI Straeger. But Straeger’s mission to plunge the galaxy into a devastating war is far from over. With a twisted p-prador army bred from the Spatterjay virus, Straeger sets his plans in motion.

Meanwhile, on the war-struck world of Yossander’s Hold, Blite and …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781035037889
ISBN-10:1035037882
Author:Neal Asher
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Imprint:Tor
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:640
Release Date:11 May 2026
Weight:0g
Dimensions:234mm x 153mm
Series:Time's Shadow
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Critics Review

Magnificently awesome … Asher turns it up to eleven – Peter F. Hamilton on The SoldierAsher rocks with XXX adrenaline while delivering a vivid future – David Brin on Dark IntelligenceNonstop action, and unimaginable stakes – Yoon Ha Lee on The SoldierGleeful but superbly controlled action-adventure – The Times on WeaponizedA powerhouse cocktail of lurid violence, evocative world-building and typically grotesque monsters – SFX on OrbusWithout a doubt the most entertaining science fiction author writing today – SFF World on Line WarAsher’s work continues to combine the best of advanced cybertech and military SF * Publishers Weekly *Asher is a modern master of sci-fi – Starburst Magazine on Dark Intelligence

About The Author

Neal Asher

Neal Asher divides his time between Essex and Crete, mostly at a keyboard and mentally light years away.

Agent Cormac Series:

  • Gridlinked
  • The Line of Polity
  • Brass Man
  • Polity Agent
  • Line War

Spatterjay Series:

  • The Skinner
  • The Voyage of the Sable Keech
  • Orbus

Polity Universe Standalone Novels:

  • Prador Moon
  • Hilldiggers
  • Shadow of the Scorpion
  • The Technician
  • Jack Four
  • Weaponized
  • War Bodies

Transformation Trilogy:

  • Dark Intelligence
  • War Factory
  • Infinity Engine

Dystopian Future Novels (Connecting to World Walkers):

  • The Departure
  • Zero Point
  • Jupiter War
  • World Walkers

Time Travel Novel:

  • Cowl

Rise of the Jain Trilogy:

  • The Soldier
  • The Warship
  • The Human

Time’s Shadow Trilogy (Polity Universe):

  • Dark Agent

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