The Engineer ReConditioned by Neal Asher

The Engineer ReConditioned (2006)

by Neal Asher (Author)

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Series: Polity: Universe (Various Short Stories - 2006)

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There are some earlier stories here from publications I've never heard of, and certainly would never, ever find, so it is good they are republished here. Some of them certainly read as early, too. However, the title story - The Engineer - (I believe the Reconditioned part comes because The Engineer was a collection, too, but this one has had more stories added) is up there with Asher's more recent best work. Hopefully his other stories from obscuresville will also appear again, too.

As such, clearly won't be in the class of The Gabble and Other Stories - which benefit from being in his most interestin setting - however, this is right on the 3.50 mark that a good collection aims for.

Also, there are tales from multiple future histories here other than the Polity, which give a change of pace.

Engineer Reconditioned : The Engineer - Neal Asher
Engineer Reconditioned : Snairls - Neal Asher
Engineer Reconditioned : Spatterjay - Neal Asher
Engineer Reconditioned : Jable Sharks - Neal Asher
Engineer Reconditioned : The Thranke - Neal Asher
Engineer Reconditioned : Proctors - Neal Asher
Engineer Reconditioned : The Owner - Neal Asher
Engineer Reconditioned : The Torbeast's Prison - Neal Asher
Engineer Reconditioned : Tiger Tiger - Neal Asher
Engineer Reconditioned : The Gurnard - Neal Asher

A Polity research team finds a Jain - some Separatists find them. The Cable Hogue finds everyone.

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Mollusc built in crew one time mate.

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Leeching headless Skinner.

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Flake boy.

3 out of 5

You got the alien worship thing the wrong way round, bible basher boy.

4 out of 5

And alien ambassador Earth assistance.

3.5 out of 5

Dagon Daybreak Warrior strike aspect.

3.5 out of 5

Hallack shift.

3.5 out of 5

The Owner's got a Great Ship. Plenty of orders, too.

3 out of 5

Parasite sheep.

3 out of 5

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Asher, Neal	Author	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Field-Richards, Ian	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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British author Asher is rapidly becoming one of the major figures in 21st-century SF, as shown by the 10 powerful and entertaining stories in this collection. In "The Engineer," an interstellar research vessel picks up an escape pod that has been drifting for millions of years. The alien it contains turns out to be the last of a long-extinct race of genetic engineers with terrifying capabilities. The gruesome "Spatterjay" is set on an alien world whose human colonists have been radically modified and made virtually indestructible, by the enormously hostile environment. "Proctors" and "The Owner" are part of a series in which human beings must come to terms with the universe being ruled by an inscrutable, virtually immortal alien with godlike powers. "The Thrake" concerns the fate of a Christian pseudoscientist who makes a near-fatal mistake while looking for signs of religious belief in the aliens he's studying. Though occasionally unpleasant (the author appears to have a thing about parasites) and often violent, these well-crafted tales provide plenty of high-concept scientific extrapolation

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Mysterious aliens, ruthless terrorists, androids with attitude, genetic manipulation, punch-ups with lasers and giant spaceships! What more do you want?

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Fantasy. This title features mysterious aliens, ruthless terrorists, androids with attitude, genetic manipulation, punch-ups with lasers, and giant spaceships.