The Voyage of the Sable Keech is the second book in Neal Asher's Spatterjay series, following on from The Skinner.Sable Keech is a walking dead man. Was he resurrected because he was infected by the Spatterjay virus, or it took place late in a tank of seawater? Taylor Bloc wants to know the truth. He also wants more - adulation, power, control - and will go to any lengths to achieve them. An ancient hive mind has sent an agent to this uncertain world. Does it merely want to obtain the poison 'sprine' that is crucial to immortality? Erlin, still faced with the ennui of immortality, is interrupted by an angry whelkus titanicus, and begins a strange journey. Deep in the ocean the Spatterjay virus has wrought a terrible change that will affect them all. Something long-dormant is breaking free. And Sniper, its Warden, finally receives his new drone shell. It's better than his old one: powerful engines, more lethal weapons, thicker armour. He's going to need them.

Au Mali, Paul s'y rend pour tromper son ennui. Mais cette expedition va lui reserver quelques surprises. Bamako, Mopti, Tombouctou, Bandiagara, les villes maliennes lui offrent des experiences inattendues. Des etendues du Sahara aux rives du Niger, des villages de banco aux champs de coton, son voyage va ainsi plus le transformer qu'il n'aurait pu l'imaginer.

Au Mali, Paul s'y rend pour tromper son ennui. Mais cette expedition va lui reserver quelques surprises. Bamako, Mopti, Tombouctou, Bandiagara, les villes maliennes lui offrent des experiences inattendues. Des etendues du Sahara aux rives du Niger, des villages de banco aux champs de coton, son voyage va ainsi plus le transformer qu'il n'aurait pu l'imaginer.