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357 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781841490618
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Orbit
Publication date: 01 August 2000
Description
It was one of the less glorious incidents of the Idiran wars that led to the destruction of two suns and the billions of lives they supported. Now, 800 years later, the light from the first of those deaths has reached the Culture's Masaq' Orbital....
Community Reviews Summary of 1,522 reviews
Moods
reflective 51%
sad 44%
dark 40%
emotional 35%
mysterious 33%
challenging 31%
funny 18%
tense 18%
inspiring 11%
hopeful 9%
informative 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 49%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Character: 38% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 78% | No: 13% | It's complicated: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Suicidal thoughts, SlaveryModerate
War, Suicide, MisogynyMinor
Excrement, Body horror, Sexual content
357 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781841490618
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Orbit
Publication date: 01 August 2000
Description
It was one of the less glorious incidents of the Idiran wars that led to the destruction of two suns and the billions of lives they supported. Now, 800 years later, the light from the first of those deaths has reached the Culture's Masaq' Orbital....
Community Reviews Summary of 1,522 reviews
Moods
reflective 51%
sad 44%
dark 40%
emotional 35%
mysterious 33%
challenging 31%
funny 18%
tense 18%
inspiring 11%
hopeful 9%
informative 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 49%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Character: 38% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 78% | No: 13% | It's complicated: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Suicidal thoughts, SlaveryModerate
War, Suicide, MisogynyMinor
Excrement, Body horror, Sexual content