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Zusatztext Action packed and thrilling , The Departure is a must for all fans of contemporary science fiction who haven’t experienced Asher’s visceral novels before Informationen zum Autor Neal Asher was born in Billericay, Essex, and divides his time between the UK and Crete. The majority of his novels are set within one future history, known as the Polity universe which encompasses many classic science fiction tropes including world-ruling artificial intelligences, androids, hive minds and aliens. His full-length novels include Gridlinked , The Skinner , The Line of Polity , Cowl , Brass Man , The Voyage of the Sable Keech , Hilldiggers , Prador Moon , Line War , Shadow of the Scorpion , Orbus and The Technician . His Owner series novels include The Departure , Zero Point and Jupiter War . Klappentext A man with no memories Wakes to a world without justice The Argus Space Station looks down on a nightmarish Earth. And from here, the Committee enforces its despotic rule. Corruption is rife, people starve and the poor are policed by mechanized overseers. But worse is yet to come. Earth is desperately over-populated and under-resourced, so the Committee has decided to do the unthinkable - to kill twelve billion people. Alan Saul wakes inside a sealed crate, bound for an incinerator. All he recalls is pain and his tormentor's face. And he has company: Janus, a rogue intelligence, inhabiting forbidden hardware within his skull. As Janus shows his host a damaged Earth, Saul resolves to annihilate the Committee. But first, he resolves to reclaim his memories and hunt down his interrogator. 'Fast, dramatic stuff . . . rapid pace, great action, messy consequences' SFFWorld 'I had an absolute blast with this book' Falcata Times [insert JPEGs of THE SOLDIER and DARK INTELLIGENCE on either side of the barcode] Vorwort On a totalitarian Earth, a man wakes in a packing crate with no memories . . . only that he must take revenge against his tormentors. The Departure is the first action-packed book in Neal Asher's Owner trilogy. Zusammenfassung In a world devoid of hope, is revenge the only way out? The Argus Space Station looks down on a nightmarish Earth. And from here, the Committee enforces its despotic rule. It governs a corrupt world, where the poor are starving – and are policed by mechanized overseers wielding identity-reader guns. There are also too many people and too few resources, so the Committee has decided twelve billion people must die. So they prepare to unleash the full power of their Station’s weaponry to make this happen. Alan Saul wakes to this world, confined in a crate bound for a Calais incinerator. He doesn’t know why he’s there; he only remembers pain and his tormentor’s face. And he has company: Janus, a rogue intelligence, who is inhabiting forbidden hardware in his skull. As Janus shows his host a damaged Earth, Saul resolves to discover who he was – and kill his interrogator. Next he will take on the Committee and topple their debased regime. The Departure is the first fast-paced book in the Owner trilogy by acclaimed science fiction author Neal Asher. 'Delivers plenty of thrills' – SFX 'Fast, dramatic stuff . . . rapid pace, great action, messy consequences' – SFFWorld 'I had an absolute blast with this book . . . his work really does get better and better' – FalcataTimes ...
