![]() I think Asher needs novel-length space in order to strut his stuff and ideas. Nevertheless, the parasites are at least interesting, though I suspect the source material is more interesting than Asher's stories.Īll in all, I can't recommend this book. Asher has a low opinion of religion (as do I), so I'm not sure how well these will go over with anyone who doesn't already agree with those views. ![]() There's also a time travel story that is OK, but not even close to being as good as Palimpsest, still the best time travel story I've read.įinally, there are two stories about parasites and religion. These are much less compelling, as the "Owner" always feels more like a deus ex machina than a proper story hook. Then there came a sequence of "Owner" stories, effectively stories about a super-human intelligence that controls a planet that humans have chosen to settle on. The clash of causes explored was entertaining, but did not have sufficient time to develop. I enjoyed the story quite a bit, even though it was quite predictable what would happen. ![]() ![]() ![]() The opening story, "The Engineer" explores the discovery of a survivor of an extinct civilization. Neal Asher's Gridlinked was a lot of fun, so I checked out The Engineer ReConditioned from the library to see if his short stories were up to par. ![]()
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