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Author: Iain M. Banks
ISBN: 9780316005371

Type

Physical Book

Author

Iain M. Banks

Publisher

Orbit

Language

English

Pages

624

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.8 x 14.0 x 4.6 cm

Weight

0.52 kg.

ISBN

0316005371

ISBN13

9780316005371

Synopsis "matter"

A novel of dazzling wit and serious purpose. An extraordinary feat of storytelling and breathtaking invention on a grand scale, it is a tour de force from a writer who has turned science fiction on its head. "Unexpectedly savage, emotionally powerful, and impossible to forget." --The Times In a world renowned even within a galaxy full of wonders, a crime within a war. For one brother it means a desperate flight, and a search for the one -- maybe two -- people who could clear his name. For his brother it means a life lived under constant threat of treachery and murder. And for their sister, even without knowing the full truth, it means returning to a place she'd thought abandoned forever. Only the sister is not what she once was; Djan Seriy Anaplian has changed almost beyond recognition to become an agent of the Culture's Special Circumstances section, charged with high-level interference in civilizations throughout the greater galaxy. Concealing her new identity -- and her particular set of abilities -- might be a dangerous strategy, however. In the world to which Anaplian returns, nothing is quite as it seems; and determining the appropriate level of interference in someone else's war is never a simple matter. The Culture Series Consider Phlebas The Player of Games Use of Weapons The State of the Art Excession Inversions Look to Windward Matter Surface Detail The Hydrogen Sonata

Iain M. Banks

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Iain Menzies Banks fue un novelista escocés reconocido por su habilidad para moverse con soltura entre la ficción literaria y la ciencia ficción. Bajo su nombre completo firmó la aclamada saga Culture, universo que consolidó su prestigio internacional por su mezcla de especulación tecnológica, crítica política y humor afilado. Su “Culture – 25th Anniversary Box Set” reúne algunas de las piezas esenciales del ciclo y celebra la influencia de su obra en el género.

A lo largo de su trayectoria también publicó novelas realistas que mostraban una voz intensa, incómoda y muy observadora. Su estilo directo, imaginativo y provocador le convirtió en una referencia para lectores que buscaban mundos complejos y narrativas ambiciosas. La amplitud temática de su trabajo, su consistencia y su capacidad para incomodar y fascinar a partes iguales siguen situándolo como una figura clave de la literatura contemporánea en lengua inglesa.

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