The ninth Culture book from the awesome imagination of Iain M. Banks,a modern master of science fiction. It begins in the realm of the Real,where matter still matters.Lededje Y'breq is one of the Intagliated,her marked body bearing witness to a family shame,her life belonging to a man whose lust for power is without limit.Prepared to risk everything for her freedom,her release,when it comes,is at a price,and to put things right she will need the help of the Culture.It begins in the realm of the Real. It begins with a murder.And it will not end until the Culture has gone to war with death itself.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 PhlebasThe Player of GamesUse of WeaponsThe State of the ArtExcessionInversionsLook to WindwardMatterSurface DetailThe Hydrogen SonataOther books by Iain M. Banks:Against a Dark BackgroundFeersum EndjinnThe Algebraist
Publisher: Little,Brown Book GroupISBN: 9781841498959Number of pages: 640Weight: 434 gDimensions: 198 x 126 x 46 mm
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One of the most entertaining Culture novels for a long timeFamed for his profoundly dark and intelligent humour,Iain M Banks has succeeded in weaving another intricate tale that offers fascinating insight into the human condition
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