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Weaponized

By: Neal Asher
Narrated by: Peter Noble
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Weaponized is a thrilling far-future adventure by acclaimed science fiction author Neal Asher.

A bright new future for humanity—or a dark and inescapable past.

Ursula has lived twice the normal human lifespan, courtesy of the latest technology. But now she’s struggling to find excitement and purpose, so signs up to the Polity’s military. She excels in weapons development, and progresses rapidly up the ranks. But after botching a powerful new ammunition test, she’s dismissed from service.

Hunting for a simpler, more meaningful existence, the ex-soldier heads for the stars. And after founding a colony on the hostile planet of Threpsis, Ursula finally feels alive. Then deadly raptors attack and the colonists are forced to adapt in unprecedented ways. The raptors also raise a deeply troubling question: how could the Polity miss these apex predators? And alien ruins? Meanwhile, biophysicist Oren has formed his own survival plan—one he’ll pursue at any cost.

As a desperate battle erupts to consume the planet, Ursula finds she must dig deep into her past to ensure humanity’s future.

©2022 Macmillan Publishers International Limited (P)2022 Macmillan Publishers International Limited Adventure First Contact Hard Science Fiction Science Fiction Fiction Technology

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If it was in cronological order it may have been less hard to wade through.

You can see where the story is going but the devices made by the writer to jump around in the stories timeline did not help.

Jumping arround made this hard work and boring

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Superb story, my favourite Asher book to date, narrated supremely, as always, by Peter Noble.

Favourite Asher Book

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This was the worst of all the Polity stories I’ve read. All through it I felt an increasing feeling of ennui. It doesn’t go anywhere and takes an age to get there.

Slow, very slow

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I read a lot of sci-fi. This is different. Fascinating. Definitely recommended for sci-fi nerds like me.

So different. Great scope

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An interesting expanse into the Polity mindset in the early Prador war using Jain biotech.
An overview of Neal Asher's Polity universe will help but it is also a stand alone novel.
A very interesting listen with as usual many diverse ideas that expand as the story progresses.
Mr. Asher perhaps a sequel for Ursula is a possibility, Nursum as well.

Gives an insight into the Jain.

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Been a massive fan of this setting, but this is just mehh and doesn’t really fit for me.

Not convinced

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A great audio book, would highly recommend. It is also good value for money £/hour

Absolutely brilliant with lots of innovative ideas

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Love Neil Asher, always look forward to a polity novel, that adds to the overall narrative

Looking forward to the next one

Great

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Another great Polity adventure from Neal Asher who still remains one of my favourite authors.

another great polity adventure

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The book employs a more complex narrative structure than most Asher novels. There is a reason for this (explained in the last chapter), which I found reasonably satisfying, but it makes the whole reading experience more frustrating than is necessary with stories being constantly interrupted. I’d like to read the “editors cut” of this novel where the story is actually chronological. Some changes would need to be made, but I believe the novel would read better.

Overall I consider this the weakest of the Polity books published so far, although there are some fairly interesting themes; notably there is a solid focus on the effects of body modification and adaptation.

Ruined by overly elaborate narrative structure

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