Then again, this unique style is all Asher's it's highly doubtful that a copy would be as deeply satisfying.And he leaves you eager for more. If all novels could employ this atmosphere as well as Gridlinked does, I could wish that all authors followed Neal Asher's lead. Now, there's a word you don't often hear in connection with science fiction - more's the pity. fast-moving and enjoyable tale.' - Starburst magazine, Praise for the British Edition: 'Gritty. Highly recommended.' - Hull Daily Mail 'Neal Asher makes the move to the big league with Gridlinked. Is it too early in 2001 to be thinking of a top-ten list? Not with a novel this impressive.' - SF site 'I couldn't put it down.

fast-moving and enjoyable tale., 'Gritty.

Neal Asher makes the move to the big league with Gridlinked. This is fast-moving, edge-of-the-seat entertainment, and a great introduction to the work of one of the most exciting new SF talents in years. And deep beneath Samarkand's surface there are buried mysteries, fiercely guarded. With the runcible out, Cormac must get there by ship, but he has incurred the wrath of a vicious psychopath called Arian Pelter, who now follows him across the galaxy with a terrifying psychotic killer android in tow.

Now he must do without just as he's sent to investigate the unique runcible disaster that's wiped out the entire human colony on planet Samarkand in a thirty-megaton explosion. He has to take the cold-turkey cure and shake his addiction to having his brain on the net.

Unfortunately Cormac is nearly burnt out, 'gridlinked' to the AI net so long that his humanity has begun to drain away. Cormac is a legendary Earth Central Security agent, the James Bond of a wealthy future where 'runcibles' (matter transmitters controlled by AIs) allow interstellar travel in an eye blink throughout the settled worlds of the Polity. Gridlinked is a science fiction adventure in the classic, fast-paced, action-packed tradition of Harry Harrison and Poul Anderson, with a dash of cyberpunk and a splash of Ian Fleming added to spice the mix.

Gridlinked by Neal Asher