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Against a Dark Background

Name: Against a Dark Background
Author: Iain Banks

by Iain Banks

1993•Science fiction•512 pages

Taste attributes: science fictionactionadventurefastfresh & originalimaginarylinearglossybig & variedall consuming questrescue/escape/jeopardyhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and expansive: a glossy science-fiction novel. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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3.7 / 5

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About This Book

Sharrow was once the leader of a personality-attuned combat team in one of the sporadic little commercial wars in the civilization based around the planet Golter.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

Science fictionActionAdventureAll consuming questRescue/escape/jeopardyHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

Science FictionScience Fiction & FantasyWomen soldiersAssassins

Details

Author: Iain Banks
Published: 1993
Pages: 512
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Source: Open Library

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Books are scored on the same ten characteristics as films and matched with the same formula and your own match bands. Book scores are estimates, made from Open Library subjects and descriptions plus an AI reading.

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