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455 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781857234572
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Orbit
Publication date: 15 May 1997
Description
The fifth Culture book from the awesome imagination of Iain M. Banks, a modern master of science fiction. Two and a half millennia ago, the artifact appeared in a remote corner of space, beside a trillion-year-old dying sun from a different unive...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,937 reviews
Moods
mysterious 59%
challenging 58%
funny 29%
tense 29%
reflective 20%
dark 17%
emotional 9%
hopeful 8%
inspiring 6%
lighthearted 4%
sad 4%
informative 3%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 44% | Plot: 42% | Character: 12% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 26%Loveable characters?
No: 33% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 32%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 7% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 13% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Toxic relationship, StalkingModerate
Transphobia
455 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781857234572
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Orbit
Publication date: 15 May 1997
Description
The fifth Culture book from the awesome imagination of Iain M. Banks, a modern master of science fiction. Two and a half millennia ago, the artifact appeared in a remote corner of space, beside a trillion-year-old dying sun from a different unive...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,937 reviews
Moods
mysterious 59%
challenging 58%
funny 29%
tense 29%
reflective 20%
dark 17%
emotional 9%
hopeful 8%
inspiring 6%
lighthearted 4%
sad 4%
informative 3%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 44% | Plot: 42% | Character: 12% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 26%Loveable characters?
No: 33% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 32%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 7% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 13% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Toxic relationship, StalkingModerate
Transphobia