Book Series Guide

Neal Asher · shared-universe

Polity universe books in order

Neal Asher's shared far-future setting, encompassing the Agent Cormac, Spatterjay, Transformation, Rise of the Jain, and Time's Shadow sequences, along with related novels and collections.

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Reading order

  1. 1 Cover of Mindgames: Fool's Mate
    Mindgames: Fool's Mate

    novella · 1992

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  2. 2 Cover of The Parasite
    The Parasite

    novella · 1996

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  3. 3
    The Engineer

    Book 3 · short-story-collection · 1998

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  4. 4 Cover of Runcible Tales
    Runcible Tales

    Book 4 · short-story-collection · 1999

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  5. 5 Cover of Mason's Rats
    Mason's Rats

    Book 5 · chapbook · 1999

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  6. 6 Cover of Gridlinked
    Gridlinked

    Book 6 · novel · 2001

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  7. 7 Cover of The Skinner
    The Skinner

    Book 7 · novel · 2002

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  8. 8 Cover of The Line of Polity
    The Line of Polity

    Book 8 · novel · 2003

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  9. 9 Cover of Cowl
    Cowl

    Book 9 · novel · 2004

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  10. 10 Cover of Brass Man
    Brass Man

    Book 10 · novel · 2005

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  11. 11 Cover of Polity Agent
    Polity Agent

    Book 11 · novel · 2006

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  12. 12 Cover of Prador Moon
    Prador Moon

    Book 12 · novel · 2006

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  13. 13 Cover of The Voyage of the Sable Keech
    The Voyage of the Sable Keech

    Book 13 · novel · 2006

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  14. 14 Cover of The Engineer Reconditioned
    The Engineer Reconditioned

    Book 14 · short-story-collection · 2006

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  15. 15 Cover of Hilldiggers
    Hilldiggers

    Book 15 · novel · 2007

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  16. 16 Cover of Line War
    Line War

    Book 16 · novel · 2008

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  17. 17
    The Gabble

    Book 17 · short-story-collection · 2008

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  18. 18 Cover of Shadow of the Scorpion
    Shadow of the Scorpion

    Book 18 · novel · 2008

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  19. 19 Cover of Orbus
    Orbus

    Book 19 · novel · 2009

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  20. 20 Cover of The Technician
    The Technician

    Book 20 · novel · 2010

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  21. 21
    Owning the Future

    Book 21 · short-story-collection · 2018

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  22. 22 Cover of Dark Intelligence
    Dark Intelligence

    Book 22 · novel · 2015

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  23. 23 Cover of War Factory
    War Factory

    Book 23 · novel · 2016

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  24. 24 Cover of Infinity Engine
    Infinity Engine

    Book 24 · novel · 2017

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  25. 25 Cover of The Soldier
    The Soldier

    Book 25 · novel · 2018

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  26. 26 Cover of The Warship
    The Warship

    Book 26 · novel · 2019

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  27. 27 Cover of The Human
    The Human

    Book 27 · novel · 2020

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  28. 28
    The Bosch

    Book 28 · novella · 2022

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  29. 29 Cover of Lockdown Tales
    Lockdown Tales

    Book 29 · novella-and-short-story-collection · 2020

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  30. 30 Cover of Jack Four
    Jack Four

    Book 30 · novel · 2021

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  31. 31 Cover of Weaponized
    Weaponized

    Book 31 · novel · 2022

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  32. 32 Cover of War Bodies
    War Bodies

    Book 32 · novel · 2023

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  33. 33 Cover of Lockdown Tales II
    Lockdown Tales II

    Book 33 · novella-and-short-story-collection · 2023

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  34. 34 Cover of Jenny Trapdoor
    Jenny Trapdoor

    Book 34 · novel · 2023

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  35. 35 Cover of Dark Diamond
    Dark Diamond

    Book 35 · novel · 2025

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  36. 36
    Dark Agent

    Book 36 · novel · 2026

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  37. 37
    Dark Horizon

    Book 37 · novel · 2027

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