Jack Four

Neal Asher

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Tor U.K.
31 May 2022

Science fiction; Biotechnology / Genetic Engineering; Cloning; Aliens; Technothriller

Series: Jack Four

This high-octane adventure is set in the same world as Neal Asher's acclaimed Polity universe. It's a thrilling, fast-paced standalone novel, perfect for fans of Alastair Reynolds and Stephen Baxter.

Created to die - determined to live . . .

Jack Four - one of twenty human clones - has been created to be sold. His purchasers are the alien prador and they only want him for their experimentation program. But there is something different about Jack.

The prador's king has been mutated by the Spatterjay virus into a monstrous creature, along with his children. They were infected by the virus during the last humans-versus-prador war, now lapsed into an uneasy truce. But the prador are always looking for new weapons - and their experimentation program might give them the edge they seek.

Suzeal trades human slaves out of the Stratogaster Space Station. She thinks the rewards are worth the risks, but all that is about to change. The Station was once a zoo, containing monsters from across known space. All the monsters now dwell on the planet below, but they aren't as contained as they seem. And a vengeful clone may be the worst danger of all.

'Neal Asher's books are like an adrenaline shot targeted directly for the brain'

John Scalzi, author of the Old Man's War series

'Magnificently awesome. Then Asher turns it up to eleven'

Peter F. Hamilton, author of Salvation and others, on Asher's The Soldier

By: Neal Asher
Imprint: Tor U.K.
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 300g
ISBN: 9781529049992
ISBN 10: 1529049997
Series: Jack Four
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 31 May 2022
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Neal Asher divides his time between Essex and Crete, mostly at a keyboard and mentally light years away. His full-length novels are as follows. First is the Agent Cormac series: Gridlinked, The Line of Polity, Brass Man, Polity Agent and Line War. Next comes the Spatterjay series: The Skinner, The Voyage of the Sable Keech and Orbus. Also set in the same world of the Polity are these standalone novels: Hilldiggers, Prador Moon, Shadow of the Scorpion and The Technician. The Transformation trilogy is also based in the Polity: Dark Intelligence, War Factory and Infinity Engine. Set in a dystopian future are The Departure, Zero Point and Jupiter War, while Cowl takes us across time. The Rise of the Jain trilogy is comprised of The Soldier, The Warship and The Human, and is also set in the Polity universe.

Reviews for Jack Four

Neal Asher’s books are like an adrenaline shot targeted directly for the brain -- John Scalzi, author of The Kaiju Preservation Society Magnificently awesome. Then Asher turns it up to eleven -- Peter F. Hamilton, author of The Reality Dysfunction on The Soldier A richly imagined, exotic world, non-stop action and unimaginable stakes -- Yoon Ha Lee, author of Ninefox Gambit, on The Soldier