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Dark Diamond (Dark Diamond, #1) was the most recently released book by Neal Asher, on April 15th, 2025.

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Neal Asher Stats: The highest rated book by Neal Asher on Book Notification is The Warship, the 2nd novel in the Rise of the Jain series. The second-highest rated book is The Human (Rise of the Jain #3).

The most read book by Neal Asher on Book Notification is The Departure, the first novel in the Owner Trilogy series. The second most read book is Jupiter War (Owner Trilogy #3).

Below is a complete list of Neal Asher books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Neal Asher is the Agent Cormac Series.

List of Agent Cormac Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6.7
Gridlinked
2001
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2
8
The Line Of Polity
2003
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3
Brass Man
2005
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4
Polity Agent
2006
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5
Line War
2008
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List of Dark Diamond Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Dark Diamond
2025
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List of Owner Trilogy Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.1
The Departure
2011
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2
8.5
Zero Point
2012
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3
8
Jupiter War
2013
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The standalone novel World Walkers is connected to the Owner Trilogy series.

List of Polity Universe Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.5
Prador Moon
2006
Go
2
Hilldiggers
2007
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3
Shadow of the Scorpion
2008
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4
4
The Technician
2010
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5
War Bodies
2023
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List of Far Future Polity Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Bosch
2020
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List of Jack Four Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Jack Four
2021
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2
Weaponized
2022
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List of Polity Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
The Engineer Reconditioned
1998
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2
Runcible Tales
1999
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3
The Gabble And Other Stories
2008
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List of Rise of the Jain Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.7
The Soldier
2018
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2
9
The Warship
2019
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3
8.7
The Human
2020
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List of Spatterjay Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
The Skinner
2002
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2
The Voyage of the Sable Keech
2006
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3
Orbus
2009
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List of Transformation Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
Dark Intelligence
2015
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2
9
War Factory
2016
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3
10
Infinity Engine
2017
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
9.5
Cowl
2004
Go
2
Jenny Trapdoor
2023
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3
World Walkers
2024
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List of Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Engineer
1998
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2
Mason's Rats
1999
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3
Conflicts (With: Eric Brown, Keith Brooke)
2010
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4
Owning the Future
2018
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5
Lockdown Tales
2020
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6
Lockdown Tales 2
2023
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7
Fantastical
2023
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Africa Zero
1994
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2
Snow in the Desert
2002
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3
Mindgames: Fool's Mate
2013
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Story Behind the Book (With: Ken Scholes, Jay Posey)
2014
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List of Year's Best SF Anthology Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Year's Best SF (By: David G. Hartwell)
1996
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2
Year's Best SF 2 (By: David G. Hartwell, Sheila Finch)
1997
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3
Year's Best SF 3 (By: Paul Levinson, David G. Hartwell, Michael Moorcock)
1998
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4
Year's Best SF 4 (By: David G. Hartwell)
1999
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5
Year's Best SF 5 (By: David G. Hartwell)
2000
Go
6
Year's Best SF 6 (By: David G. Hartwell)
2001
Go
7
Year's Best SF 7 (By: Terry Bisson, David G. Hartwell, James K. Morrow, Kathryn Cramer)
2002
Go
8
Year's Best SF 8 (With: Michael Swanwick, Terry Bisson, Ursula K. Le Guin, David G. Hartwell, Gene Wolfe, Charles Stross, Robert Sheckley, Michael Moorcock, Jack Williamson, Robert Reed, Paul Di Filippo, Nancy Kress, Greg Egan, Carol Emshwiller, Bruce Sterling, Geoffrey A. Landis, Charles Sheffield, Eleanor Arnason, J.R. Dunn, Kathryn Cramer, Ken Wharton, Richard Chwedyk, A.M. Dellamonica, Robert Onopa)
2003
Go
9
Year's Best SF 9 (By: David G. Hartwell, Kathryn Cramer)
2004
Go
10
Year's Best SF 10 (By: David G. Hartwell, Brenda Cooper, Kathryn Cramer)
2005
Go
11
Year's Best SF 11 (With: Greg Bear, Michael Swanwick, James Patrick Kelly, David G. Hartwell, Gardner Dozois, Liz Williams, Stephen Baxter, Daryl Gregory, Ken MacLeod, Ted Chiang, Peter F. Hamilton, Adam Roberts, Alastair Reynolds, Justina Robson, Gregory Benford, Bruce Sterling, Cory Doctorow, Joe Haldeman, Vonda N. McIntyre, Hannu Rajaniemi, Rudy Rucker, Tobias Buckell, Kathryn Cramer, R. Garcia y Robertson, David Langford, Matthew Jarpe, Lauren McLaughlin, Larissa Lai, Oliver Morton, Bud Sparhawk, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Paul J. McAuley)
2006
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12
Year's Best SF 12 (By: David G. Hartwell, Michael Flynn, Kathryn Cramer, Charlie Rosenkrantz)
2007
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13
Year's Best SF 13 (By: David G. Hartwell, Kathryn Cramer)
2008
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14
Year's Best SF 14 (By: David G. Hartwell, Kathryn Cramer)
2009
Go
15
Year's Best SF 15 (By: David G. Hartwell, Chris Roberson, Kathryn Cramer)
2010
Go
16
Year's Best SF 16 (By: David G. Hartwell, Kathryn Cramer)
2011
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17
Year's Best SF 17 (By: David G. Hartwell, Carolyn Ives Gilman, Kathryn Cramer)
2012
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18
Year's Best SF 18 (By: David G. Hartwell, Elizabeth Bear, Sean McMullen)
2013
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List of Neal Asher Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Year's Best SF
1996
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2
Year's Best SF 2
1997
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3
Year's Best SF 3
1998
Go
4
Year's Best SF 4
1999
Go
5
Year's Best SF 5
2000
Go
6
Year's Best SF 6
2001
Go
7
Year's Best SF 7
2002
Go
8
Year's Best SF 8
2003
Go
9
Year's Best SF 9
2004
Go
10
Year's Best SF 10
2005
Go
11
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection
2006
Go
12
Year's Best SF 11
2006
Go
13
The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction
2007
Go
14
Year's Best SF 12
2007
Go
15
Asimov's Science Fiction, June 2007
2007
Go
16
Year's Best SF 13
2008
Go
17
The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 21
2008
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18
Space Pirates
2008
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19
Subterfuge
2008
Go
20
Year's Best SF 14
2009
Go
21
Conflicts
2010
Go
22
Year's Best SF 15
2010
Go
23
Year's Best SF 16
2011
Go
24
Year's Best SF 17
2012
Go
25
The Mammoth Book of SF Wars
2012
Go
26
The Sixth Science Fiction Megapack
2013
Go
27
Year's Best SF 18
2013
Go
28
In Space No One Can Hear You Scream
2013
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29
Story Behind the Book
2014
Go
30
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection
2014
Go
31
Total Conflict
2015
Go
32
Galactic Empires
2017
Go
33
8
Infinite Stars
2019
Go
34
London Centric
2020
Go
35
Love, Death + Robots: The Official Anthology: Volumes 2 & 3
2022
Go
36
Permutations: A Well World Anthology
2025
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Neal Asher

Neal Asher was born on February 4th, 1961 and is currently 64 years old. Neal Asher was born in Billericay, Basildon, Essex, England.

Neal Asher is the author of the Neal Asher Collections series which currently consists of 7 novels. The Neal Asher Collections series started in 1998 with the novel The Engineer. The most recently released novel in the Neal Asher Collections series was Fantastical which was released in 2023. There are no upcoming novels for the Neal Asher Collections series.

Neal Asher has also written the Agent Cormac series which has 5 books including Gridlinked and The Line Of Polity.

Neal Asher: Awards & Accolades

Asher's book, Cowl was nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award, Best Science Fiction Book, in 2005.

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow Neal Asher are:

  1. Brandon Sanderson, author of the Mistborn Series.
  2. Alastair Reynolds, author of the Revelation Space Series.
  3. John Scalzi, author of the Old Man's War Series.
  4. James S. A. Corey, author of The Expanse Series.
  5. Peter F. Hamilton, author of the Commonwealth Saga Series.

Neal Asher: F.A.Q

When was Neal Asher Born? How old is Neal Asher?

Neal Asher was born on February 4th, 1961. Neal Asher is currently 64 years old.

Where was Neal Asher Born?

Neal Asher was born in Billericay, Basildon, Essex, England and is English.

What was the first book Neal Asher wrote?

The first book written by Neal Asher was Africa Zero, published in 1994.

What was the most recent book Neal Asher wrote?

His most recently released work was Dark Diamond on April 15th, 2025.

Will there be any more books by Neal Asher?

Neal Asher does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

How many books has Neal Asher written?

Neal Asher has written 41 books across 15 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 5 books in the Agent Cormac Series
  • 1 book in the Dark Diamond Series
  • 3 books in the Owner Trilogy Series
  • 5 books in the Polity Universe Series
  • 1 book in the Far Future Polity Series
  • 2 books in the Jack Four Series
  • 3 Polity Collections
  • 3 books in the Rise of the Jain Series
  • 3 books in the Spatterjay Series
  • 3 books in the Transformation Series
  • 3 Standalone Novels
  • 6 Collections
  • 3 Short Stories/Novellas

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