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A review by macindog
Prador Moon by Neal Asher
4.0
Set in Neal Asher's, Polity universe, this is a tale of first contact with an alien species. Unfortunately, the Prador Third Kingdom is a society of highly-intelligent and aggressive amphibious crustaceans for whom conflict, cannibalism and assassination are the norm.
The Prador, deeming humanity as an inferior and weaker race, embark on an interstellar war intent on the conquest and slavery of the human race and the destruction their Polity and its AIs. As an added bonus, human flash is also so very tasty.
This is the story of the beginning of the war with the Prador and one man's vengeance on the alien captain who struck the first blow in it.
While the Prador embody many of the horrors in people's nightmares, Asher can make them almost humourous in their interactions with their own kind. If you're a fan of Asher's Polity or Cormac novels, then this is a must read. For those new to Asher's work, it's also chronologically the first in his series of Polity-related stories and well worth reading - you might get hooked.
The Prador, deeming humanity as an inferior and weaker race, embark on an interstellar war intent on the conquest and slavery of the human race and the destruction their Polity and its AIs. As an added bonus, human flash is also so very tasty.
This is the story of the beginning of the war with the Prador and one man's vengeance on the alien captain who struck the first blow in it.
While the Prador embody many of the horrors in people's nightmares, Asher can make them almost humourous in their interactions with their own kind. If you're a fan of Asher's Polity or Cormac novels, then this is a must read. For those new to Asher's work, it's also chronologically the first in his series of Polity-related stories and well worth reading - you might get hooked.