Nobody does science fiction like Neal Asher."--SFFWorld
"The Transformation trilogy is already among my favourite space opera
series ever.....Just go and read it!" --Sense of Wonder
In the outskirts of space, and the far corners of the Polity, complex
dealings are in play.
Several forces continue to pursue the deadly and enigmatic Penny Royal,
none more dangerous than the Brockle, a psychopathic forensics AI and
criminal who has escaped the Polity's confinements and is upgrading
itself in anticipation of a deadly showdown, becoming ever more powerful
and intelligent.
Aboard Factory Station Room 101, the behemoth war factory that birthed
Penny Royal, groups of humans, alien prador, and AI war drones grapple
for control. The stability of the ship is complicated by the arrival of
a gabbleduck known as the Weaver, the last living member of the ancient
and powerful Atheter alien race.
What would an Atheter want with the complicated dealings of Penny Royal?
Are the Polity and prador forces playing right into the dark AI's hand,
or is it the other way around? Set pieces align in the final book of
Neal Asher's action-packed Transformation trilogy, pointing to a
showdown on the cusp of the Layden's Sink black hole, inside of which
lies a powerful secret, one that could destroy the entire Polity.
