The Skinner
21 August 2009Imprint: Tor
Synopsis
Set in a lethal waterworld where sudden death is a way of life, The Skinner is the first novel in the far-future Spatterjay series by Neal Asher.
The savage ocean planet of Spatterjay draws visitors with very different agendas. Erlin is immortal and seeks a reason to keep living. Janer hosts a hive mind, which paid him to find this planet....
Details
21 August 2009592 pages
9780330465403Imprint: Tor
Reviews
His easy style and intriguing plot make for a great story that treats the reader as an adultThe Times
Crammed full of inventive technology, organic and artificial intelligence, horrible monsters, and a thick mesh of story linesSFX
An exhilarating tour through one of the most ingeniously, elaborately deadly worlds since Harry Harrison invented Death WorldLocus
Hurtles along at a high-octane clip . . . In sum: a blastKirkus
