The Hydrogen Sonata
by Iain Banks
Taste attributes: science fictionrobots/ai/spaceadventureespionagefresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricateglossybig & variedall consuming questsolving the riddle/not as it seemsfish out of water/culture clash
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, wide-ranging science-fiction novel: intricate and glossy. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
Suspected of involvement after the Regimental High Command is destroyed as they prepared to go to a new level of existence called Sublime, Lieutenant Commander Vyr Cossont must find a nine-thousand-year-old man to clear her name.
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- Author
- Iain Banks
- Published
- 2012
- Pages
- 517
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- Open Library
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