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This "sophisticated space opera" (The New York Times), filled with
suspense and humor, masterfully explores the horrors of war--from
the acclaimed author of The Wasp Factory. The Twin Novae battle had
been one of the last of the Idiran war--and one of the most
horrific. Desperate to avert their inevitable defeat, the Idirans
had induced not one but two suns to explode, snuffing out worlds
and biospheres teeming with sentient life. They were attacks of
incredible proportion--gigadeathcrimes. But the war ended, and life
went on. Now, eight hundred years later, light from the first
explosion is about to reach the Masaq' Orbital, home to the
Culture's most adventurous and decadent souls. There it will fall
upon Masaq's 50 billion inhabitants, gathered to commemorate the
deaths of the innocent and to reflect, if only for a moment, on
what some call the Culture's own complicity in the terrible event.
Also journeying to Masaq' is Major Quilan, an emissary from the
war-ravaged world of Chel. In the aftermath of the conflict that
split his world apart, most believe he has come to Masaq' to bring
home Chel's most brilliant star and self-exiled dissident, the
honored Composer Ziller. Ziller claims he will do anything to avoid
a meeting with Major Quilan, who he suspects has come to murder
him. But the Major's true assignment will have far greater
consequences than the death of a mere political dissident, as part
of a conspiracy more ambitious than even he can know--a mission his
superiors have buried so deeply in his mind that even he cannot
remember it. Hailed by SFX Magazine as "an excellent hopping-on
point if you've never read a Banks science fiction novel before",
Look to Windward is an awe-inspiring immersion into the wildly
original, vividly realized civilization that Banks calls the
Culture.
General
Imprint: |
Simon & Schuster
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
December 2023 |
Authors: |
Iain M. Banks
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Dimensions: |
210 x 135 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
Pages: |
416 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-982156-06-0 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-982156-06-6 |
Barcode: |
9781982156060 |
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