A stunning new reissue edition of the third Culture novel from Iain
M. Banks - one of the most important and influential writers in
modern science fiction. The man known as Cheradenine Zakalwe was
one of Special Circumstances' foremost agents, changing the destiny
of planets to suit the Culture through intrigue, dirty tricks or
military action. The woman known as Diziet Sma had plucked him from
obscurity and pushed him towards his present eminence, but despite
all their dealings she did not know him as well as she thought. The
drone known as Skaffen-Amtiskaw knew both of these people. It had
once saved the woman's life by massacring her attackers in a
particularly bloody manner. It believed the man to be a burnt-out
case. But not even its machine intelligence could see the horrors
in his past. Praise for the Culture series: 'Epic in scope,
ambitious in its ideas and absorbing in its execution' Independent
on Sunday 'Banks has created one of the most enduring and endearing
visions of the future' Guardian 'Jam-packed with extraordinary
invention' Scotsman 'Compulsive reading' Sunday Telegraph The
Culture series: Consider Phlebas The Player of Games Use of Weapons
Excession Inversions Look to Windward Matter Surface Detail The
Hydrogen Sonata The State of the Art Other books by Iain M. Banks:
Against a Dark Background Feersum Endjinn The Algebraist Also now
available: The Culture: The Drawings - an extraordinary collection
of original illustrations faithfully reproduced from sketchbooks
Banks kept in the 1970s and 80s, depicting the ships, habitats,
geography, weapons and language of Banks' Culture series of novels
in incredible detail.
General
Imprint: |
Orbit
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Culture |
Release date: |
November 2023 |
First published: |
1990 |
Authors: |
Iain M. Banks
|
Dimensions: |
198 x 126 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
432 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-356-52165-7 |
Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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LSN: |
0-356-52165-6 |
Barcode: |
9780356521657 |
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