Matter
Matter by Iain M. Banks, published by Orbit on February 10, 2009, is a reprint edition comprising 624 pages in English. The narrative unfolds in a galaxy filled with wonders, centering on a crime that ignites a desperate flight for one man seeking to clear his name. The story intricately weaves the lives of his brother, who faces constant threats, and their sister, Djan Seriy Anaplian, who has transformed into an agent of the Culture’s Special Circumstances section, tasked with high-level interference in various civilizations.
Readers will find a complex exploration of identity and the moral dilemmas surrounding interference in conflicts. As Djan returns to a world she thought she had left behind, the challenges she faces are compounded by her concealed abilities and the ever-present danger of treachery. The book delves into themes of action and adventure within the science fiction genre, particularly in the realms of space opera and hard science fiction, presenting a narrative that is both inventive and thought-provoking.
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In a world renowned even within a galaxy full of wonders, a crime within a war. For one man 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, even without knowing the full truth, it means returning to a place she’d thought abandoned forever.
Only the sister is not what she once was; Djan Seriy Anaplian has changed almost beyond recognition to become an agent of the Culture’s Special Circumstances section, charged with high-level interference in civilizations throughout the greater galaxy.
Concealing her new identity – and her particular set of abilities – might be a dangerous strategy, however. 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.
MATTER is a novel of dazzling wit and serious purpose. An extraordinary feat of storytelling and breathtaking invention on a grand scale, it is a tour de force from a writer who has turned science fiction on its head.
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