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Iain M Banks returns to his love of science fiction with a sparkling novel that features plot-twists, political intrigue and high-octane action, all delivered with the style we have come to expect from one of the genre's foremost authors.

Synopsis

In a world renowned 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, it means returning to a place she’d thought abandoned forever.

Only the sister is not what she once was; Djan Seriy Anaplian has become an agent of the Culture's Special Circumstances section, charged with high-level interference in civilisations throughout the greater galaxy.

Concealing her new identity - and her particular set of abilities - might be a dangerous strategy. 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.

This recording is unabridged. Typically abridged audiobooks are not more than 60% of the author's work and as low as 30% with characters and plotlines removed.

About The Author

Iain Banks was born in Fife in 1954, and was educated at Stirling University, where he studied English Literature, Philosophy and Psychology.

He came to widespread public notice with the publication of his first novel, The Wasp Factory, in 1984.

Iain's first science fiction novel, Consider Phlebas, was published in 1987. He continues to write both mainstream fiction (as Iain Banks) and science fiction (as Iain M Banks).

Reviews and Press Quotes

Scotland on Sunday

“A searing inquiry into justified warfare and the dangers of imposing your ideas of civilisation, told at a rattling pace with breathtaking set pieces and oodles of wit and charm.”

SFX

“His wry character observations are a joy to read, and the book has a rich seam of humour... this long-awaited return for both a writing legend and his finest creation is a delight.”

The Guardian

“Confirms Banks as the standard by which the rest of SF is judged.”

The Times

“Unexpectedly savage, emotionally powerful and impossible to forget.”

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