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Prador Moon

By: Neal Asher
Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
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The Polity Collective stretches from Earth Central into the unfathomable reaches of the galactic void. But when the Polity finally encounters alien life in the form of massive, hostile, crablike carnivores known as the Prador, there can be only one outcome - total warfare.

Chaos reigns as, caught unawares, the Polity struggles to regain its foothold and transition itself into a military society. Starships clash, planets fall and space stations are overrun. But for Jebel Krong and Moria Salem, trapped at the centre of the action, this war is far more than a mere clash of cultures, far more than technology versus brute force. This war is personal.

Prador Moon is one of Neal Asher's most shocking excursions into the Polity's universe of over-the-top violence and explosive action - a vivid, visceral, brilliantly intense space opera that you won't forget soon.

©2017 Neal Asher (P)2017 Macmillan Digital Audio
Adventure Cyberpunk Hard Science Fiction Science Fiction Space Opera Space Fiction War Military

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Great.

Good, epic plot. Author accent a bit out of place and unfitting but still good

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Typical Asher

Always enjoy Neal Ashers work, narration was somewhat stilted but rescued by the engaging plot.

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These stories are crazy!

Could not get enough! The deep connections to the authors other works. A journey that keeps giving!

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great story, Neal Asher is a master storyteller

loved this novel. the audio sometimes is a little funny and could be more suited to comedy, but most of it is totally riveting. if you like Asher, or are into space opera science fiction, this is almost essential.

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Not as good as I hoping

The good:
The story improves as it goes. It builds to a reasonable resolution. There are space battles and future tech if that's what you want in a novel.
The concept of the Prador is fascinating - an alien species with no sense of morality and just pure aggression. I think this was the most interesting thing about the novel, especially as they began to comment on humanity. It would have been cool if they were explored more as a species, like what their home and history is like.

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While the voice acting is great at points, at others it's just irritating.
Ultimately, it just feels poorly written. The story is a bit undeveloped and there is so much world building that should have happened. I was hoping for space opera, but while this is obviously sci fi in a space setting, it doesn't really do the expansive, well-constructed universe thing super well. Several of the key characters are quite undeveloped and chunks of the dialogue are cheesy. I felt like by the end I only really cared about one of the characters, and even then he was a bit cliche in a lot of ways.
The violence and gore is also a bit unnecessary at times without contributing to the story. Feels a bit like a teenager wrote the fight sequences.

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