Dark Diamond

Action-packed time travel space opera from sci-fi's most explosive author

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Dark Diamond

By: Neal Asher

Narrated by: Peter Noble

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Doomed to die. And die again.

Dark Diamond is the first in a high-octane space opera trilogy, Time’s Shadow. From Neal Asher, creator of the Polity universe.

‘Infinitely entertaining’ – Locus Magazine

Somebody is trying to kill Captain Blite, but each attempt ends in unexpected failure. All Blite knows is that a black diamond – left to him by the dark AI Penny Royal – is the cause of his unlikely survival.

Each failed attempt on Blite’s life generates temporal anomalies, drawing the scrutiny of the ruthless Mobius AI Straeger, who craves the power and possibilities the diamond holds. But they also draw the attention of the legendary Polity agent Ian Cormac, whose skills and destructive reputation may make him Blite’s only hope. Caught in the crossfire of galactic forces, Blite must uncover the true nature of the dark diamond before it causes his destruction . . .

Praise for Neal Asher

‘Neal Asher’s books are like an adrenaline shot targeted directly for the brain’ – John Scalzi, author of Old Man’s War

‘Non-stop action and unimaginable stakes’ – Yoon Ha Lee on The Soldier

‘Imaginative, energetic and insane’ – SFX on Brass Man

Adventure

Genetic Engineering

Military

Science Fiction

Space Opera

Time Travel

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Magnificently awesome . . . Asher turns it up to eleven (Peter F. Hamilton, author of Exodus: The Archimedes Engine, on The Soldier)

Asher rocks with XXX adrenaline while delivering a vivid future (David Brin, author of The Postman, on Dark Intelligence)

Nonstop action, and unimaginable stakes (Yoon Ha Lee, author of Ninefox Gambit, on The Soldier)

Gleeful but superbly controlled action-adventure (The Times on Weaponized)

A powerhouse cocktail of lurid violence, evocative world-building and typically grotesque monsters (SFX on Orbus)

Without a doubt the most entertaining science fiction author writing today (SFF World on Line War)

Asher’s work continues to combine the best of advanced cybertech and military SF

Asher is a modern master of sci-fi (Starburst Magazine on Dark Intelligence)

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Asher has never disappointed - he’s a fantastic author and this new series is very good- except for the “I love Elon” epitaph which hasn’t aged well!!