Dark Diamond

#1 Times Shadow

Neal Asher

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Tor U.K.
08 April 2025

War & combat fiction; Space opera; Science Fiction

Series: Times Shadow

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Doomed to die. And die again.

Dark Diamond is the first in a high-octane space opera trilogy from Neal Asher, creator of the Polity universe.

Captain Blite knows that someone, or something, is trying to kill him. But a device he possesses, known only as the dark diamond, won't let that happen. After surviving a series of catastrophic accidents and assassination attempts, Blite realizes that whenever he dies the dark diamond reverses time to a moment before his death. He must go through the traumatic experience again and again until he escapes.

Every encounter Blite survives generates a time flash which reveals potential futures. This extraordinary phenomenon attracts the attention of Polity agents and the crab-like p-Prador who wish to acquire this power for themselves. Hunted across space and time, Blite must uncover the true nature of the dark diamond before it causes his destruction . . .

Praise for Neal Asher

'Neal Asher's books are like an adrenaline shot targeted directly at the brain' - John Scalzi, author of Old Man's War

'Non-stop action and unimaginable stakes' - Yoon Ha Lee on The Soldier

'Imaginative, energetic and insane' - SFX on Brass Man

By: Neal Asher
Imprint: Tor U.K.
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm,
ISBN: 9781035037940
ISBN 10: 1035037947
Series: Times Shadow
Pages: 688
Publication Date: 08 April 2025
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Neal Asher divides his time between Essex and Crete, mostly at a keyboard and mentally light years away. His full-length novels are as follows. First is the Agent Cormac series: Gridlinked, The Line of Polity, Brass Man, Polity Agent and Line War. Next comes the Spatterjay series: The Skinner, The Voyage of the Sable Keech and Orbus. Also set in the same world of the Polity are these standalone novels: Prador Moon, Hilldiggers, Shadow of the Scorpion, The Technician, Jack Four, Weaponized, War Bodies and World Walkers. The Transformation trilogy is also based in the Polity: Dark Intelligence, War Factory and Infinity Engine. Set in a dystopian future are The Departure, Zero Point and Jupiter War, while Cowl takes us across time. The Rise of the Jain trilogy, set in the Polity universe, too, comprises The Soldier, The Warship and The Human.

Reviews for Dark Diamond (#1 Times Shadow)

Magnificently awesome . . . Asher turns it up to eleven -- Peter F. Hamilton on The Soldier Asher rocks with XXX adrenaline while delivering a vivid future -- David Brin on Dark Intelligence Nonstop action, and unimaginable stakes -- Yoon Ha Lee on The Soldier Gleeful but superbly controlled action-adventure -- The Times on Weaponized A powerhouse cocktail of lurid violence, evocative world-building and typically grotesque monsters -- SFX on Orbus Without a doubt the most entertaining science fiction author writing today -- SFF World on Line War Asher’s work continues to combine the best of advanced cybertech and military SF * Publishers Weekly * Asher is a modern master of sci-fi -- Starburst Magazine on Dark Intelligence