Consider Phlebas
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Consider Phlebas

by Iain Banks

1987•Science fiction•471 pages

Taste attributes: science fictionactionwaradventurefresh & originalunsavouryimaginarylinearbig & variedall consuming questself destruction/implosionfighting evil

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and morally murky: a wide-ranging science-fiction novel. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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

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3.6 / 5

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About This Book

Consider Phlebas is perhaps one of the lesser-known, but nevertheless the first, of the revelationary late Iain M. Banks' science fiction books. Consider Phlebas introduces us to the complex world of the mind-controlling, ubiquitous utopia of the Culture, which contrasts to their mortal sentient enemies.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

Science fictionActionWarAdventureAll consuming questSelf destruction/implosionFighting evil

Subjects

Imaginary wars and battlesOverDriveScience Fiction

Details

Author
Iain Banks
Published
1987
Pages
471
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