And in accepting this mission, Byr will be swept into a vast conspiracy that could lead the universe into an age of peace. There is only one way to break the silence of millennia: steal the soul of the long-dead starship captain who first encountered the star, and convince her to be reborn. But in seeking the secret of the lost sun, Byr risks losing himself. The Department of Special Circumstances-the Culture's espionage and dirty tricks section-has sent him off to investigate a 2,500-year-old mystery: the sudden disappearance of a star fifty times older than the universe itself. Now he takes us on the ultimate trip: to the edge of possibility and to the heart of a cosmic puzzle.ĭiplomat Byr Genar-Hofoen has been selected by the Culture to undertake a delicate and dangerous mission. Banks is a true original, an author whose brilliant speculative fiction has transported us into worlds of unbounded imagination and inimitable revelatory power. This title in becoming difficult to find in this condition.Iain M. A bunch of people and Minds are introduced, intermingle and intrigue, intrigue and intermingle, and hardly anything happens for half the book. In Lois Lowrys Newbery Medal-winning classic, twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a seemingly ideal world. A very nice and solid example of this collectible first edition first printing Culture title, by Iain M Banks, one of our favourite authors.

Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. Banks - Audiobook - Browse Sample Excession Culture Series, Book 5 By: Iain M. His books have been adapted for theatre, radio. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. His first science fiction book, Consider Phlebas, appeared in 1987, marking the start of the Culture series. Iain Banks was educated at the University of Stirling where he studied English Literature, Philosophy and Psychology. Bankss father was an officer in the Admiralty and his mother was once a professional ice skater. Banks latest novel, following the success of Feersum Endjinn. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. Banks is a pseudonym of Iain Banks which he used to publish his Science Fiction. Set in the Culture universe, this is Iain M. Jacket grades near fine, and in the fitted archival cover presents superbly on the shelf.

Jacket has some minor crimping at spine ends, and very light evidence of handling to the glossiness of the panels. Text block clean, with light toning to edges, slightly more pronounced to top edge.

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