This is the first book in a high-octane SF trilogy set in Asher's popular Polity universe.

Skillfully combines graphic action and sensitive characterization and is Asher's most accomplished novel to date Guardian on Polity novel The Shadow of the Scorpion Delivering plenty of full-tilt adventure and widescreen action, this is top-notch stuff from an author well and truly at the top of his game SFX on the Polity novel Shadow of the Scorpion Big weapons, big monsters, and human disasters on an increasingly cosmic scale ... A great novel Interzone on the Polity novel Polity Agent Asher rocks with XXX adrenaline while delivering a vivid future David Brin What Asher delivers here is state-of-the-art SF on so many levels ... a compelling, smart read Locus One of his best works so far ... Asher is a modern master of Sci-Fi Starburst magazine Beautifully paced ... does just as well as at slam-bang action scenes as at painting frightening pictures ... This is space opera at a high peak of craftsmanship Publishers Weekly, starred review Blends large portions of horror and mystery into an SF tale of revenge and redemption ... a complex and satisfying work Library Journal, starred review An exciting, intricate, and unabashedly futuristic story rife with twists and turns ... Asher returns to his popular far-future series, Polity Universe, with another fast-paced space opera filled with his trademark technological marvels and elaborate world building Booklist Hardboiled, fast-paced space opera epic ... Asher's books are similar to the world of Iain M. Banks' Culture universe, but the Polity is arguably a much darker and more vicious environment - and all the better for it TheRegister.co.uk Dark Intelligence is an imaginative, epic space opera that manages to present a dark future universe full of vibrant spaceships, people, creatures and intelligence. Highly enjoyable and highly addictive SFBook.com As you all should know, Neal Asher is one of Britain's leading science fiction authors, best known for his Polity universe series. Dark Intelligence has everything science fiction needs, and much, much more TheBookPlank.co.uk Perpetually on the knife's edge, and this constant tension works wonders for creating a page-turning atmosphere. It's a damningly gripping and infecting book Upcoming4.me A superb novel and Asher has an amazing talent for world-building, for writing larger-than-life characters, for weaving gripping plots and for imagining exotic alien races and wonderful technologies. Huge ships! Big weapons! Space battles! Ground battles! Treason! Revenge! This is New Space Opera at its best Sense of Wonder Skillfully combines graphic action and sensitive characterization and is Asher's most accomplished novel to date Guardian on Polity novel The Shadow of the Scorpion Delivering plenty of full-tilt adventure and widescreen action, this is top-notch stuff from an author well and truly at the top of his game SFX on the Polity novel Shadow of the Scorpion Big weapons, big monsters, and human disasters on an increasingly cosmic scale ... A great novel Interzone on the Polity novel Polity Agent Asher rocks with XXX adrenaline while delivering a vivid future David Brin What Asher delivers here is state-of-the-art SF on so many levels ... a compelling, smart read Locus One of his best works so far ... Asher is a modern master of Sci-Fi Starburst magazine Beautifully paced ... does just as well as at slam-bang action scenes as at painting frightening pictures ... This is space opera at a high peak of craftsmanship Publishers Weekly, starred review Blends large portions of horror and mystery into an SF tale of revenge and redemption ... a complex and satisfying work Library Journal, starred review An exciting, intricate, and unabashedly futuristic story rife with twists and turns ... Asher returns to his popular far-future series, Polity Universe, with another fast-paced space opera filled with his trademark technological marvels and elaborate world building Booklist Hardboiled, fast-paced space opera epic ... Asher's books are similar to the world of Iain M. Banks' Culture universe, but the Polity is arguably a much darker and more vicious environment - and all the better for it TheRegister.co.uk Dark Intelligence is an imaginative, epic space opera that manages to present a dark future universe full of vibrant spaceships, people, creatures and intelligence. Highly enjoyable and highly addictive SFBook.com As you all should know, Neal Asher is one of Britain's leading science fiction authors, best known for his Polity universe series. Dark Intelligence has everything science fiction needs, and much, much more TheBookPlank.co.uk Perpetually on the knife's edge, and this constant tension works wonders for creating a page-turning atmosphere. It's a damningly gripping and infecting book Upcoming4.me A superb novel and Asher has an amazing talent for world-building, for writing larger-than-life characters, for weaving gripping plots and for imagining exotic alien races and wonderful technologies. Huge ships! Big weapons! Space battles! Ground battles! Treason! Revenge! This is New Space Opera at its best Sense of Wonder

Neal Asher was born in Billericay, Essex, and divides his time between here and Crete. His previous full-length novels are Gridlinked, The Skinner, The Line of Polity, Cowl, Brass Man, The Voyage of the Sable Keech, Polity Agent, Hilldiggers, Prador Moon, Line War, Shadow of the Scorpion, Orbus and The Technician. His Owner Series novels are The Departure, Zero Point and Jupiter War.