Neal Asher

In Neal Asher's "Gridlinked," the first book of the Agent Cormac series, the sabotage of runcible buffers on Samarkand results in thousands of deaths and the destruction of a terraforming project. Agent Cormac is dispatched to investigate the incident. Simultaneously, he becomes the target of a vengeful psychopath named Pelter, who pursues him. As Cormac delves into the mystery, he encounters two alien beasts. He must unravel the sabotage, fend off Pelter's attacks, and protect his own life to save the Samarkand project.