Matter Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Iain M. Banks
SCORE
4.5
TOTAL RATINGS
399

Matter by Iain M. Banks Book Summary

A novel of dazzling wit and serious purpose. An extraordinary feat of storytelling and breathtaking invention on a grand scale, it is a tour de force from a writer who has turned science fiction on its head.

"Unexpectedly savage, emotionally powerful, and impossible to forget." —The Times

In a world renowned even within a galaxy full of wonders, a crime within a war. For one brother it means a desperate flight, and a search for the one — maybe two — people who could clear his name. For his brother it means a life lived under constant threat of treachery and murder. And for their sister, even without knowing the full truth, it means returning to a place she'd thought abandoned forever.

Only the sister is not what she once was; Djan Seriy Anaplian has changed almost beyond recognition to become an agent of the Culture's Special Circumstances section, charged with high-level interference in civilizations throughout the greater galaxy.

Concealing her new identity — and her particular set of abilities — might be a dangerous strategy, however. In the world to which Anaplian returns, nothing is quite as it seems; and determining the appropriate level of interference in someone else's war is never a simple matter.

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Book Name Matter
Genre Adventure
Published
Language English
E-Book Size 1.53 MB

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Very creative. This was my favorite Bank's book. Very unique characters and species. Very interesting plot with one of the best endings I've encountered.

My Intro and Still Favorite. This book was my intro to Banks and still is my favorite book from him. The science fiction constructs he created and fleshed out herein bring back the shiny newness of reading science fiction in my youth. Specifically, this book reminds me of my earlier experience with the mind stretching nature of concepts created by Asimov in the Foundation Trilogy (an all time favorite) paired with solid and contemporary action and compelling characters. Ultimately this book spun up my desire to read more from Banks and to keep getting that hit of stretching that good SciFi does so well.

The culture. In a world of super intelligent machines - unimaginably powerful - bent towards human happiness, simple humans, and highly modified ones still have a role to play. What a romp of regicide, imperil intrigue, sleuthing, and finally a battle scene any marvel superhero would be scared to engage in! Another fun and thought provoking idea of what humanity could have in store.

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A Different Path in the Same Direction. Intricately woven story lines with multiple layers/levels of civilization to keep in mind. The importance of individual decisions and actions is played out rather than Culture or other big actors. A nice change of pace.

Incredibly brilliant, but…. The strangest and most unexpected (and depressing) ending to a novel I have ever read.

Simply brilliant. A masterpiece of si-fi. Never read anything like this before, loved it all the way through.

A very complex must read, game of thrones meets dune. I started off reading this and hating the first few chapters. I've never much liked the " Game of Thrones " world of story , but eventually it moved into the culture I have come to so much love and dream of. Once the politics and setup of who is who and why is there we meet Djan , a sort of orphaned member of the family that rules the Sarl level of a multi level planet . One who was whisked off to a " Culture" world and eventually becomes part of an elite section charged with making sure that races don't extinguish the entire planet or Galaxy. This is not a light read . It's also one with an ending game of thrones fans will love , but I was kind of bitter sweet over , I can't say much more or it will spoil it ...

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Summary of Matter by Iain M. Banks

The Matter book written by Iain M. Banks was published on 10 February 2009, Tuesday in the Adventure category. A total of 399 readers of the book gave the book 4.5 points out of 5.

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