Dark Intelligence
 Original cover art for the Macmillan hardback edition | |
| Author | Neal Asher |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Jon Sullivan |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
Publication date | 29 January 2015[1] |
| Media type | Print (hardback, paperback), eBook |
| Pages | 400[1] |
| ISBN | 978-1-4472-6002-8 |
Dark Intelligence is a 2015 science fiction novel by Neal Asher.[1] The story is set in the Polity universe[1] and focuses on the black AI Penny Royal. The plot follows several characters, each searching for Penny Royal for different reasons and culminates in a clash around the world of Masada. The plot is closely linked to that of Asher's 2011 novel The Technician. The main protagonist is Thorvald Spear, a new character to Asher's novels, who has been reanimated in a cloned body after his mind storage crystal was recovered over a century after his death.[2] As the novel develops it becomes clear that Spear's memories have been adjusted allowing the character to serve as an unreliable narrator.
Spear begins the hunt for Penny Royal due to a planted hate in his memplant. The quest for vengeance eventually leads him to betray Isobel Satomi
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Dark Intelligence: Transformation Book One". Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ↑ "Paul Di Filippo reviews Neal Asher". Locus Online. Retrieved 11 May 2015.