Shadow of the Scorpion

Shadow of the Scorpion is a novel by Neal Asher, published by the Macmillan Publishers imprint Tor Books in 2008. The novel introduces Ian Cormac and is therefore a prequel. The novel skips between Cormac's first mission for the ECS (Earth Central Security) and his upbringing as a child.

Shadow of the Scorpion
Cover for Shadow of the Scorpion
AuthorNeal Asher
Cover artistSteve Rawlings
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SeriesIan Cormac
GenreScience fiction novel
PublisherTor Books
Publication date
2008
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages296
ISBN978-0-230-73859-1
OCLC298597496

Planets

  • Earth
  • Hagren, the setting of the majority of the book
  • Patience, the setting of the conclusion of the book

Spaceships

  • Pearl - AI controlled Polity transport.
  • The Sadist - An AI controlled attack ship.

Characters

  • Amistad
  • Yallow
  • Ian Cormac
  • Carl
  • Spencer
  • Dax Cormac (Ian's older brother)
  • Hannah Cormac (Dax and Ian's mother)
  • Gorman
  • Travis
  • Crean


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