Hilldiggers: A Novel of the Polity

They have extraordinary power and aren't afraid to use it . . .

Two planets in the same solar system are locked in war, when some kind of cosmic super-string is discovered. It seems packed with alien technology, or even perhaps life. And for safety it is stored - in four segments - within a maximum-security space station. A female research scientist falls pregnant on the station soon after, and gives birth to quads. Then she commits suicide. But why?

By the war's end, one planet is devastated. It fell victim to the other's incredible hilldigger weaponry - so named as their blasts create mountains. Meanwhile, the quads have reached adulthood, and are gaining power in post-war society. One of them has his sights set on claiming the hilldiggers and their power for himself. But with what consequences for humanity?

Hilldiggers is a fast-paced standalone, following events in Neal Asher's Spatterjay trilogy.

Author: Neal Asher
Publisher: Night Shade Books
Published: 09/22/2020
Pages: 464
Binding Type: Mass Market Paperbound
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 6.60h x 4.20w x 1.40d
ISBN13: 9781949102413
ISBN10: 1949102416
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Science Fiction | Military
- Fiction | Science Fiction | Space Opera
- Fiction | Science Fiction | Action & Adventure

About the Author
Neal Asher is a science fiction writer whose work has been nominated for both the Philip K. Dick and the British Fantasy Society awards. He has published more than twenty books, many set within his "Polity" universe, including Gridlinked, The Skinner, and Dark Intelligence. He divides his time between Essex and a home in Crete.