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Iain M. Banks is a true original, an author whose brilliant speculative fiction has transported us into worlds of unbounded imagination and inimitable revelatory power. Now he takes us on the ultimate trip: to the edge of possibility and to the heart of a cosmic puzzle.... Diplomat Byr... read more
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Series & Lists edit
This book is in Significant Speculative Fiction (Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror). (community list)
This is book 5 of 9 in The Culture. (standard series)
Preceded by Use of Weapons, and followed by Inversions.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Iain Banks (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Orbit Books
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 1-85723-394-8
Page Count: 451
Publisher: Orbit Books
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 1-85723-394-8
Page Count: 451
Awards edit
- BSFA (British Science Fiction Association) (1996: Best science fiction or fantasy novel)
- James Tiptree, Jr. Award (Finalist, 1996, Long Listed)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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