A review by kueltzo
Gridlinked by Neal Asher

4.0

There's nothing like spies in space. No, really....it's a genre I never tire of, especially if it's well done. In Gridlocked, we get the flawed, tired super spy, thrown into a new mystery but intentionally handicapped (yes, its tropey, but still fun). Asher follows the traditional spy formula of keeping the readers in the dark; the hero has figured it out, but have you? In my case I had about 66% of the twists predicted, so had one nice cathartic surprise at the end. I wouldn't call this book exceptionally new in concept, but that may be because I am an avid fan of a lot of the AI elements in this society; it may be more novel to other readers. However, this book is an excellent entry in one of my favorite genres, and I look forward to catching up on the rest of the series.