The Algebraist

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• Baa wars

  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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• English Books
• Paperback 544 Pages
• Edition: New Ed
• ISBN-10: 1841492299
• ISBN-13: 9781841492292
• Publisher: Orbit
• Pub date: Jul 04, 2005
• Dimensions: 1290 mm x 774 mm x 258 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Hardcover, Others and eBook
• In other languages: other languages Deutsche Bücher

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