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Iain M Banks Inversions is another page-turner in the great Culture series.
A general description of Culture is that an Utopian, post-scarcity (limitless resources) alien society, lead/controlled by powerful Als. The view of Culture is that less-advanced societies would benefit from their influence, thus the series describes the interaction between Culture and other civilizations.
Inversions continues on that similar theme but in a complete different background, it's based on a planet similar to medieval England and packed full of complex, fallible characters. The two plotline follows Special Circumstances agents in their widely different missions.
Unfortunately I can't make an unbiased opinion on whether this a good book to start on Iain M Banks' Culture series. I would recommend to start the series with The Player of Games or Consider Phlebas. Both would provide a good background to Culture in general and Special Circumstances in particular.
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Science fiction readers know that Iain Banks writes "respectable" novels (such as The ... more
Wasp Factory) while his alter ego Iain M. Banks produces equally well-written but often more playful sci-fi--most famously, the gaudy and galaxy-spanning Culture s...
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Science fiction readers know that Iain Banks writes "respectable" novels (such asThe Wasp ... more
Factory) while his alter ego Iain M. Banks produces equally well-written but often more playful sci-fi--most famously, the gaudy and galaxy-spanning Culture se...
Postage & Packaging: £2.75 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
Advantages: Excellent characters and storyline; really grips you to the end Disadvantages: none whatsoever
haconsulting 28.06.2002 (29.06.2002)
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Advantages: Excellent characters and storyline; really grips you to the end Disadvantages: none whatsoever
haconsulting 28.06.2002 (29.06.2002)
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