The Culture was every single individual human and machine in it, not one thing.

The binding is blocked in blue and orange foils, with a field of burning stars continuing onto the exterior of the slipcase a spectacular finishing touch on an unmissable collectors' edition.īlocked slipcase with printed illustration inside

For this special illustrated edition, artist Dániel Taylor has created a breath-taking collection of images capturing the exotic thrills of a modern science-fiction classic, including a special hidden illustration printed on the inside of the slipcase. With an imagination as vast as the Culture itself, Banks was one of the true innovators of the genre, and Consider Phlebas is an electrifying first step into a remarkable universe. From Horza's last-minute escape, that starts the book with a literal bang, to the space pirates, orbital stations, deadly games and vast icebergs that populate this epic space opera, Banks barely gives the reader a moment to catch their breath. Banks' first science-fiction novel introduces one of the most iconic creations in speculative literature: the Culture, a far future interstellar civilization populated by humans and sophisticated artificial intelligences. Dániel Taylor provides the spectacular images for Folio's edition of Consider Phlebas. Banks' 'Culture' novels dives into the heart of an interstellar war. Consider Phlebas is a space opera of stunning power and awesome imagination, from a modern master of science fiction Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.The first of Iain M. Consider Phlebas - a space opera of stunning power and awesome imagination. It was the fate of Horza, the Changer, and his motley crew of unpredictable mercenaries, human and machine, actually to find it, and with it their own destruction. Both the Culture and the Idirans sought it. Deep within a fabled labyrinth on a barren world, a Planet of the Dead proscribed to mortals, lay a fugitive Mind. Within the cosmic conflict, an individual crusade. The Idirans fought for their Faith the Culture for its moral right to exist. Moons, planets, the very stars themselves, faced destruction, cold-blooded, brutal, and worse, random.

Billions had died, billions more were doomed.

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