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Against A Dark Background

By Iain M. Banks

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| eBook | 9780748109982

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Book Description

Sharrow was once the leader of a personality-attuned combat team in one of the sporadic little commercial wars in the civilisation based around the planet Golter. Now she is hunted by the Huhsz, a religious cult which believes that she is the last obstacle before the faith’s apotheosis, and her onlyContinue

2 Reviews

And I was almost about to abandon it...

I thought I couldn't hate a book more, that banks has disappointed me for the very last time, that I wanted to throw this out of a train's window BUT- I was wrong.
Yes, I started reading this in July and yes, it takes some time to become gripping, but then bam! It twists around, running to the end a ... (continue)

I thought I couldn't hate a book more, that banks has disappointed me for the very last time, that I wanted to throw this out of a train's window BUT- I was wrong.
Yes, I started reading this in July and yes, it takes some time to become gripping, but then bam! It twists around, running to the end and you don't want to put it down.
The end itself is a little bit fumbled, but still, I love this guy Banks. On to reading the following ones now.

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Viollka said on Nov 18, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

Main story line predictable, although the road it develops on is well written. Quite disappointing at the end.

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Marcoxa said on Aug 26, 2011 about the Others edition | Add your feedback