War Bodies: An action-packed, apocalyptic, sci-fi adventure

In the book "War Bodies," a rebellion against the Cyberat, led by Castron, ignites when the human Polity arrives. Piper, raised as a weapon, is offered aid by the Polity but must battle with unknown technology implanted in his bones. The rebellion attracts the deadly prador, placing an entire world in peril.

Format: Hardback
Length: 576 pages
Publication date: 06 July 2023
Publisher: Pan Macmillan

War Bodies by Neal Asher is a gripping, high-octane standalone set in his expansive Polity universe. Long ago, the Cyberat left Earth to co-evolve with machines. Now, led by the powerful dictator Castron, their Old Guard believe that machines should replace the physical body. But these beliefs are upended with the arrival of the human Polity, and their presence ignites rebellion.

Piper was raised as a weapon against the Cyberat, implanted with secretive hardware. When his parents are captured by the Old Guard, the Polity offers him unexpected aid. Piper knows the Polity wants more from him, but at what cost? The rebellion also attracts the deadly prador, placing an entire world in peril.

As war rages across the planet, Piper must battle with the unknown technology implanted in his bones. It may be the Polity's answer to their relentless fight against the prador. It could also be civilization-ending Jain tech – or something far more extraordinary.

Weight: 828g
Dimension: 240 x 160 x 50 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529050080