The Human: Rise of the Jain, Book Three (3)

Product Description

In The Human, the final book in Neal 
Asher’s epic Rise of the Jain trilogy, an entire galaxy hangs in the balance
as the ancient and powerful Jain threat emerges anew 
. . .

A Jain warship has risen from the depths of space, emerging with a deadly grudge and a wealth of ancient yet lethal technology. It is determined to hunt down the alien Client, and will annihilate all those who stand in its way. So Orlandine must prepare humanity’s defense.

Both humanity and the Prador thought their ancient foe—the Jain—had perished in a past age. And they resolve to destroy these outliers at any cost. Orlandine wants the Client’s inside knowledge to act, but the Client has her own agenda. Earth Central therefore looks to the Prador for alliance, after the Jain destroy their fleet. However, not everyone is happy with this, and some will do anything to shatter this fragile coalition.

As the Jain warship makes its way across the galaxy, it seems unstoppable. Human and Prador forces alike struggle to withstand its devastating weaponry. Orlandine’s life work is to neutralize Jain technology, so if she can’t triumph, no one can. But will she become what she’s vowed to destroy?

Review

Praise for the Neal Asher and the Rise of the Jain Series

“Neal Asher’s books are like an adrenaline shot targeted directly for the brain.”—New York Times bestselling author John Scalzi

“With mind-blowing complexity, characters, and combat,
Asher’s work continues to combine the best of advanced cybertech and military SF.”—
Publishers Weekly,
Starred Review ?
“In this
riveting sequel to 
The Soldier, Asher
ramps up the pyrotechnics
in the thunderous first salvoes of war . . . while entwining the reader in twisty conundrums and misdirections.
This is Asher at the top of his game and the field of military science fiction.”—
Publishers Weekly,
Starred Review

“Asher’s
intergalactic chess match combines vivid descriptions of human, alien, and AI psyches with
explosive and violent confrontations. . . . Asher’s
distinctive and compelling adventure 
will appeal to fans of of military science fiction, space opera, and even cyberpunk.”—
Booklist

“Over the years
I have returned to several comparisons when describing Asher’s work: Doc Smith (for
space operatics), Olaf Stapledon (for
vast galactic-historical sweep), Jacobean revenge tragedy (for grotesquery, melodrama, and gaudy violence), carnival thrill rides (for mere
visceral excitement). All those apply here, and those
titanic battle sequences suggest that I add the Marvel superhero franchise – thrill rides for the eyes – to the list. . . . but it’s
also a lot smarter than those thrill-ride movies.”—
Locus, reviewed by Russell Letson

“
A richly imagined, exotic world, nonstop action, and unimaginable stakes–I couldn’t put The Soldier down.”—Yoon Ha Lee, author of
Ninefox Gambit

“Neal Asher’s coruscating mix of epic space opera, weaponised Darwinism and high-stakes intrigue
channels the primal flame of deep-core science fiction.” —Paul McAuley, author of
Four Hundred Billion Stars

”
The Soldier provides everything we demand from Asher: a beautifully complex universe where AIs, aliens and post-humans scheme and struggle—magnificently awesome.
Then Asher turns it up to eleven.”—Peter F. Hamilton

“
I had thought with the Transformation trilogy (
Dark Intelligence, War Factory, Infinity Engine)
that Asher had maxed out what could be done with the Polity setting—that the near-metaphysical implications of the fate of Penny Royal constituted a kind of narrative event horizon.
I think I might have been mistaken.”—Russell Letson,
Locus

“
In addition to elaborate space battles between gigantic warships and spectacular descriptions of technology, Asher excels at “humanizing” his intelligent machines.”—
Booklist

“
Asher is a modern master of sci-fi.” —
Starburst magazine

“
A wide-screen special-effects extravaganza, a space opera featuring gods and monsters . . .
Doc Smith and Olaf