British author Asher (Gridlinked) 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.

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

The Engineer ReConditioned (2006) - Reprint of The Engineer with three additional
stories.

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