The Resource The line of polity, Neal L. Asher
The line of polity, Neal L. Asher
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- Summary
- "The outlink station of Miranda has been completely destroyed by a nanomycelium. Nobody knows why, but all the signs of devastation point to Dragon, a gigantic bioconstructed creature. In The Line of Polity, Agent Cormac is sent to the scene to investigate this disaster aboard the titanic Polity dreadnought, the Occam Razor. In his thrilling quest to seek the truth, Cormac navigates through the tolling and difficult remote world of Masada--ready to be subsumed as the Line of Polity is sketched across it. Meanwhile in the dangerous world of Masada, the remote planet deals with the long-term rebellion from its slave population. There is no breathable air and monstrous predatorial hooders and siluroynes lurk the planet. If that's not enough, the planet houses the weird and terrible gabbleducks. To make matters worse, the rebellion is trapped below-ground since the slave population is subjected to an arsenal of powerful laser arrays controlled by an elite group known only as the Theocracy hidden within cylinder worlds. Roaming the planet is the mysterious and rogue biophysicist, Skellor, who possesses something so powerful that Polity AIs will stop at nothing to acquire it. But just how powerful is it? And how does everything connect? Only Agent Cormac can find out."--Back cover
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 662 pages
- Note
-
- Originally published in the United Kingdom by Tor, 2003
- "The second Agent Cormac novel"--Cover
- Isbn
- 9781597805087
- Label
- The line of polity
- Title
- The line of polity
- Statement of responsibility
- Neal L. Asher
- Subject
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- trueSpace opera
- trueSpace flight
- trueCormac, Ian (Fictitious character)
- Biotechnology -- Fiction
- Science fiction
- trueScience fiction
- truePosthumanism
- Human-alien encounters
- trueHumans
- Nanotechnology -- Fiction
- trueFar future
- trueDisasters
- Human-alien encounters -- Fiction
- Nanotechnology
- trueSecrets
- trueViolence
- trueScientists
- trueSpace colonies
- trueGovernment investigators
- trueArtificial intelligence
- trueSpace vehicles
- Space stations
- Fiction
- trueTerrorism
- truePolity (Imaginary place)
- Biotechnology
- Space stations -- Fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The outlink station of Miranda has been completely destroyed by a nanomycelium. Nobody knows why, but all the signs of devastation point to Dragon, a gigantic bioconstructed creature. In The Line of Polity, Agent Cormac is sent to the scene to investigate this disaster aboard the titanic Polity dreadnought, the Occam Razor. In his thrilling quest to seek the truth, Cormac navigates through the tolling and difficult remote world of Masada--ready to be subsumed as the Line of Polity is sketched across it. Meanwhile in the dangerous world of Masada, the remote planet deals with the long-term rebellion from its slave population. There is no breathable air and monstrous predatorial hooders and siluroynes lurk the planet. If that's not enough, the planet houses the weird and terrible gabbleducks. To make matters worse, the rebellion is trapped below-ground since the slave population is subjected to an arsenal of powerful laser arrays controlled by an elite group known only as the Theocracy hidden within cylinder worlds. Roaming the planet is the mysterious and rogue biophysicist, Skellor, who possesses something so powerful that Polity AIs will stop at nothing to acquire it. But just how powerful is it? And how does everything connect? Only Agent Cormac can find out."--Back cover
- Summary
- Outlink station Miranda has been destroyed by a nanomycelium, and the nature of this sabotage suggests that alien bioconstruct Dragon is involved. Sent out on a titanic Polity dreadnought, the Occam Razor, agent Cormac must investigate the disaster
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 149937
- Cataloging source
- YDXCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1961-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Asher, Neal L.
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- novels
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Ian Cormac novels
- Series volume
- 0002
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Biotechnology
- Nanotechnology
- Space stations
- Human-alien encounters
- Biotechnology
- Human-alien encounters
- Nanotechnology
- Space stations
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The line of polity, Neal L. Asher
- Note
-
- Originally published in the United Kingdom by Tor, 2003
- "The second Agent Cormac novel"--Cover
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn858358835
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Extent
- 662 pages
- Isbn
- 9781597805087
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)858358835
- Label
- The line of polity, Neal L. Asher
- Note
-
- Originally published in the United Kingdom by Tor, 2003
- "The second Agent Cormac novel"--Cover
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn858358835
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Extent
- 662 pages
- Isbn
- 9781597805087
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)858358835
Subject
- trueArtificial intelligence
- Biotechnology
- Biotechnology -- Fiction
- trueCormac, Ian (Fictitious character)
- trueDisasters
- trueFar future
- Fiction
- trueGovernment investigators
- Human-alien encounters
- Human-alien encounters -- Fiction
- trueHumans
- Nanotechnology
- Nanotechnology -- Fiction
- truePolity (Imaginary place)
- truePosthumanism
- Science fiction
- trueScience fiction
- trueScientists
- trueSecrets
- trueSpace colonies
- trueSpace flight
- trueSpace opera
- Space stations
- Space stations -- Fiction
- trueSpace vehicles
- trueTerrorism
- trueViolence
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