352 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781416583783
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pocket Books
Publication date: 19 October 2007
Description
Iain M. Banks, the international bestselling author of The Player of Games and Consider Phlebas, is a true original, a literary visionary whose brilliant speculative fiction has transported us into worlds of unbounded imagination. Now, in his acc...
Community Reviews Summary of 898 reviews
Moods
adventurous 56%
dark 36%
challenging 30%
emotional 26%
tense 26%
reflective 20%
sad 13%
funny 10%
lighthearted 6%
relaxing 3%
Pace
slow 19%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 56% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 21%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 29% | No: 20% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 52% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 13%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual violence, Sexism, TortureModerate
Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assaultMinor
Murder
352 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781416583783
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pocket Books
Publication date: 19 October 2007
Description
Iain M. Banks, the international bestselling author of The Player of Games and Consider Phlebas, is a true original, a literary visionary whose brilliant speculative fiction has transported us into worlds of unbounded imagination. Now, in his acc...
Community Reviews Summary of 898 reviews
Moods
adventurous 56%
dark 36%
challenging 30%
emotional 26%
tense 26%
reflective 20%
sad 13%
funny 10%
lighthearted 6%
relaxing 3%
Pace
slow 19%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 56% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 21%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 29% | No: 20% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 52% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 13%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual violence, Sexism, TortureModerate
Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assaultMinor
Murder