World Walkers: A thrilling sci-fi action adventure on the battle for Earth's future

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He can jump between worlds. But can he save his own As a totalitarian Inspectorate tightens its grip, one man discovers the power to slip through the gaps and traverse alternate universes. World Walkers by Neal Asher is an exhilarating standalone novel set within the Owner universe. Ottanger is a rebel and mutant on an Earth governed by a ruthless Committee. But after its Inspectorate experiments on him, he discovers the ability to reach alternate worlds. The multiverse is revealed in all its glory and terror - and he can finally flee his timeline. Then Ottanger meets the Fenris, an evolved human visiting Earth from the far future. He'd engineered the original world-walking mutation, so those altered could escape the Committee's regime. Yet this only aided a few, while millions still suffered. And Ottanger sees that the Committee will become unstoppable if not destroyed. However, the Fenris's visit also attracted the Hive. With the power of its trillion linked minds, it craves world-walking biotech and will do anything to get it. As conflict looms at home, and war threatens the multiverse - the Fenris, Ottanger and his companions must prepare for battle . . . Praise for Neal Asher 'Neal Asher's books are like an adrenaline shot targeted directly for the brain' - John Scalzi, author of Old Man's War 'Without a doubt the most entertaining science fiction author writing today' - SFF World

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Neal Asher's books are like an adrenaline shot targeted directly for the brain -- John Scalzi, author of Old Man's War on The Human
Delivers plenty of thrills, and the climax also sets up a very intriguing status quo for the second volume -- SFX on The Departure
Ashers ability to write exciting set-piece action scenes featuring cool SF hardware is undimmed . . . Those who enjoy Neal Ashers fast-paced, technologically rich SF stories will find a lot to like -- Concatenation on Zero Point
This is a dizzying and unusually thoughtful space opera . . . The result is a challenging, extremely satisfying read -- Publisher's Weekly on Jupiter War

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Neal Asher divides his time between Essex and Crete, mostly at a keyboard and mentally light years away. His full-length novels are as follows. First is the Agent Cormac series: Gridlinked, The Line of Polity, Brass Man, Polity Agent and Line War. Next comes the Spatterjay series: The Skinner, The Voyage of the Sable Keech and Orbus. Also set in the same world of the Polity are these standalone novels: Hilldiggers, Prador Moon, Shadow of the Scorpion, The Technician, Jack Four and Weaponized. The Transformation trilogy is also based in the Polity: Dark Intelligence, War Factory and Infinity Engine. Set in a dystopian future are The Departure, Zero Point and Jupiter War, while Cowl takes us across time. The Rise of the Jain trilogy comprises The Soldier, The Warship and The Human and is also set in the Polity universe.