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2008 science fiction novel by Neal Asher
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| Author | Neal Asher |
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| Cover artist | Steve Rawlings |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
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| Language | English |
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| Series | Ian Cormac |
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| Genre | Science fiction novel |
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| Publisher | Tor Books |
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Publication date | 2008 |
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| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
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| Pages | 296 |
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| ISBN | 978-0-230-73859-1 |
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| OCLC | 298597496 |
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Shadow of the Scorpion is a novel by Neal Asher, published by the Macmillan Publishers imprint Tor Books in 2008. The novel introduces Ian Cormac and is therefore a prequel. The novel skips between Cormac's first mission for the ECS (Earth Central Security) and his upbringing as a child.
Planets[edit]
- Earth
- Hagren, the setting of the majority of the book
- Patience, the setting of the conclusion of the book
Spaceships[edit]
- Pearl - AI controlled Polity transport.
- The Sadist - An AI controlled attack ship.
Characters[edit]
- Amistad
- Yallow
- Ian Cormac
- Carl
- Spencer
- Dax Cormac (Ian's older brother)
- Hannah Cormac (Dax and Ian's mother)
- Gorman
- Travis
- Crean
External links[edit]
Works by Neal Asher |
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| The Polity | | Agent Cormac series |
- Gridlinked (2001)
- The Line of Polity (2003)
- Brass Man (2005)
- Polity Agent (2006)
- Line War (2008)
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| Spatterjay series |
- The Skinner (2002)
- The Voyage of the Sable Keech (2006)
- Orbus (2009)
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| Transformation series |
- Dark Intelligence (2015)
- War Factory (2016)
- Infinity Engine (2017)
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| Standalone novels | |
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| Other novels | |
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