- Science fiction, Wormholes (Physics), Fiction, Space warfare
It is 4034 AD. Humanity has made it to the stars. Fassin Taak, a Slow Seer at the Court of the Nasqueron Dwellers, will be fortunate if he makes it to the end of the year.
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Contemporary, epic, classical in form and grave.
- contemporarynostalgic
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
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About the book
- Author
- Iain Banks
- First published
- 2004
- Pages
- 490
- Publisher
- Orbit, LA FACTORÍA DE IDEAS, Time Warner AudioBooks
- Editions
- 21
- Language
- tur, French, und, Spanish
- ISBN
- 9781841492308
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Iain Banks (16 February 1954 – 9 June 2013) was a Scottish author. He wrote mainstream fiction under the name Iain Banks, and science fiction as Iain M. Banks, including the initial of his adopted middle name Menzies. In 2008, The Times named Banks in their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". Source: Wikipedia
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