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Start with Gridlinked and continue through all 5 books in the listed reading order.
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Book 1 by Neal Asher • Published 2001
Earth Central Security agent Ian Cormac has been mentally wired into the AI grid for decades, trading away his empathy for efficiency. When a runcible disaster kills thousands, he must disconnect and investigate the s...
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Agent Cormac reading order
Ends with Line War
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Book 1:Gridlinked
Neal Asher • 2001
Earth Central Security agent Ian Cormac has been mentally wired into the AI grid for decades, trading away his empathy for efficiency. When a runcible disaster kills thousands, he must disconnect and investigate the s...
- 2
Book 2:The Line Of Polity
Neal Asher • 2003
Cormac is dispatched to Masada, a world where an orbiting theocracy rules enslaved farmers on a barely breathable surface. As rebellion brews and alien nanotech resurfaces, he must choose between AI policy, human alli...
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Book 3:Brass Man
Neal Asher • 2005
A deranged brass golem called Mr Crane is resurrected and unleashed on a remote colony world, while Ian Cormac hunts both him and a rogue human fused with Jain tech. The trail leads to Cull, where low-tech settlers, a...
- 4
Book 4:Polity Agent
Neal Asher • 2006
Refugees arrive through a runcible from centuries in the future, fleeing something that destroyed their alien allies. As Cormac unpicks the story of the Makers and a spreading Jain plague, a renegade attack ship and a...
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Book 5:Line War
Neal Asher • 2008
The Polity faces scattered, devastating attacks from Erebus, a melded AI using Jain technology for its own opaque aims. While worlds burn seemingly at random, Cormac, Dragon, Orlandine and a cast of human and machine...
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Agent Cormac FAQ
What is the best order to read the Agent Cormac series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Gridlinked.
How many books are in the Agent Cormac series?
There are 5 books currently listed in the Agent Cormac series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Agent Cormac series?
New readers should start with Gridlinked, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Agent Cormac series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 2001 to 2008.