Use of Weapons
by Iain Banks
Taste attributes: science fictionactionpoliticalfresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryintricatesurrealglossybig & variedemotive & stirringself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seemsinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, layered science-fiction novel: inventive and surreal. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very intricate · Structure: surreal · 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
The man known as Cheradenine Zakalwe was one of Special Circumstances' foremost agents, changing the destiny of planets to suit the Culture through intrigue, dirty tricks and military action. The woman known as Diziet Sma had plucked him from obscurity and pushed him towards his present eminence, but despite all their dealings she did not know him as well as she thought.
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- Iain Banks
- Published
- 1990
- Pages
- 400
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