The Departure
12 October 2017Imprint: Macmillan Digital Audio
Synopsis
The Departure is the first gripping book in Neal Asher's near-future, science fiction Owner series.
The Argus Space Station looks down on a nightmarish Earth. And from this safe distance, the Committee enforces its despotic rule. There are too many people and too few resources, and they need twelve billion to die before Earth can be stabilized. So corruption is rife,...
Details
12 October 20171013 minutes
Peter Noble
9781509865086Imprint: Macmillan Digital Audio
Reviews
Fast, furious, violent, slightly tongue-in-cheek (I think), and a whole lot of fun that makes 1984 seem like a children’s tea party . . . the start of another promising series from Asher. Go on, dive in, you won’t be disappointed.British Fantasy Society
Delivers plenty of thrills, and the climax also sets up a very intriguing status quo for the second volume.SFX
Action packed and thrilling, The Departure is a must for all fans of contemporary science fiction who haven’t experienced Asher’s visceral novels before.We Love This Book
The Orwellian intro had me utterly hooked right from the start. I simply couldn’t stop reading until I reached the end.WorldsInInk
