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The Line of Polity (Ian Cormac) | 
 enlarge | Author: Neal Asher
Publisher: Tor
Category: Book
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 7805
Media: Paperback
Pages: 672
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 4.3 x 1.7
ISBN: 0330484354
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780330484350
ASIN: 0330484354
Publication Date: March 19, 2004
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Excellent Space Opera September 29, 2008
The Insatiable Reader
This one really shows how far Asher has come since writing Gridlinked. The characters are better rounded, the writing itself is better, and Asher's got plenty of new ideas and concepts rolling around. This book was what put Asher firmly amongst the ranks of my favourite authors (Reynolds, Morgan and Gary Gibson being the others).
The basic premise: we have a couple of plot lines going on: one related to Skellor, the derranged scientist containing extremely advanced alien technology, and a few all concerning the rebellion on a church-controlled planet. And before you start yawning, Asher spices up both of these concepts with new ideas and flavours of his own. One of my favourites was the concept of "scoles"- a new way of keeping the populace under control that I don't think anyone's ever really used before.
Just a thing: if you are going to be reading this, make sure you enjoy violence. This one's got even more action than the last one did. There's guns firing, bombs crashing all over the place, and a lot of people are going to be inconvenienced. That said, there is not a hint of any pulpish, shooting-match rubbish either. If you like sophisticated, large scale violence, this should keep you going for a while.
 Cracking Read May 8, 2008
R. Kershaw
New ideas and characters with some of the good old ones from Gridlinked.
Gabbleducks are not quite as comical as the name suggests and again a very good read. Big fan of the stretches the human mind can make with sci fi in space and ASHER does this very well. Still not quite Peter HAMILTON but very close. On to the BRASS MAN
The Line of Polity April 1, 2008
David Brookes (Sheffield, UK)
Ian Cormac, the Polity Agent of the prequel "Gridlinked", didn't really strike me as a character you'd revisit for a sequel. He was deliberately written flat to emphasise his dehumanisation, but was ultimately as cool as most fictional secret agents and makes a fine comeback in the second of Asher's Cormac series.
"The Line of Polity" fails to "Grinlinked" only on account of it not featuring the attention-grabbing Mr Crane, but it otherwise excels; the main action takes place on a planet with its own bizarre ecosystem that Asher brilliantly brings to life. Most planets in sci-fi do not have character in themselves, but the planet Masada is like a living, breathing personality here, with its own food chain and terrifying species. It's wonderful to find such effort put into making the place as interesting as the people that inhabit it.
The story is great and fast-paced, the returning characters become more rounded and the new ones are sufficiently realised to keep you reading. As with the first book this isn't Iain M Banks, but it really is great fiction and well worth reading, doubly so if you liked other novels by Asher.
 Gridlinked it is not. July 12, 2007
Mr. R. D. Turner (Derby, UK)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Gridlinked was a stunning book. The pace and the storyline were top class science fiction. Line of Polity has Ian Cormac back again but this time it is boring.
It is hard to say why, the alien world is good and the plot isn't awful. Basically I think there is too much Dragon (the weakest point of Gridlinked) and the "bad guy" is basically unbelievable. Where Gridlinked had pace and character this book has too many characters and too many subplots. Also, by bringing back the characters from Gridlinked, the book has a soap opera feel to it. The ending is good but I found it a real struggle to get there.
Superb May 11, 2006
Martin Anderson (London, UK)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
With the Polity series - Gridlinked, The Line of Polity and Brass Man, Neal Asher has created a compelling and believable vision of a future society.
More than that, this book is a real page turned with great characters and a plot that pulls you in.
Do make sure that you real these books in order though else you will spoil the endings for yourself.
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