In a world devoid of hope, is revenge the only way out?The Argus Space Station looks down on a nightmarish Earth. And from here, the Committee enforces its despotic rule. It governs a corrupt world, where the poor are starving and are policed by mechanized overseers wielding identityreader guns. There are also too many people and too few resources, so the Committee has decided twelve billion people must die. So they prepare to unleash the full power of their Stations weaponry to make this happen. Alan Saul wakes to this world, confined in a crate bound for a Calais incinerator. He doesnt know why hes there he only remembers pain and his tormentors face. And he has company Janus, a rogue intelligence, who is inhabiting forbidden hardware in his skull. As Janus shows his host a damaged Earth, Saul resolves to discover who he was and kill his interrogator. Next he will take on the Committee and topple their debased regime.The Departure is the first fastpaced book in the Owner trilogy by acclaimed science fiction author Neal Asher.Delivers plenty of thrills SFXFast, dramatic stuff . . . rapid pace, great action, messy consequences SFFWorldI had an absolute blast with this book . . . his work really does get better and better FalcataTimes

Binding: Paperback;512 pages; Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Int Ltd - MDL; Classification: FL; Weight: 468 g; Dimensions: 196 x 168 x 35

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