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Dark Agent

by Neal Asher

In the second book of Neal Asher's explosive Time's Shadow Trilogy, Captain Blite and Agent Cormac fight for the future as the plans of a twisted AI threaten the galaxy and time itself.

Forge a new future, or be consumed by the past.
Captain Blite and Agent Cormac thought they had defeated the malevolent AI Straeger. But Straeger's mission to plunge the galaxy into a devastating war is far from over. With a twisted p-prador army bred from the Spatterjay virus, Straeger sets his plans in motion.

Meanwhile, on the war-struck world of Yossander's Hold, Blite and Cormac are trapped in a maelstrom of betrayal and violence. They must fight their way through the chaos as they seek to repair Blite's damaged ship. But their escape requires resources from the Bracken, and aboard that ship, a terrifying transformation is underway.

Recognizing the threat posed by the p-prador, the Prador Kingdom and the human Polity's ruling AI form an uneasy alliance. But with Straeger's plans unfolding and reality itself under threat, the galaxy is poised on the brink of destruction. Can Blite and Cormac survive the escalating war and the collapse of time itself?

Dark Agent is the second book in Neal Asher's acclaimed Time's Shadow Trilogy, following Dark Diamond.
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Pages:

400

Published:

May 2026

Format

Paperback

Publisher

Pan Macmillan

Imprint

Tor

ISBN:

9781035037896

In the second book of Neal Asher's explosive Time's Shadow Trilogy, Captain Blite and Agent Cormac fight for the future as the plans of a twisted AI threaten the galaxy and time itself.

Forge a new future, or be consumed by the past.

Captain Blite and Agent Cormac thought they had defeated the malevolent AI Straeger. But Straeger's mission to plunge the galaxy into a devastating war is far from over. With a twisted p-prador army bred from the Spatterjay virus, Straeger sets his plans in motion.

Meanwhile, on the war-struck world of Yossander's Hold, Blite and Cormac are trapped in a maelstrom of betrayal and violence. They must fight their way through the chaos as they seek to repair Blite's damaged ship. But their escape requires resources from the Bracken, and aboard that ship, a terrifying transformation is underway.

Recognizing the threat posed by the p-prador, the Prador Kingdom and the human Polity's ruling AI form an uneasy alliance. But with Straeger's plans unfolding and reality itself under threat, the galaxy is poised on the brink of destruction. Can Blite and Cormac survive the escalating war and the collapse of time itself?

Dark Agent is the second book in Neal Asher's acclaimed Time's Shadow Trilogy, following Dark Diamond.
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