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    "description": "<p><span>In a far corner of space, on the very borders between humanity&rsquo;s Polity worlds and the kingdom of the vicious crab-like prador, is an immediate threat to all sentient life: an accretion disc, a solar system designed by the long-dead Jain race and swarming with living technology powerful enough to destroy entire civilizations.&nbsp;<br /><br /> Neither the Polity or the prador want the other in full control of the disc, so they&rsquo;ve placed an impartial third party in charge of the weapons platform guarding the technology from escaping into the galaxy: Orlandine, a part-human, part-AI haiman. She&rsquo;s assisted by Dragon, a mysterious, spaceship-sized alien entity who has long been suspicious of Jain technology and who suspects the disc is a trap lying-in-wait.&nbsp;<br /><br /> Meanwhile, the android Angel is planning an attack on the Polity, and is searching for a terrible weapon to carry out his plans?a Jain super-soldier. But what exactly the super-soldier is, and what it could be used for if it fell into the wrong hands, will bring Angel and Orlandine&rsquo;s missions to a head in a way that could forever change the balance of power in the Polity universe.&nbsp;<br /><br /> In&nbsp;<em>The Soldier</em>, British science fiction writer Neal Asher kicks off another Polity-based trilogy in signature fashion, concocting a mind-melting plot filled with far-future technology, lethal weaponry, and bizarre alien creations.</span></p>",
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