{"product_id":"the-line-of-polity-the-second-agent-cormac-novel-paperback","title":"The Line of Polity: The Second Agent Cormac Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNeal Asher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the more important books in Asher's Polity milieu . . . a solid entry in the series and a damn good SF novel.\"-- \u003ci\u003eSFF World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a remote planet, with mysterious forces swirling around him, Agent Ian Cormac returns to face a threat that could endanger the entirety of the Polity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe outlink station of Miranda has been destroyed. Nobody knows why, but all the signs point to Dragon, a gigantic bioconstructed entity. Agent Cormac is sent to investigate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his quest for the truth, Cormac navigates through the deadly world of Masada--a planet with no breathable air and full of monstrous predatory creatures, including the weird and terrible gabbleducks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll the while, on that dangerous world, a long-term rebellion from its slave population bubbles, nearly ready to boil over, kept in check only by an arsenal of powerful laser arrays controlled by an elite group called the Theocracy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd roaming the planet at the same time is the mysterious rogue biophysicist Skellor, who possesses something so powerful that Polity AIs will stop at nothing to acquire it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut just how powerful is it? And how does everything connect? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnly Agent Cormac can find out . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNight Shade Books is proud to reissue Neal Asher's Agent Cormac series, a fast-moving, edge-of-your-seat science fiction adventure from one of today's most exciting SF talents.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeal Asher\u003c\/b\u003e is a science fiction writer whose work has been nominated for both the Philip K. Dick and the British Fantasy Society awards. He has published more than twenty books, many set within his \"Polity\" universe, including \u003ci\u003eGridlinked\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Skinner\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDark Intelligence\u003c\/i\u003e. He divides his time between Essex and a home in Crete.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 6.75 x 4.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 09, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770903757088,"sku":"9781597809795","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e2dd72256b8cb6d5b149babe2e021216.webp?v=1780380530","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-line-of-polity-the-second-agent-cormac-novel-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}