The Soldier

b>Her mission is vital. Her failure is unthinkable./b>A hidden corner of space is swarming with lethal alien technology, a danger to all sentient life. It's guarded by Orlandine, who must keep it contained at any cost - as it has the power to destroy entire civilizations. She schemes from her state-of-the-art weapons station, with only an alien intelligence to share her vigil. But she doesn't share everything with Dragon . . . Orlandine is hatching a plan to obliterate this technology, removing its threat forever. For some will do anything to exploit this ancient weaponry, created by a long-dead race called the Jain. This includes activating a Jain super-soldier, which may breach even Orlandine's defences.Meanwhile, humanity and the alien prador empire keep a careful watch over this sector of space, as neither can allow the other to claim its power. However, things are about to change. The Jain might not be as dead as they seemed - and interstellar war is just a heartbeat away.b>The Soldier is the first novel in the Rise of the Jain series, by bestselling science fiction author Neal Asher./b>

Product details

• Authors: Neal Asher, Asher Neal
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9781509862368
• ISBN: 978-1-5098-6236-8
• No. of pages: 464
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 233 mm x 35 mm
• Series: My First Touch and Find; Rise of the Jain; My First Touch and Find; Rise of the Jain
• Subjects: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Science Fiction / Cyberpunk, FICTION / Science Fiction / Space Opera, FICTION / Science Fiction / Hard Science Fiction, Science fiction: cyberpunk / biopunk, Space, planets and extraterrestrial locations, Science fiction: aliens / UFOs, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary