The Algebraist
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The Algebraist

by Iain Banks

2004•Science fiction•490 pages

Taste attributes: science fictionrobots/ai/spaceadventurefresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryintricateglossybig & variedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsfighting evilall consuming quest

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, sweeping science-fiction novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

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

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3.8 / 5

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About This Book

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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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

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

Genres and themes

Science fictionRobots/ai/spaceAdventureSolving the riddle/not as it seemsFighting evilAll consuming quest

Subjects

Science fictionSpace warfareAnthropologistsInterplanetary voyagesSpace flightSpace travelersLife on other planets

Details

Author
Iain Banks
Published
2004
Pages
490
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