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 External links Review 2008 novels 2008 science fiction novels Tor Books books