The third book in the Spatterjay series picks up directly after the end of the Voyage of the Sable Keech. This book hits the ground running and accelerates wildly afterward. There are action sequences here that must have left Asher breathless after writing them. Insane, over the top space opera t...
This creative collection of short stories by Neal Asher will provide an excellent introduction to his work for those unfamiliar with it, as the standalone stories cover his favorite themes and strengths: high-intensity action, richly described alien biologies, villainous religious cults, and much...
I’ve been trying lately to pin down, in some quantifiable way, how I read books. When I first started my blog I started giving everything a rating. It didn’t make sense after awhile so I abandoned it. I decided that my reviews have to stand on their own. So I’ve been trying to find a way to descr...
Damn.This was a good book, however there was something that ruined it for me. I'll list that at the bottom of this review so you can skip it if you haven't read the book yourself or are not familiar with Neal Asher.Ok, so last year I tried to read one of Asher's other books, The Skinner. There wa...
Ahh, the perils of 5-star rating systems. There's a wide gulf between the 3-star "liked it" and the 4-star "really liked it".I enjoyed this book of the Agent Cormac series much more than the previous two Cormac novels. I reviewed (If you can call a few sentences a review) the first novel, Gridlin...
(view spoiler)[**SPOILER ALERT******* - Enjoyed & Would Read Again **** - Enjoyed *** - Not Bad ** - Didn't Like * - Didn't finishDisclaimer: Even though this review is open for everyone to see due to the nature of GoodReads. Please note that this review / notes are just for my own personal use a...
