Shadow of the Scorpion (2008)

Shadow of the Scorpion is a novel by Neal Asher, published by the Macmillan Publishers imprint Tor Books in 2008. The novel introduces Ian Cormac and is therefore a prequel. The novel skips between Cormac's first mission for the ECS (Earth Central Security) and his upbringing as a child.

Planets

Earth

Hagren, the setting of the majority of the book

Patience, the setting of the conclusion of the book

Spaceships

Pearl - AI controlled Polity transport.

The Sadist - An AI controlled attack ship.

Characters

Amistad

Yallow

Ian Cormac

Carl

Spencer

Dax Cormac (Ian's older brother)

Hannah Cormac (Dax and Ian's mother)

Gorman

Travis

Crean