A review by tuftymctavish
Shadow of the Scorpion by Neal Asher

4.0

Fair enjoyed this origin story for Agent Cormac. It flits between time periods and follows on nicely from what I learned in Prador Moon. However this does touch upon Spatterjay, which I have not read yet, so I'm wondering how that will adjust those upcoming books.

This one however romps along with its two parallel stories that gradually converge at a pace that ratchets up through the book. I preferred the action elements of the current timeline, elements which were very robust - painful, surprising, and brutal.

Looking forward to the next one in the series.