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The Algebraist

By Iain M. Banks

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| Paperback | 9781597800440

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It is 4034 AD. Humanity has made it to the stars. Fassin Taak, a Slow Seer at the Court of the Nasqueron Dwellers, will be fortunate if he makes it to the end of the year. The Nasqueron Dwellers inhabit a gas giant on the outskirts of the galaxy, in a system awaiting its wormhole connection to the rContinue

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The Algebraist by Iain M Banks 544pp, Orbit, £17.99 Imagine that you are sitting comfortably, and that you are being told a great and tangled adventure story set in the far reaches of the galaxy and the spaces beyond, in which human beings are relati ... (read full critics)

guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

The Algebraist

The cover of the advance reading copy of The Algebraist boasts: "The Most Eagerly Awaited Science Fiction Novel of the Decade" -- advertising that would seem tough to live up to. This reviewer, for example, had never read any of Iain M. Banks' previo ... (read full critics)

sfsite published on Fri, 3 Sep 2010

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absolutely terrific! everytime I read one of Mr. Bank' books I'm utterly astonished by his master of the matter.
He creates galaxies, universes and their inhabitants with such a literary supremacy it's hard for me to read anyhing else at all.

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Federico Goetsch said on Sep 1, 2010 | Add your feedback

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Otherwise, typical Ian Banks: good.

Eh, ends with a d'oh lame ending after altogether way too much buildup.

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Ericdbw said on Feb 27, 2008 | Add your feedback