Ebook {Epub PDF} Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks

Consider Phlebas, his first science fiction novel, was published under the name Iain M. Banks in He is now acclaimed as one of the most powerful, innovative, and exciting writers of his generation. Iain Banks lives in Fife, Scotland. Find out more about him at www.doorway.ru(K). CONSIDER PHLEBAS. by Iain M. Banks ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 3, From the author of The Wasp Factory and Walking on Glass: a voluminous, sometimes exciting space-opera where character motivations are the most troubling of several knotty problems. Two far-future galactic empires are at war: the Earth-derived Culture, tolerant, unwarlike Author: Kirkus Reviews. Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks. First Edition, hardcover, pages, ISBN: Very rare, valuable First Edition. Pages clean, no library stamps, no annotations, no marks. Original dustjacket in excellent condition. An excellent collectible copy of this great work of literature by Iain M. Banks.

Consider Phlebas is the story of a war between the hyperliberal semi-transcendental post-human Culture civilization, the quintessential 'good guys' of a near-endpoint technological civilization, and a race of near-immortal warrior-poet types spreading their religion to the galaxy. This was my first Iain M. Banks book, just took a chance and. Edit: I love Consider Phlebas. It's not necessarily my favorite Culture novel, but I like the theme of the novel, what Iain M Banks is arguing. I like the characters (as characters, I don't think they're particularly likable). It sets a tone for the ambiguous nature of Special Circumstances in later Culture novels, where utopia is not naïve. Consider Phlebas (Culture #1) Published September 1st by Spectra. Paperback, pages. Author (s): Iain M. Banks. ISBN: (ISBN ) Edition language: English.

Consider Phlebas is Iain M. Banks' first novel in the Culture series. Set in CE, the novel follows Bora Horza Gobuchul, a male Changer who works as a special agent for the Idiran Empire in the opening stage of the Idiran-Culture War (). Consider Phlebas, first published in , is a space opera novel by Scottish writer Iain M. Banks. It is the first in a series of novels about an interstellar post-scarcity society called the Culture. The novel revolves around the Idiran–Culture War, and Banks plays on that theme by presenting various microcosms of that conflict. Consider Phlebas is the first book of the Culture series (ten volumes in total, I believe), one of the most beloved sci-fi book series ever, written by the late great Iain M. Banks, feel free to confuse him with the equally late and great Iain Banks, who is indeed the same writer but is described as a “literary.