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Did Neal Asher really write this ???? I am a big fan of Neal Asher and have read all his books but this one is his worst by a long way. His books are normally fast moving with strong characters and a story that keeps you pulled in. I have re-read his books many times - especially the "Skinner" ones - but Hilldiggers was a real effort to finish and was dull and predictable . If you have never read a Neal Asher book then please don't start here or it may turn you off and you will miss one of the best writers of today.
Not up to his other books There's something not there in Hilldiggers that Asher's Cormac and Spatterjay books do have. I can't quite put my finger on it, but this book didn't grip me like his others. The characters were largely not that gripping and the plot wasn't that involving even when the big action scenes got going. I also couldn't help feeling that the infodumps at the start of the book could have been done in a better way. It's still a good book, but it just doesn't get up there with Neal Asher's other works.
First Neil Asher book This is the first book of Neil Asher that I have read. I must admit it took a bit of getting into. However, once I had the style sorted out it was a good read.
I will certainly be trying others of his.
Surprised to find that again he was another brit sci-fi author. H G Well certainly spread his genetic influence far and wide.
A very boring book "Hilldiggers" is very much unlike other Asher's books. It is as if it's written by a different person. It's boring. I love his "Skinner" and still re-read it every now and then; the "Voyage..." is almost just as good. His Cormac books are also finely written. This one, I could barely finish it. The plot is predictable, all characters are flat and the writing style is extremely boring: page after page of monotonous narrative, irrelevant details and dry dialogs. No sense of humor whatsoever, and in fact... more info
