Neal Asher

Neal Asher is a renowned English author, well-known for his science fiction novels. He has written several series, including the Rise of the Jain series, the Agent Cormac series, the Novel of the Polity series, and the Jack Four series. His works are popular in the science fiction genre, and he has a dedicated following of readers.

Asher was born on February 4, 1961, in Billericay, Essex. He has lived in various places throughout his life, including Crete and England. However, much of his time is spent at a keyboard, where he creates his intricate and imaginative worlds.

Before becoming a writer, Asher had a variety of jobs, including engineer, barman, skip lorry driver, coalman, boat window manufacturer, contract grass cutter, and builder. These experiences have given him a wide range of knowledge and skills, which he has drawn upon in his writing.

Now, Asher considers writing to be his preferred profession. He enjoys the freedom and flexibility that it provides, as he doesn't have to clock-in, change his clothes after work, or scrub sensitive parts of his body with detergent. Despite having over twenty-five books published, he has been accused of overproduction, but he doesn't intend to slow down just yet. He continues to write and create new worlds for his readers to explore.
Agent Cormac Books
# Title Year
1 Gridlinked 2001
2 The Line Of Polity 2003
3 Brass Man 2005
4 Polity Agent 2006
5 Line War 2008
Owner Trilogy Books
# Title Year
1 The Departure 2011
2 Zero Point 2012
3 Jupiter War 2013
Polity Universe Books
# Title Year
1 Prador Moon 2006
2 Hilldiggers 2007
3 Shadow of the Scorpion 2008
4 The Technician 2010
5 War Bodies 2023
Far Future Polity Books
# Title Year
1 The Bosch 2020
Jack Four Books
# Title Year
1 Jack Four 2021
2 Weaponized 2022
Polity Collections
# Title Year
1 The Engineer Reconditioned 1998
2 Runcible Tales 1999
3 The Gabble And Other Stories 2008
Rise of the Jain Books
# Title Year
1 The Soldier 2018
2 The Warship 2019
3 The Human 2020
Spatterjay Books
# Title Year
1 The Skinner 2002
2 The Voyage of the Sable Keech 2006
3 Orbus 2009
Transformation Books
# Title Year
1 Dark Intelligence 2015
2 War Factory 2016
3 Infinity Engine 2017
Standalone Novels
# Title Year
1 Cowl 2004
Collections
# Title Year
1 The Engineer 1998
2 Mason's Rats 1999
3 Conflicts 2010
4 Owning the Future 2018
5 Lockdown Tales 2020
6 Fantastical 2023
Short Stories/Novellas
# Title Year
1 Africa Zero 1994
2 Snow in the Desert 2002
3 Mindgames: Fool's Mate 2013
Non-Fiction Books
# Title Year
1 Story Behind the Book 2014
Neal Asher Anthologies
# Title Year
1 Year's Best SF 8 2003
2 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection 2006
3 The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction 2007
4 Asimov's Science Fiction, June 2007 2007
5 Space Pirates 2008
6 Subterfuge 2008
7 Conflicts 2010
8 The Mammoth Book of SF Wars 2012
9 The Sixth Science Fiction Megapack 2013
10 In Space No One Can Hear You Scream 2013
11 Story Behind the Book 2014
12 Total Conflict 2015
13 Galactic Empires 2017
14 Infinite Stars 2019
15 London Centric 2020