Cowl
Aug 2009 · Pan Macmillan
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Cowl is a high-octane time travel adventure from Britain's master of widescreen science fiction, Neal Asher.
He's the nightmare you never imagined . . .
In the far-future, the Heliothane Dominion triumphed after a bitter war. But some enemies escaped into the past, to wreak havoc across time. The worst is Cowl – originally human, until artificially-forced evolution made him something else entirely.
Polly is unprepared for her involvement with Nandru Jurgens. He’s a Taskforce soldier, now hunted by killers. Nor can Polly resist the alien 'tor' she’s compelled to attach to her arm. But when she’s dragged through time, she learns fast. Tack has a tor fragment embedded in his wrist – a bloody reminder of Heliothane’s government. As their vat-grown assassin, he’s no stranger to violence. But the extent of this mission is different.
Meanwhile, a beast hunts its targets through time’s alternate dimensions. This is Cowl's pet tor – and it’s eager to feed.
He's the nightmare you never imagined . . .
In the far-future, the Heliothane Dominion triumphed after a bitter war. But some enemies escaped into the past, to wreak havoc across time. The worst is Cowl – originally human, until artificially-forced evolution made him something else entirely.
Polly is unprepared for her involvement with Nandru Jurgens. He’s a Taskforce soldier, now hunted by killers. Nor can Polly resist the alien 'tor' she’s compelled to attach to her arm. But when she’s dragged through time, she learns fast. Tack has a tor fragment embedded in his wrist – a bloody reminder of Heliothane’s government. As their vat-grown assassin, he’s no stranger to violence. But the extent of this mission is different.
Meanwhile, a beast hunts its targets through time’s alternate dimensions. This is Cowl's pet tor – and it’s eager to feed.
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4.4
32 reviews
Francisco Miguel Aviles Nuevo
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17 August 2015
well, Neal writes quite a decent work here. Not related with his Polity Universe, but the story is interesting enough.
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M S
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11 December 2018
A temporal voyage through Asher's imagination, and quite the journey! Savour every page, as 'the end' comes all too soon. Though you could always tor back a few chapters if you need to...
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Edward Whitton
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20 January 2018
Has a different feel to other NA books he's more involved with the characters in this and as it's on earth most of the time we actually get a real feel of place too which makes the story all the more amazing in context! Love it
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About the author
Neal Asher was born in Billericay, Essex, and divides his time between England and Crete. His full-length novels include Gridlinked, The Skinner, The Line of Polity, Cowl, The Voyage of the Sable Keech, Polity Agent, Hilldiggers, Prador Moon, Line War, Shadow of the Scorpion and Orbus.
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