Category: Science Fiction, Thriller / Suspense, FICTION / Science Fiction / Action & Adventure, FICTION / Science Fiction / Space Opera, FICTION / Science Fiction / Military, FICTION / Science Fiction / Space Exploration, Science fiction: near future, Science fiction: space opera, Science fiction: military, Science fiction: space exploration
Imprint: Tor UK
Price: $26.99
Pages: 672
He can jump between worlds. But can he save his own?
As the totalitarian Inspectorate tightens its grip, one man discovers the power to slip through the gaps and traverse alternate universes. World Walkers by Neal Asher is an exhilarating standalone novel set within the Owner universe.
‘World Walkers is Neal Asher in his prime’ – FanFiAddict
Ottanger is a rebel and mutant on an Earth governed by a ruthless Committee. But, after the Inspectorate experiments on him, Ottanger realizes his mutation allows him to reach alternate worlds. The multiverse is revealed in all its glory and terror – and he understands that he can finally flee his timeline.
Then Ottanger meets the Fenris, an evolved human visiting his Earth from the far future. He engineered the original world-walking mutation so that those altered could escape the Committee’s nightmarish regime. Yet this only worked for a few, while millions continued to suffer. And Ottanger sees that the Committee will become unstoppable if not destroyed.
However, the Fenris has drawn yet another threat to Ottanger’s Earth. With the power of its trillion linked minds, the Hive craves world-walking biotech and will do anything to get it. As conflict looms at home and war threatens the multiverse, the Fenris, Ottanger and his companions must prepare for a galaxy-altering battle . . .
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Praise for Neal Asher:
‘Neal Asher's books are like an adrenaline shot targeted directly for the brain’ – John Scalzi, author of Old Man's War
‘Without a doubt the most entertaining science fiction author writing today’ – SFF World
Author Information
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.
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