Hilldiggers

by Asher Neal (Author), Neal Asher (Author), Asher Neal (Author)

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  Paperback
  2019

  $10.86

  They have extraordinary power - and aren't afraid to use it . . .
  
  Two planets in the same solar system are locked in a deadly war, when what is thought to be a cosmic super-string is discovered. It seems packed with alien technology, or even some kind of life. And for safety it's stored - in four segments - within a maximum-security space station. A female research scientist falls pregnant on station soon after, and gives birth to quads. Then she commits suicide - but why?

  By the war's end, one planet has been devastated. It felt victim to the other's incredible weaponry - named hilldiggers, as their blasts create mountains. Meanwhile, the quads have reached adulthood, and are gaining power in post-war society. One of them will eventually gain control of the awesome hilldiggers. But with what consequences for humanity?

  Hilldiggers is a fast-paced standalone, following events in Neal Asher's Spatterjay trilogy.