Dark intelligence by neal asher deserves full marks for fans of the genre this is a heavy action based hard science fiction filled with the most amazing technologies creatures space faring fighting and adventuring who cares if there are any short comings with the story the plot the characters or even the writing. Asher is a modern master of sci fi starburst magazine the polity books are sf novels that mix early cyberpunks insouciance with the widescreen baroque spectacle of space opera and the pacing of an airport action thriller but even by neal ashers standards theres something particularly grisly about dark intelligence . But even by neal ashers standards theres something particularly grisly about dark intelligence sfx praise for neal asher asher rocks with xxx adrenaline while delivering a vivid future david brin new york times bestselling author of kiln people. Dark intelligence is the first novel in the transformation series a no holds barred adventure set in neal ashers popular polity universe one man will transcend death to seek vengeance one woman will transform herself to gain power and no one will emerge unscathed thorvald spear wakes in