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Excession (Culture, #5) by Iain M. Banks is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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Amazon.com ReviewIt's not easy to disturb a mega-utopia as vast as the one Iain M. Banks has created in his popular Culture series, where life is devoted to fun and ultra-high-tech is de rigueur. But more than two millennia ago the appearance--and disappearance--of a star older than the universe caused quite a stir. Now the mystery is back, and the key to solving it lies in the mind of the person who witnessed the first disturbance 2,500 years ago. But she's dead, and getting her to cooperate may not be altogether easy. From Kirkus ReviewsFrom versatile Scottish writer Banks, another sf yarn about the tolerant, diverse, far-future Culture (The Player of Games, 1989, etc.). The Culture is subtly controlled by prodigiously intelligent artificial Minds, who, Banks intimates, spend most of their spare time navel-gazing. Here, a huge, enigmatic object referred to as the Excession appears in space and interacts with the Culture's energy grid in ways previously considered impossible. Diplomat Byr Genar-Hofoen of the Department of Special Circumstances is sent to investigate--but, sidetracked by beautiful, talented, spoiled-brat operative Ulver Seich and by old flame Dajeil Gelian, it will
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Iain M. Banks
- Publisher
- Culture
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780553575378
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Science Fiction, Fiction, Science
- Rating
- 4.19 / 5 (16,663 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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